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Originally Posted by Lizard
When you say "Always shown in sidebar" I'm not sure what you mean. If you Focus on a single project, all other projects are hidden from the sidebar.
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When I started the list, I wasn't sure if you had any control over what does or does not appear in the sidebar. I thought I would have a 'Sometimes shown in sidebar'. I'll update the post and get rid of 'Always' and 'Never'.
You may ask why I thought the user had control of this. An example: if you drag an action from the inbox to the sidebar, it converts it to a project, moves it inside the library or a folder, and causes it to be shown in the sidebar. The third effect is obvious, the second usually makes sense, the first is not obvious. If you drag an inbox item on a project, it just disappears into the project (move, but not shown in sidebar).
I think every user needs to know all of the containers and constraints in the above list to understand why some things can't go into others, or they get converted, and when they will or will not appear in the sidebar.
I'm sure this is covered in other threads, but it does point out a couple of user interface problems with OF: the misuse of direct manipulation, and the unnecessary complexity and limits of the containers.