Add side panel open behavior option #622
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I added the side-panel as an additional option for the opening behaviour. As part of that i reworked the background controller and funneled every entry point (toolbar, context menu, highlighter) through a single helper function, this ensures that the side panel is opened only in direct response with user gestures.
I successfully tested the functionality on Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, Firefox.
Open behavior enhancements:
openBehaviorsetting throughout the codebase, including types, settings management, and storage utilities. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]settings.html) and localization to allow users to select "side panel" as the default open behavior. [1] [2]Background script and browser integration:
background.tsto handle opening the Clipper UI in the side panel using the appropriate browser APIs for Chrome, Firefox, and other browsers, including error handling and fallback behaviors. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]Manifest and browser-specific configuration:
sidebar_actionto the Firefox manifest to enable the side panel feature in Firefox.Popup and UI logic: