Why let themes change a core navigation item in the ribbon bar?

[phm]

Things I have tried

I searched for 10 minutes in help including Obsidian help. I looked through all of the Settings.

What I’m trying to do

Hide the folder list so I have more real estate

The help shows the collapse < button to close the sidebar is at the top but for the life of me I couldn’t see it, never even considered it would be at the bottom of the ribbon bar but sure enough that’s where I found it eventually. Is it because I’m using the #Sanctum theme? If so, why let the theme change this fundamental navigation element?

[mnvwvnm]

Well, in a direct answer, because the theme author changes what he wants (inside what he can).
And you can choose the theme you want.
And you can define a shortcut/hotkey to “Toggle left sidebar”. Go to Settings > Hotkeys, search “Toggle left sidebar” and define your shortcut.

[phm]

Thanks, the question was more for the Developers as a request to not allow this. I don’t think it makes sense and then have users looking around for basic navigation. I’ve also opened an issue with the theme creator. I haven’t used shortcuts much on Android but will check that out thanks!

[phm]

Just trying Obsidian for Android on Samsung Tab S6 and it doesn’t seem to have the collapse but instead auto-collapses the folder list AND the ribbon bar and then clicking the pane icon in the top-left corner of the pane expands them. I think that could be good on smartphone version.

[Licat]

This is a feature by design. Themes and plugins can re-adjust the UI as the user prefers. If you don’t like the way it’s designed you are free to tweak the theme for your own preferences as well!