[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32296: Allow the customizer be made wider

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#32296: Allow the customizer be made wider
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 Reporter:  grapplerulrich           |       Owner:  jtsternberg
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  4.5
Component:  Customize                |     Version:  3.4
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  ui, javascript
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Comment (by westonruter):

 Replying to [comment:24 michaelarestad]:
 > I would put a min-width on it (which it kind of has), but instead of
 collapsing at that width, just stay at that width. It should not collapse
 automatically via resizer. Instead, we can maybe find a way to more
 closely associate the collapse button with the resizer. I would entirely
 remove the auto full-width expansion as well. It's super unexpected and
 not really necessary.

 I actually really being able to collapse via the grabber: I think this
 helps with discoverability of being able to collapse the pane. It means we
 could get rid of the collapse button altogether. And I like being able to
 go full-screen via the grabber, and so enter into the mobile preview
 experience where the Preview button appears to toggle between controls and
 the preview, as long as the grabber snaps to the right side at a point
 where the width of the preview is too small to be useful.

 > Enhancement idea: show pixel width of preview window when resizing.

 Cool idea. That could have some nice complimentary overlap with #31195
 (Add a user-friendly way to preview site responsiveness in the
 Customizer).

 Replying to [comment:26 cameronjonesweb]:
 > Probably of little value, but I also developed a very simple plugin that
 allows the resizing of the customizer panel.
 > https://wordpress.org/plugins/fluid-customizer/

 Cool. Any deficiencies you see that could be improved with your work?

 Replying to [comment:27 NateWr]:
 > There's not a lot of space there so it's easy to click the wrong
 element. The fact that the grabber automatically expands/collapses on
 click compounds this problem. But the design itself feels a bit like a
 double-scrollbar.
 >
 > Perhaps the grabber should be located down with the collapse button?

 We could just eliminate the collapse-on-click behavior, so that collapsing
 would only be done by dragging to the left to snap to the left.

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