How to hide new sidebar

[arrbee99 1815]

19 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, you're in full control of the sidebar. Just click the icon in the upper right and you can change it from large to small to hidden as desired.

And yet this morning I have to click on it 3 times in Firefox to get rid of it, just like I have to everyday. Every single day.

[Luke 42077]

3 minutes ago, arrbee99 said:

And yet this morning I have to click on it 3 times in Firefox to get rid of it, just like I have to everyday. Every single day.

That could be due to clearing browsing data.

[arrbee99 1815]

2 minutes ago, Luke said:

That could be due to clearing browsing data.

Yes it is. I imagine setting the sidebar to hidden could be retained by saving a setting somewhere, as could not having to reset my dashboard colour to dark (from light) every single day as well.

[Lessaj 467]

Why are you clearing your browsing data every day?

[arrbee99 1815]

Its just a habit. And I don't like being spied on. How much difference it makes, no idea, but I like to think it helps.

[cochize1 55]

I can't understand one thing, since there are advanced options i.e. in setting up your library why there can't be such option with settings? If you have data indicating 70% of your users take Emby as is and are happy with it, why not give an option to the rest to temper with it a little. Because right now we DO modify the files with every update and look for an answer online on how and where to do it to tweak it to our liking.

[luser 37]

Lol. This is how this discussion always goes.
People ask "why would you clear localStorage?" and suggest to exclude Emby.

The majority of people here don't even understand the ask. So maybe a different argument would work better; having the same settings on multiple devices.
Currently you need to set each device up separately. But what if I change the view of 45 different libraries to table -- now I have to do that on each device. Ah crap! My browser cleared localStorage -- Now I have to do that all again. Wait, I don't even remember all the settings I changed. Wouldn't it be sweet to have a config file, or something persistent, for all this?

Edited February 22, 2024 by luser

[NitroNine 29]

On 2/22/2024 at 4:37 PM, arrbee99 said:

And yet this morning I have to click on it 3 times in Firefox to get rid of it, just like I have to everyday. Every single day.

This may be anecdotal, but I seem to been having ongoing problems with Firefox in general (not related to Emby) enough to look into a different browser.   Firefox also changed their Terms of Service with some crabby things, but that isn't a conversation for here lol. 

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

12 hours ago, NitroNine said:

This may be anecdotal, but I seem to been having ongoing problems with Firefox in general (not related to Emby) enough to look into a different browser.   Firefox also changed their Terms of Service with some crabby things, but that isn't a conversation for here lol. 

You may want to take a look at the Floorp browser. It is virtually the same as FireFox but works, at least for me, MUCH better and is much faster for me.

[arrbee99 1815]

As per post #1 - 'Please create an option to hide the new sidebar by default.'

And be able to save the dashboard colour without having to do it every day.

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

44 minutes ago, arrbee99 said:

As per post #1 - 'Please create an option to hide the new sidebar by default.'

And be able to save the dashboard colour without having to do it every day.

The STUPID sidebar is one of the reasons I will not use the "new" Android app. It is both redundant and clumsy and it really does NOTHING to make browsing easier. In fact it makes it harder. 

I find it very hard to understand why anyone would believe it is "better."

[arrbee99 1815]

Can't say I've ever used it myself so I tend to agree. All it does is pop up and get in the way. Maybe if I tried I might find it useful. Or maybe not.

The new app is OK, but I don't see any compelling need to switch to it either. I could probably switch to it fine, but, well, eventually, in the fullness of time...