Greatly simplified code using angular animation and ng-show

h/css/common.scss

@@ -1220,8 +1220,9 @@ h3.stream {
   right: 0;
   z-index: 4;
 
-  &.hidden {
-    display: none;
+  &.ng-hide {
+    top: 0;
+    display:block!important;
   }
 }
 

h/js/controllers.coffee

@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ class App
     annotator, authentication, baseURI, streamfilter, viewFilter
   ) ->
     {plugins, host, providers} = annotator
-    
-    #This must be set so the view sort controller can autohide. 
-    $scope.show_search = false
-    $scope.show_view_sort = false
 
     $scope.$watch 'auth.personas', (newValue, oldValue) =>
       unless newValue?.length
@@ -708,13 +704,6 @@ class Viewer
         {sort:'Location'}]
     $scope.predicate = 'updated'
     $scope.reverse = true
-    $scope.hidden = 'hidden'
-
-    $scope.$watch 'show_view_sort', (newValue, oldValue) ->
-      if newValue == true
-        $scope.hidden = ''
-      if newValue == false
-        $scope.hidden = 'hidden'
 
     $scope.focus = (annotation) ->
       if angular.isArray annotation