For those using Maxthon3 or that want to switch to Maxthon...There is a new version of Maxthon out effective today...Maxthon Cloud...It does have a somewhat different browser set up that you have to become familiar with. If you use it and do not like the sidebar showing. The menu items have been changed from the smilie face to the bars in the upper right corner. In that menu it can be changed using the drop down menu to the right of view.
The other menu items can be found by clicking on the gear symbol in the drop down using the bars.
In testing it this am so far it seems faster and the meter is still the same reliable smooth meter I encountered in Maxthon3.