The side panel
Its Element, Design and Page views, opening it automatically, and how it follows your tab.
The side panel is where everything too large for the page lives: CSS, contrast results and the page-wide cards. Open it with the Side panel button on the bar. It has three views, and two buttons at the top right.
- Element: the selected element's selector, size, box model, warnings, stacking, effects and CSS. See CSS and the cascade.
- Design: layout, type scale, colours, images, canvases and weight. Page: SEO (previews, checks and meta tags), Accessibility (touch targets and contrast) and AEO (what crawlers and answer engines can see). See Design and Page.
- Customize (the sliders): the toolbar and the keyboard shortcuts.
- Settings (the gear): your preferences.
Move between the three views with the left and right arrow keys.
Open it automatically
By default the side panel stays closed when Nitpique turns on. To open it every time, turn on Open the side panel when Nitpique turns on in Settings. In Firefox the panel opens in the sidebar.
It follows your tab
A docked panel stays open as you move between tabs, and it follows you. When another tab comes to the front, or the tab it shows loads a new page, it clears the old selection and reads the new page. Coming back to a tab where something was selected shows that selection again.
Questions
Can the side panel open every time Nitpique turns on?
Yes. Turn on Open the side panel when Nitpique turns on in Settings. It is off by default.
What happens to the panel when I switch tabs?
A docked panel follows you: it clears the old selection and reads the new page. Coming back to a tab shows its selection again.
Where does the panel open in Firefox?
In the sidebar.