nextcloud / nextcloud/notes

Dockable sidebar on right

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I find it confusing that right side has a hamburger menu (and now a new picture icon in edit mode) instead of having a pinnable dock area.

Describe the solution you'd like
I'd prefer a dockable (ie. hidden or pinned open) sidebar on the right to house these options. It can replicate the left in practice (maybe with a different arrow icon to differentiate) and would have Details, Full Screen, and Edit/Preview always visible (and picture icon visible when in edit mode.)

The idea would be that if pinned it would allow far easier switching between preview and edit modes, easier categorization of new notes (and existing), less hidden so would be less confusing for new users, and just overall more functional.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Not sure there is any.

Additional context
Thought would need to be put in to how to collapse details inside of the sidebar as I envision it. Right now the (i) Details button opens its own sidebar with title, word count, and category selector. Ideally you could maybe just reuse that portion and put the other two/three buttons in there (ie. category already is in there, can add full screen, can add a toggle for preview/edit).

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing left sidebar, right-side hamburger and picture controls, and the Details sidebar described in the issue. Trace how category, full-screen, and edit/preview actions are currently exposed. Done means a usable right dock can be hidden or pinned, contains the requested actions, and preserves the existing Details information and category selector.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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