With previous versions, I could keep the left panel open (as well as adjust the width) and keep a high-level view of the documents. The lastest version (1.4.16 from 2 years ago) on a new macbook auto-hides the panel, which takes away from the ability to scan quickly while working on a current document. Is there a setting to always show the panel?
Looks like this is a few months old, but I thought it would be worth it to reply.
Looks like the latest version of the app from the website is 1.5.1. You may want to re-download the latest app, according to this blog post (September update | The Dynalist Blog)
Can you see this Toggle file pane Command ⌘+Shift+F button?
. Try clicking that.