Be able to toggle the Side Bar on/off

[maxagin]

This is related to the #1562

Side Bar - Contains different views like the Explorer to assist you while working on your project.

Motivation

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TODO

Will be created after the motivation is completely clear

[maxagin]

This is so we could start the conversation.

The idea is to have a control that will allow at the UI level to hide and show the Side Bar.

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[shcheklein]

VS Code itself takes care of that - Cmd B on Mac. On click on an active Icon. Or command palette, etc. We should not be duplicating this. Closing this, but Max please feel free to reopen or we can discuss it further if needed.

[maxagin]

@shcheklein is this, not something we discussed during the last retrospective? “Be able to show the number of hidden fields when the sidebar is hidden” or something like this? I am actually aware of the shortcuts :) but thought you meant to have something extra.

[shcheklein]

ah, I see. This approach doesn't solve the initial problem to my mind (or we would have to show that 7 number always, even when panel is visible). Also, the number itself is the most useful part, but we are introducing a bigger component just to show it, feel a bit too much. Also, it's hard to understand what does that number 7 mean to be honest - it's too far from the context.

looking into this though, made me thing that we can show this way the number of running experiments or number of queued experiments nearby the DVC icon, but it's a completely different story I think

[maxagin]

So the motivation was: to be able to see the number of running experiments or number of queued experiments when the sidebar is hidden?

[shcheklein]

No, the motivation was to see how many items in the table are not visible due to applied filters

[maxagin]

The first thing that comes to mind is that the “how many items in the table are not visible due to applied filters” better be shown relative to the filters.
It means: we have filters in the webview or we have a sort of “filter” icon only with the information, that on click can toggle the sidebar and show all the filter options that were applied.

I have a feeling that the first option (filters in the webview) is more beneficial for the user :) WDYT?

[shcheklein]

I think the most important part here are the "items" ... so, most likely, it would be good to see in the table itself that some items are filtered