morgan pushed to branch tor-browser-153.1.0esr-16.0-1 at The Tor Project / Applications / Tor Browser Commits: 3ba7fa9c by Henry Wilkes at 2026-08-18T12:48:38+00:00 fixup! BB 43902: Modify the new sidebar for Base Browser. BB 45169: Allow the history item in the sidebar, but hide it by default. - - - - - 2 changed files: - browser/components/sidebar/SidebarManager.sys.mjs - browser/components/sidebar/browser-sidebar.js Changes: ===================================== browser/components/sidebar/SidebarManager.sys.mjs ===================================== @@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ const PINNED_PROMO_PREF = "sidebar.verticalTabs.dragToPinPromo.dismissed"; // New panels that are ready to be introduced to new sidebar users should be added to this list; // ensure your feature flag is enabled at the same time you do this and that its the same value as // what you added to . -const DEFAULT_LAUNCHER_TOOLS = "aichat,syncedtabs,history,bookmarks,opentabs"; +// By default, we only include "bookmarks". Most options are non-functional in +// Tor Browser. For "history", by default the user will not have any history nor +// will they accumulate any in permanent private browsing. Though, a user may +// still customize the sidebar to add "history" back. tor-browser#45169. +const DEFAULT_LAUNCHER_TOOLS = "bookmarks"; const lazy = {}; ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(lazy, { BrowserWindowTracker: "resource:///modules/BrowserWindowTracker.sys.mjs", ===================================== browser/components/sidebar/browser-sidebar.js ===================================== @@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ var SidebarController = { gleanEvent: Glean.history.sidebarToggle, gleanClickEvent: Glean.sidebar.historyIconClick, recordSidebarVersion: true, - // In permanent private browsing, the history panel can be opened, but - // we hide the sidebar button to control this. tor-browser#43902. - visible: !PrivateBrowsingUtils.permanentPrivateBrowsing, }), ], [ View it on GitLab: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/commit/3ba7fa9c... -- View it on GitLab: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/tor-browser/-/commit/3ba7fa9c... You're receiving this email because of your account on gitlab.torproject.org. Manage all notifications: https://gitlab.torproject.org/-/profile/notifications | Help: https://gitlab.torproject.org/help