when i hover to the left sidebar opens and creates a blank rectangular. it doesnt happen when i select “show sidebar always”. it happens on every website even in brave settings. [image]

I found the solution: go to visual effects settings in windows (search advanced system settings → performance settings) click custom and turn off the first one (animate controls and elements inside windows) this also solves the fullscreen sidebar bug.

I’m having this problem too, please fix this bug, it’s basically rendering the sidebar useless with how annoying it’s manipulating whatever web page is open when I (also) hover over the side bar

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[image] Your full name (optional): is this the best place for this bug to be reported? Yes and no. Coming here for help and letting people look through to see if it can be replicated is indeed the best option. This is kind of the area where we filter things through to know if it’s actually a …

Thanks for the heads up, this issue is why I signed up and found someone else’s/original post… So to answer those questions… OS: Windows 11 Home / 22H2 / 22621.2428 Brave Version: v1.59.117 (Oct 11, 2023) (Just updated and still happening on new version) It’s happening in PRIVATE and with a NEW …

Looks like someone had already opened a GH issue on this: Sidebar takes ~1/3 of browser width. opened 10:32AM - 01 Oct 23 UTC (UTC) [User12476481] User12476481 …

Thanks for the tip, I’m travelling right now and only have my MacBook and use Desktop PC at home so will have to try myself when I’m home (which might be awhile), but I’ll file this away for future reference, thanks!

I’m now available to try you suggestion but I’m not seeing how to get to where you are meaning if you or anyone else who might know the steps necessary it would be appreciated again, thanks!

It seems like you’re asking about an issue in Brave Browser where the sidebar, when opened, creates a blank spot. From what I see in the screenshot, a user reports a similar problem related to a version of Brave (1.58.124), mentioning issues like flashing posts and blank displays. If the sidebar is…

Thanks for your suggestions, with due respect these are some of the more basic suggestions and I have tried these steps and re-tried these steps more recently as well. The problem is still ongoing… on windows, if you “show sidebar” with “on mouseover” and then of course mouseover it, it gives a big…

When sidebar opens it creates a blank spot

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Saoiray October 11, 2023, 9:09pm 6

@Mattches tagging you here as seems related to Problem with sidebar that you’re also working on

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When sidebar opens it creates a blank spot

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