Hi people.
I have just started using Processing but already run into problem.
I cannot see what is on the left side of the window. It simply seems like my code disappears… Also if I copypaste anything on a new line, the first letters in the text disappears.
Anybody who knows how I can make my code on the left “appear” again?
Oh nevermind, I figured it out. I just needed to use the “edit” bottom in the top of the screen and then press “Increase Indent”
glv
April 24, 2026, 5:02pm
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Hello @Evolvingcoder ,
I have run into this issue before.
There should be a scroll bar to move it back but it is not present sometimes.
For Windows 10 I simply hit the “Home” key and I am back in business.
:)
This is not a good solution because the indent is meant to increase the readability of the code.
Lines that are dependent of other lines have a bigger indent.
Try it with ctrl-t which gives you automatically indent.
glv
May 1, 2026, 3:37pm
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Evolvingcoder:
Hello glv. thank you!!
You are welcome!
I have found a way to reproduce this.
Open a sketch and move the scroll bar to the center:
Maximize the sketch window and the scroll bar dissapears:
The “Home” key will left-align the view.
Tested with Windows 10.
Reference:
Home key - Wikipedia
:-)
Thanks @glv for investigating. That’s clearly a bug! If you don’t mind reporting this opening an issue on GitHub that’d be much appreciated