I know I asked this once before not sure if it was answered elsewhere
as I think you told me someone else had asked. Will it be possible in future to be able to collapse the left hand column? Personally I find it eye distracting and it would free up space on iPad.
Understand if this is not on the list. Just putting it out there.
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The lefthand panel doesn't bother me, but as a tablet user, I would appreciate the additional space on the "active" part of the screen. Every little bit helps. 
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