[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41249: Improve the "collapse menu" interface

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#41249: Improve the "collapse menu" interface
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 Reporter:  JoshuaWold   |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 I would like to propose an update to how the left sidebar collapses in the
 WordPress admin. Right now I can shrink the sidebar down by shrinking the
 screen, but there are times I'd like to make the sidebar smaller to focus
 on the content I'm writing.

 It's also important that I don't have to go into fullscreen mode. It takes
 and a short delay to open/close it. While I'm in fullscreen mode I can't
 do anything else. Having a smaller sidebar visible at all times - with the
 option to easily make it bigger again - would be ideal. So, my proposal
 is:

 What if we had 3 stages to the left navigation sidebar?

 * As is, full size
 * Partially collapsed (like how it shows on tablet view)
 * Fully hidden

 In order to drag between these states there would be a button that appears
 on hover to pull the sidebar left or right. Kind of like how Things 3 does
 it: https://v.usetapes.com/mi3p2NxN3Z

 The attachment shows my recommendations for how I'd envision the 3 states:

 *Note:* While the interface shows the Gutenberg plugin (this conversation
 originated on this issue:
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/1522), the impact of this
 feature request applies to the WordPress admin as a whole, as such the
 discussion was moved to Trac.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41249>
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