# Buttons to collapse Sidebar and NoteList

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/buttons-to-collapse-sidebar-and-notelist/34455>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [17 December 2023 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/buttons-to-collapse-sidebar-and-notelist/34455 "2023-12-17T13:35:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![muzak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@muzak](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/muzak)\
**Post date:** [20 December 2023 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/buttons-to-collapse-sidebar-and-notelist/34455/11 "2023-12-20T15:18:45Z")

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While not perfect, I'd argue that feedback and textual context made [the old layout's treatment](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/possibility-of-one-click-toggle-sidebar-and-toggle-note-list-gone-in-new-ui/12072/10) better.

[Common toggle button icons](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/request-auto-hide-side-bar-and-notes-list/12049/6) already exist in other notebooks.

They lose context when placed separate of the element they toggle. This leaves at least one user [wondering where they are](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-note-list-and-sidebar-toggle-buttons-not-work/24269), even after installing the plugin.

Describing where the buttons will appear would enrich the current plugin description.

How can [the existing plugin code](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/tree/dev/packages/plugins/ToggleSidebars) be modified to prototype different button locations?

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