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Should "View: Toggle X" hide the entire secondary side bar?

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Description

As of Positron 2024.04.0 (Universal) build 1561, if you use "View: Toggle X" for an item in the secondary side bar like Variables or Plots:

Screenshot 2024-04-26 at 3 44 26 PM

it will hide the entire secondary side bar. Is that expected? Is there something better we can do there? Certainly I would expect "View: Toggle Secondary Side Visibility" to do so but seems aggressive for other items.

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Start by reproducing the behavior of “View: Toggle X” for an item such as Variables or Plots, and compare it with “View: Toggle Secondary Side Visibility.” The issue does not identify a source file or test, and the expected behavior remains an open design question; done would require an agreed behavior and corresponding validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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