the nice menu in the administration should be available for the user view.
I tried that extension 'extended description' - doesn't really do what one think it would.
If I hide a category or sub, the image count still shows, no matter what, on top of it, then in the right side category view, it shows alright but without title, just the thumbnail.
Not exactly user friendly, unless one has huge thumbnails so they can see what it actually is.

Am surprised that there is not already a collapsable menu navigation.
Right now my sight looks unprofessional with so many open categories/sub categories.
I like my galleries well organized, ergo subs.

Do the 2.1 versions adress such issue?