# Add Panel between Sidebar and Object

**URL:** <https://community.anytype.io/t/add-panel-between-sidebar-and-object/5848>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** Design-or-UI, Graph-View, Sidebar\
**Created:** [April 23, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/add-panel-between-sidebar-and-object/5848 "2022-04-23T07:43:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/sambouwer/32/12157_2.png) [@sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/u/sambouwer)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/add-panel-between-sidebar-and-object/5848/1 "2022-04-23T07:43:04Z")

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**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**  
As indicated in several requests, many alpha users have the desire to see more content on the same screen. I would like to allow users to toggle an additional panel between the sidebar and the Object.

**Describe the solution you’d like**  
The two views that are currently opening in a separate window should be available in the new panel, to be placed between the Object and the sidebar.

- Navigation with (back)links
- Graph view

Additional requests

- Each view can be shown/hidden individually, sharing the vertical space that is available.
- The panel should be resizable like the sidebar.

**Describe alternatives you’ve considered**  
None

**Additional context**  
See the following feature requests that could be incorporated in this new panel:

> [@Side panel with relations in opened object](https://community.anytype.io/t/side-panel-with-relations-in-opened-object/4614):
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> Describe the solution you’d like There is a suggestion. And what if the relationship is displayed in the sidebar of an open object, for example, as in the screenshot? Ideally, this panel should also have a filter, like the main search, but by the displayed elements. Describe alternatives you’ve considered Not located. Additional context It’s for additional usability. If the object is in a relationship with other objects, then these objects are displayed in the specified pa…

This request is kind of the inverse of my other request:

> [@Additional information in graph view](https://community.anytype.io/t/additional-information-in-graph-view/5334):
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> Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. The use of the graph view is quite limited. Describe the solution you’d like Apart from many other good suggestions to improve the graph view, I would like to see more information presented about the selected object and its relations to other objects in the sidebar that appears when you click an object in the graph. For example, allow users to display linked objects sorted by object type, (anytype) relation or hierarchical relati…

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**Author:** ![qualquertipo](https://community.anytype.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/ecae2f/32.png) [@qualquertipo](https://community.anytype.io/u/qualquertipo)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/add-panel-between-sidebar-and-object/5848/2 "2022-04-23T08:23:28Z")

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I think it makes more sense to implement a complete multi-panel framework, that way users can have as many panels as they need, positioned however they need.

I mention this here (note the OP there is about multiple windows,.but I’m talking about multiple panels):

> [@Multiple windows](https://community.anytype.io/t/multiple-windows/1155/9):
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> @Diana_227 I’d like to make a request for multiple panels, which I think is different from what is being proposed here. Let me know if you agree. From what I understand this post is requesting multiple application windows. What I’d like is multiple panels - each fully featured, essentially acting as it’s own “application”, but all within a single application instance. I’d also like to be able to resize and reposition these panels (note I’m not talking about floating panels/windows - just multip…

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**Author:** ![sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/user_avatar/community.anytype.io/sambouwer/32/12157_2.png) [@sambouwer](https://community.anytype.io/u/sambouwer)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.anytype.io/t/add-panel-between-sidebar-and-object/5848/3 "2022-04-29T19:08:28Z")

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@qualquertipo I’m torn between the flexibility such a multi-panel framework could offer and the hassle it would bring to configure and keep in a state that is relevant in the moment. It might help if we allow for these main Panel Types (please comment if you can think of any others):

1. Navigation Panel (like the sidebar, search bar, graph)
2. Metadata Panel (a bit like suggested [here](https://community.anytype.io/t/side-panel-with-relations-in-opened-object/4614): a panel showing Relations of the opened Object)
3. Content Panel (Canvas, Page, whatever we want to call it. The place where you add your block to fill Anytype with interesting stuff!)

If multiple Panels could be grouped like is requested [here](https://community.anytype.io/t/allow-two-instance-of-anytype/1495) as multiple instances, I would then personally always have one or more Panel Groups/Anytype Instances open with one of each Panel Types so I always can navigate between multiple locations and Objects without the need to switch context all the time.
