Great release! I have always been a fan of Side widgets. They add a good artistic touch to Anytype that makes the app unique, and it’s the factor that made me interested in Anytype in the first place. Now, with new views that adapt to the collection, it becomes even more interesting. I look forward to any updates related to the widgets in the future. All my respect to the developers.
However, there’s something that annoys me a little, which is the space side sidebar. It takes up too much space in the interface, and I believe there are better UX implementations to show it. I hoped the space sidebar would show and hide automatically when I hover to the left of the monitor or by a button to expand or collapse. It could show as an overlay or something similar. This is the least I can expect, unlike having to permanently disable it and navigate using shortcuts as I do now.
I understand that you might want to add the communication aspect to the app later, so all the spaces I have or joined are visible in your first interaction with the app instead of opening a drawer to pick which space to navigate to. But this is not the primary focus of the app, unlike other apps. Anytype, for me, is a hybrid app that includes multiple elements like the Editor, Collections, and later Chat groups. So hopefully, there will be a bit more customization, like hiding the space sidebar automatically if it’s out of reach of the cursor or by a button.
Anyway, I’m good with the new space selector the developer become slowly eliminate the need of the Nav dock, Also I’m once shared my opinion of good way to switch between spaces here and I see it was great way since for me anytype really creative in the side widgets.