Answer by André Kool for Live: Left nav, new theming and responsiveness

1. Why is the search field so small?

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   Meta SO:

   SO (aka old situation) for comparison:

2. Also I find it annoying that the menu isn't always in the screen anymore (while there is plenty of space).

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Left nav is now sticky

Now you either have to scroll up or open the hamburger menu first:

It used to always be available on the top like this:

3. Collapsing the menu doesn't really give you more space. I would expect the main part of the screen would use the space of the menu when it is collapsed.

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