diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarActions.ts
index 06f86b8e..3b544a83 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarActions.ts
@@ -161,22 +161,3 @@ registerAction2(class extends Action2 {
 	}
 })
 
-// registerAction2(class extends Action2 {
-// 	constructor() {
-// 		super({
-// 			id: 'void.viewSettings',
-// 			title: 'Void Settings',
-// 			icon: { id: 'settings-gear' },
-// 			menu: [{ id: MenuId.ViewTitle, group: 'navigation', when: ContextKeyExpr.equals('view', VOID_VIEW_ID), }]
-// 		});
-// 	}
-// 	async run(accessor: ServicesAccessor): Promise<void> {
-// 		const stateService = accessor.get(IVoidSidebarStateService)
-// 		const metricsService = accessor.get(IMetricsService)
-
-// 		metricsService.capture('Chat Navigation', { type: 'Settings' })
-
-// 		stateService.setState({ isHistoryOpen: false, currentTab: stateService.state.currentTab === 'settings' ? 'chat' : 'settings' })
-// 		stateService.fireBlurChat()
-// 	}
-// })
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarViewPane.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarViewPane.ts
index 8b778474..87d0872c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarViewPane.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/sidebarViewPane.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ import { IHoverService } from '../../../../platform/hover/browser/hover.js';
 import { mountSidebar } from './react/out/sidebar-tsx/index.js';
 
 import { getReactServices } from './helpers/reactServicesHelper.js';
+import { Codicon } from '../../../../base/common/codicons.js';
+// import { Orientation } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/sash/sash.js';
+// import { Codicon } from '../../../../base/common/codicons.js';
+// import { Codicon } from '../../../../base/common/codicons.js';
 
 
 // compare against search.contribution.ts and debug.contribution.ts, scm.contribution.ts (source control)
@@ -90,17 +94,22 @@ class VoidSidebarViewPane extends ViewPane {
 
 // called VIEWLET_ID in other places for some reason
 export const VOID_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID = 'workbench.view.void'
-export const VOID_VIEW_ID = VOID_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID // simplicity
+export const VOID_VIEW_ID = VOID_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID
 
 // Register view container
 const viewContainerRegistry = Registry.as<IViewContainersRegistry>(ViewContainerExtensions.ViewContainersRegistry);
-const viewContainer = viewContainerRegistry.registerViewContainer({
+const container = viewContainerRegistry.registerViewContainer({
 	id: VOID_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID,
-	title: nls.localize2('void chat', 'Void Chat'), // this is used to say "Void" (Ctrl + L)
+	title: nls.localize2('voidContainer', 'Void'), // this is used to say "Void" (Ctrl + L)
 	ctorDescriptor: new SyncDescriptor(ViewPaneContainer, [VOID_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID, { mergeViewWithContainerWhenSingleView: true }]),
 	hideIfEmpty: false,
-	// icon: voidViewIcon,
 	order: 1,
+
+	icon: Codicon.symbolMethod,
+	alwaysUseContainerInfo: true,
+	// alwaysUseContainerInfo: true,
+	// icon: ,
+
 }, ViewContainerLocation.AuxiliaryBar, { doNotRegisterOpenCommand: true, isDefault: true });
 
 
@@ -111,16 +120,19 @@ viewsRegistry.registerViews([{
 	id: VOID_VIEW_ID,
 	hideByDefault: false, // start open
 	// containerIcon: voidViewIcon,
-	name: nls.localize2('chat', 'Chat'), // this says ... : CHAT
+	name: nls.localize2('voidChat', 'Chat'), // this says ... : CHAT
 	ctorDescriptor: new SyncDescriptor(VoidSidebarViewPane),
 	canToggleVisibility: false,
-	canMoveView: true,
+	canMoveView: false, // can't move this out of its container
+
+	// singleViewPaneContainerTitle: 'hi',
+
 	// openCommandActionDescriptor: {
-	// 	id: viewContainer.id,
+	// 	id: VOID_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID,
 	// 	keybindings: {
 	// 		primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyCode.KeyL,
 	// 	},
 	// 	order: 1
 	// },
-}], viewContainer);
+}], container);
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts
index ee12a345..b7d3f8be 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import './threadHistoryService.js'
 // register Autocomplete
 import './autocompleteService.js'
 
-// register css
-import './media/void.css'
-
 // settings pane
 import './voidSettingsPane.js'
+
+// register css
+import './media/void.css'
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidSettingsPane.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidSettingsPane.ts
index 2d638bf5..f94e9aff 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidSettingsPane.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/voidSettingsPane.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ class VoidSettingsInput extends EditorInput {
 	}
 
 	override getName(): string {
-		return nls.localize('voidSettingsInputsName', "Void Settings");
+		return nls.localize('voidSettingsInputsName', 'Void Settings');
+	}
+
+	override getIcon() {
+		return Codicon.checklist // symbol for the actual editor pane
 	}
 
 }
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ class VoidSettingsPane extends EditorPane {
 }
 
 
-
+// register Settings pane
 Registry.as<IEditorPaneRegistry>(EditorExtensions.EditorPane).registerEditorPane(
 	EditorPaneDescriptor.create(VoidSettingsPane, VoidSettingsPane.ID, nls.localize('VoidSettingsPane', "Void Settings Pane")),
 	[new SyncDescriptor(VoidSettingsInput)]
@@ -98,14 +102,14 @@ Registry.as<IEditorPaneRegistry>(EditorExtensions.EditorPane).registerEditorPane
 
 
 const OPEN_VOID_SETTINGS_ID = 'workbench.action.openVoidSettings'
-// Register the gear
+// register the gear on the top right
 registerAction2(class extends Action2 {
 	constructor() {
 		super({
 			id: OPEN_VOID_SETTINGS_ID,
 			title: nls.localize2('voidSettings', "Void: Settings"),
 			f1: true,
-			icon: Codicon.gear,
+			icon: Codicon.settingsGear,
 			menu: [
 				{
 					id: MenuId.LayoutControlMenuSubmenu,