Sidebar expanding/retract should not affect rendering of web-page

[Wakkashamshay]

Hi,

I am a user of vertical tabs in its current form. I am hearing that vertical tabs will have a 'on-hover' behavior similar to Edge where the sidebar will expand on mouse-over.

One change I would like to see, perhaps a toggle as some may prefer the current behavior, relates to the way the browser handles rendering the current page when the sidebar expands/retracts (at least when the vertical tab view is active). Right now, when the sidebar resizes it triggers a redraw on the current page. I would like to be able to replicate the behavior on Edge, where the page remains stable and doesn't redraw.

[Jon]

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[cubiquitous]

I came here to give similar feedback. having the sidebar change the layout of the page can be quite annoying. I would prefer if the sidebar would float instead of affecting the page layout. or at least a toggle option.

I would also appreciate if there were some animations when the sidebar opens/close, but i'm not sure if here is the appropriate place to talk about it

[okay_okay]

+1 

[ebeigh]

I personally prefer that the sidebar change the page layout because I've been leaving it open occasionally. If this functionality is implemented, I would prefer if it only if there an "expand on mouse-over" option,

[2mustange]

To resolve best of both worlds:
Implement a "Pin" sidebar toggle. Where if pinned it changes the page layout but if it isn't pinned its just floating over the page.