


(Also overlay panels on the right most likely cover empty space.) Also (also) the visual clutter of less-used side panels is further from text when on the right, and less distracting.

With optional/flyaway panels always on the right, the text/code does not move. Putting optional/flyaway panels on the left means the text is jerked sideways, disrupting focus, and forcing your eyes to scan the change. My reasoning was/is that the main focus should be the text/code. (Picked up Visual Studio Code lately, and did the same.) Kind of late to expect anything from this, but have to register my interest.įrom the very first IDEs (in 80s/90s), I always thought the sidebar belonged on the right, and set that in preferences when possible. Came here looking for how to move the sidebar to right.
