Safari 15 - keep sidebar bookmarks menu OPEN

Hi people!

Does anybody know a way to keep the bookmarks menu OPEN on Safari 15's sidebar, like it used to be? It's not the sidebar, only the bookmarks menu.

Now, everytime I activate the sidebar with the cursor I have to reopen the bookmarks menu again and again and again... It used to stay open, which helped navigating. Now it is ALWAYS closed when you open the sidebar.

A completely unecessary step that some "genius" added... How come someone thought this was "useful"???

Instead of adding steps on usability, they should be working on reducing steps. It seem they don't think anymore before doing things. A shame... Seem they never read Apple's UI Guidelines - if they still exist

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 7:21 AM

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glenalbyn

Level 1

14 points

Posted on Jan 12, 2022 8:47 AM

Now working here with Safari 15.2 (15612.3.6.1.8, 15612) on (old) macOS Catalina 10.15.7, sort of.

What works is using the View menu or keyboard shortcut to open and close the bookmarks. Open with Ctrl+Cmd+1 and the last-opened bookmark is open in the outline hierarchy (yay!). Now close and re-open with the Tab Group button like we've been doing for years, and we're back to the two-entry sidebar with closed Bookmarks and Reading List.

So we'll all have to retrain our finger muscle memory to use Ctrl+Cmd+1to open and close the Bookmarks menu every time.

Thanks for finding this!

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Dec 4, 2021 6:37 AM in response to cyclecube

Liberals want to control everything.

Dec 18, 2021 9:08 AM in response to zeno3908

These ******'s will circle back with that...Time to dump 💩fari and use chrome.

Dec 18, 2021 10:11 AM in response to Big(at home)Daddy

I had high hopes when I saw a new Safari 15.2 release. Sadly, this improvement-fail was not corrected. Will Apple PLEASE pay attention to this long thread and fix the **** thing?

Dec 18, 2021 11:09 AM in response to Big(at home)Daddy

This whole thing is Bull💩 is saves NOTHING open or closed same GD thing. 🖕 IOS

Jan 12, 2022 3:20 AM in response to José E R Azevedo

Thisnew form is really ANNOYING!!! Change it back!!!

Jan 12, 2022 6:49 AM in response to ShopBoxtomaz81

Let's Go Apple!

Ross H

Level 2

384 points

Jan 12, 2022 8:09 AM in response to PinkyCarruthers

Does not work for me.

Ross H

Level 2

384 points

Jan 12, 2022 8:42 AM in response to PinkyCarruthers

Same. No joy. I'm not on Monterey. Safari 15.1 Big Sur 11.6.2

Ken1222

Level 1

12 points

Oct 14, 2021 7:52 PM in response to José E R Azevedo

Agree 100%...cannot figure out why Apple thought the previous simple process needed an extra step added. I use my reading list all the time, and it annoys the **** out of me that I have to reopen it every time I select the sidebar.

Apple engineers --- DUH --- what's the logic behind this stupid decision?

I have sent feedback and hope they'll get the message if enough folks complain

Oct 17, 2021 6:45 AM in response to José E R Azevedo

I am a senior now and the bookmarks sidebar is a problem. My husband and I need the books marks to be accessible upon opening Safari. Please fix this accessibility problem. Less key strokes and simplicity is what seniors! We have enough to deal with!

Dec 18, 2021 10:51 AM in response to José E R Azevedo

Everyone who has this complaint, please go to https://www.apple.com/feedback/safari.html to make your voice heard.

Apple developers read the feedback there, but do NOT necessarily read forum discussions here.

Dec 18, 2021 10:04 AM in response to José E R Azevedo

Glad to know I'm not the only one irritated by this "improvement". Hope Apple wakes-up and changes it, but perhaps they are too woke to wake-up...

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