diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html b/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html
index e27ac93e64..e403509150 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html
@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@
             <div class="sameline" id="heading">
                 <div class="heading flex-grow" > <b> SimpleChat </b> </div>
                 <div class="flex-nogrow">
-                    <button id="sessionsprompts" title="sessions, system prompts" popovertarget="popover-sessionsprompts">&#x1F4AC;</button>
+                    <button id="sessionsprompts" title="chat sessions, system prompts">&#x1F4AC;</button>
                     <button id="clearchat" title="clear current chat">&#x1F9F9;</button>
                     <button id="settings" title="change settings">&#x2699;</button>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <div id="popover-sessionsprompts" popover="auto">
+
+            <div id="sessionsprompts-div" class="visibility-visible">
                 <div id="sessions-div" class="sameline"></div>
                 <hr>
                 <div class="sameline">
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
index 10c20e6cc8..8edd9af385 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md
@@ -810,10 +810,13 @@ Cleanup in general
   * make the scrollbars more subtle and in the background.
   * allow user input textarea to grow vertically to some extent.
   * make things rounded across board by default. add some padding to toolcall details block, ...
-  * Auto ObjPropsEdit UI
-    * allow it to be themed by assigning id to top level block.
-    * fix a oversight (forgotten $) with use of templated literals and having variables in them.
-    * ensure full props hierarchy is accounted for when setting the id of elements.
+  * use icons without text wrt chat sessions++, new chat, clear chat and settings top level buttons.
+    * use title property/attribute to give a hint to the user about the button functionality
+* Auto ObjPropsEdit UI
+  * allow it to be themed by assigning id to top level block.
+  * fix a oversight (forgotten $) with use of templated literals and having variables in them.
+  * ensure full props hierarchy is accounted for when setting the id of elements.
+* Chat button to toggle sessions buttons and system prompt
 
 
 #### ToDo
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.css b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.css
index f75fb95e65..f34f896c30 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.css
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.css
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ button {
 }
 
 
+.visibility-visible {
+    visibility: visible;
+    display: block;
+}
+.visibility-hidden {
+    visibility: hidden;
+    display: none;
+}
+
+
 * {
     margin: 0.6vmin;
     scrollbar-color: var(--background-color-contrast-vlight) var(--background-color);
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
index 905446019d..feb4153182 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ function usage_note(sRecentUserMsgCnt) {
     <details>
     <summary id="UsageNote" class="role-system">Usage Note</summary>
     <ul class="ul1">
+    <li> Clicking chat icon, toggles chat session buttons and system prompt block </li>
     <li> System prompt above, helps control ai response characteristics.</li>
         <ul class="ul2">
         <li> Completion mode - no system prompt normally.</li>
@@ -454,7 +455,6 @@ function usage_note(sRecentUserMsgCnt) {
         <li> submit tool response placed into user query/response text area</li>
         </ul>
     <li> Use image button for vision models, submitting or switching session clears same </li>
-    <li> Clicking main title, toggles chat session buttons and system prompt </li>
     <li> ContextWindow = [System, ${sRecentUserMsgCnt} User Query/Resp, Cur Query].</li>
         <ul class="ul2">
         <li> ChatHistInCtxt, MaxTokens, ModelCtxt window to expand</li>
@@ -1068,6 +1068,8 @@ class MultiChatUI {
         this.elDivSessions = /** @type{HTMLDivElement} */(document.getElementById("sessions-div"));
         this.elBtnSettings = /** @type{HTMLButtonElement} */(document.getElementById("settings"));
         this.elBtnClearChat = /** @type{HTMLButtonElement} */(document.getElementById("clearchat"));
+        this.elBtnSessionsPrompts = /** @type{HTMLButtonElement} */(document.getElementById("sessionsprompts"));
+        this.elDivSessionsPrompts = /** @type{HTMLDivElement} */(document.getElementById("sessionsprompts-div"));
         this.elDivTool = /** @type{HTMLDivElement} */(document.getElementById("tool-div"));
         this.elBtnTool = /** @type{HTMLButtonElement} */(document.getElementById("tool-btn"));
         this.elInToolName = /** @type{HTMLInputElement} */(document.getElementById("toolname-in"));
@@ -1109,6 +1111,8 @@ class MultiChatUI {
         this.validate_element(this.elInToolName, "toolname-in");
         this.validate_element(this.elInToolArgs, "toolargs-in");
         this.validate_element(this.elBtnTool, "tool-btn");
+        this.validate_element(this.elBtnSessionsPrompts, "sessionsprompts-btn");
+        this.validate_element(this.elDivSessionsPrompts, "sessionsprompts-div");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1497,6 +1501,13 @@ class MultiChatUI {
             this.simpleChats[this.curChatId].clear()
             this.chat_show(this.curChatId)
         });
+        this.elBtnSessionsPrompts.addEventListener("click", (ev)=>{
+            if (this.elDivSessionsPrompts.classList.contains("visibility-visible")) {
+                this.elDivSessionsPrompts.classList.replace("visibility-visible", "visibility-hidden")
+            } else {
+                this.elDivSessionsPrompts.classList.replace("visibility-hidden", "visibility-visible")
+            }
+        })
 
         this.elBtnUser.addEventListener("click", (ev)=>{
             clearTimeout(this.timers.toolcallResponseSubmitClick)