Do not activate it automatically

[debugger22]

It would be great if user could configure the automatically activation feature.

[buchgr]

👍

[jnordberg]

👍

[buunguyen]

This is the current behavior of the extension: it will pop out automatically after you install it the first time. If you close it by clicking the hamburger icon in the bottom-left corner, it will remained hidden until you open it, access a private repository or exceed the API limit, in which case it pops out to prompt for the access token.

Is this behavior not what you're observing or expecting?

[jnordberg]

No, it's popping open randomly it feels like

[jnordberg]

It might have been that it didn't have a access token, created one now and it seems to behave.

[debugger22]

I agree with @jnordberg It opens up every time I navigate to a repository.

[buunguyen]

@debugger22 and does it say something like "API limit exceed", or "private or invalid repository"? Or does it show the code tree? If the latter, can you open up the Chrome console, go to Resources > Local Storage, look for the octotree.shown key and see if its value gets changed everytime you click the toggle button? Thanks a lot.

[debugger22]

I'm sorry. It is working now. 😄
You can close this issue if its fine with others.

[debugger22]

The problem is that when you navigate to some page like "stargazers", it opens up with "private or invalid repository" and when you come back to a valid repository, it again shows the tree irrespective of the previous setting.

[buunguyen]

Ah, I see. The right behavior is not showing the tree at all (regardless of settings) when people are not in code area. It's something I'm working on.

[timoxley]

👍

• Should be disabled by default.
• Should be activated by hotkey or extension button.
• Should also display an activation button on the homepage for a repo, or while browsing the tree.

Imagine if developer tools opened on every website automatically? Also the transition adds to irritating behaviour by making it very obvious that it's opening. Transition should only happen on first time switch from deactive to active. If previous page had panel open, it should not use transition.

[ghost]

Agreed. I wish it were closed by default, and maybe also had a shortcut key to open.

[buunguyen]

Just an update. I've just merged a pull request that hides Octotree completely when navigating to non-code pages (e.g. stargazers, issues etc.) I hope this will make Octotree less annoying in such circumstances.

Further discussion on this topic should be directed to this thread: #32.

[ghost]

Myself, I'd still rather have the option to set it not to be open by default for any page.