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PSA - disable sidebar via Hotkey (no hoover)
PSA - disable sidebar via Hotkey (no hoover)
Documentation

This is a PSA about a only lowkey communicated relatively new feature in about configs

Set

zen.view.compact.show-sidebar-and-toolbar-on-hover - to false

And set a Hotkey for Compact Mode
This allows the sidebar to stay hidden. When using the Single sidebar mode this results in a Website only window

Now combine this with tiling/fancyzones
Allows you run multiple websites side by side like a dashboard, without any popups, window controls or anything

Now you may say yea we dont need that we already can split a window. and fair enough split window aint bad either.
But it works a bit different and has some perks split windows doesnt and vice versa,

ideal if you want multiple windows but need the realestate and dont want steady popups when moving the mouse across


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Can't add Essentials (Container-specific Essentials are OFF)
Can't add Essentials (Container-specific Essentials are OFF)
Question

Zen 1.21b3 on Mac. Cannot add Essentials in any way. I have 8 existing, 12 is max.

- Enable Container-specific Essentials is OFF

- unpin - Add as Essentials still not possible.

I see a suggestion to disable Containers which are apparently enabled by default, but Zen says it would close 662 Container tabs, which I have absolutely no idea what that means. I don't consciously use Containers.

Tips? Thanks!