# Why do some dockers like the side bar? **URL:** \ **Category:** Basics & Interface\ **Tags:** how-to-use\ **Created:** [March 12, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892 "2023-03-12T22:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![karemuvar](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@karemuvar](https://krita-artists.org/u/karemuvar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 10:19pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892/1 "2023-03-12T22:19:55Z")
Hi Some dockers seem to disable the ability to resize the side bar horizontally. For instance when I add the palette generator on the side I cant make the sidebar wider. ![krita_5JKmft5dMc](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/3X/1/f/1ffa12535b81341c3c8753661df2a9719d617bda.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Deevad](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/deevad/32/39730_2.png) [@Deevad](https://krita-artists.org/u/Deevad)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892/2 "2023-03-12T23:12:04Z")
Hi, because Palette Generator is a community plugin and if you read its code, a decision was made to make a maximum size for its geometry : [PaletteGenerator/PaletteGenerator.py at main · kaichi1342/PaletteGenerator · GitHub](https://github.com/kaichi1342/PaletteGenerator/blob/main/PaletteGenerator/PaletteGenerator.py#L101) Just report your issue on [the thread of the plugin](https://krita-artists.org/t/palette-generator/55225), IMO, or tweak the code to get a super large maximum size. ---
**Author:** ![karemuvar](https://krita-artists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@karemuvar](https://krita-artists.org/u/karemuvar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892/3 "2023-03-12T23:23:50Z")
Thanks for the reply. I will edit the script. I am just wondering why there is a hard limit? PaletteGenerator was just an example, I seem to have similar side bar resizing issues with other tools as well. I wonder if there is an easier way to handle than editing every problem docker manually like this? Is this issue just based on the plugin dockers? I felt like I had issues with internal ones too but I have bunch of plugins installed so I am not sure what is a plugin what is not at this point. ---
**Author:** ![kaichi1342](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/kaichi1342/32/8174_2.png) [@kaichi1342](https://krita-artists.org/u/kaichi1342)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 1:36am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892/4 "2023-03-13T01:36:18Z")
i think you can remove the max-size and you can resize it how big you want. The inner color-boxes adopt to the size of the docker so there is no issue there . I made this plugin with idea of it being a floating docker. How I use it when I paint. 😅 I didnt thought that someone would want it to other part of the screen. Also my aesthetic loving self just didnt like the look of overstretch color boxes XD so I put a limit to the size. ---
**Author:** ![Lesqwe56](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/lesqwe56/32/151447_2.png) [@Lesqwe56](https://krita-artists.org/u/Lesqwe56)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892/5 "2023-03-13T02:24:55Z")
> [@karemuvar](#): > > I felt like I had issues with internal ones I remember that LUT docker has a minimum width limit, but it should become more flexible in newer version (my understanding after reading [this](https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/merge_requests/1715)) ---
**Author:** ![EyeOdin](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/eyeodin/32/2662_2.png) [@EyeOdin](https://krita-artists.org/u/EyeOdin)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892/6 "2023-03-13T04:13:10Z")
Been speaking about that for years. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://krita-artists.org/uploads/default/original/1X/e446d8b3077ddf6dfb5b2cd65199c20095b47dcf.png) [@system](https://krita-artists.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/why-do-some-dockers-like-the-side-bar/59892/7 "2023-04-12T04:13:33Z")
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