Permission switch takes too much space
What version of the IDE extension are you using?
26.415.20818
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
macOS
What issue are you seeing?
There're 3 options to choose: permissions, model and thinking level.
The thinking level is something I believe everyone uses, model is the next most used.
However I'm not ever going to let codex out of the sandbox, so the permission switch is redundant for me, yet it takes the most space.
The view is varied depending on width, but the collapsing priority of switches inside the sidebar is not useful.
Full size has to be very large:
<img width="531" height="124" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f1299eeb-4ba6-40ff-9f69-794b178fef63" />
Normal size omits the most useful one:
<img width="420" height="118" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a13a59a0-d6b3-4a47-8f59-dc34287961a1" />
I need to contract it further, but have to be very precise about it to get optimal view:
<img width="370" height="127" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f2e20e6c-42c7-466d-b16c-88251f2ccb94" />
Slightly more and it gets to this state:
<img width="320" height="126" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/78293747-f286-4243-ad75-2d81321e7fde" />
Best way to fix this issue would be to make the tool view configurable like copilot has.
However at least make sure that most important toggles are indeed prioritised, not omitted.
The shortcut icons are not acceptable neither - they are all very similar.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Install VS Code extension 26.415.20818, open codex sidebar and observe the tools inside input view.
What is the expected behavior?
The thinking switch should be always present in textual representation, the icons are simply not very telling, cannot distinguish at a glance.
Additional information
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