# Problems with window format

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [April 24, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463 "2026-04-24T14:01:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Evolvingcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Evolvingcoder](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Evolvingcoder)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463/1 "2026-04-24T14:01:48Z")

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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?

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**Author:** ![Evolvingcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Evolvingcoder](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Evolvingcoder)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463/3 "2026-04-24T14:06:21Z")

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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”

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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463/4 "2026-04-24T17:02:38Z")

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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.

`:)`

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**Author:** ![Evolvingcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Evolvingcoder](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Evolvingcoder)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463/5 "2026-04-27T21:01:11Z")

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Hello glv. thank you!! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463/6 "2026-05-01T04:33:02Z")

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> [@Evolvingcoder](#):
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> then press “Increase Indent”

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.

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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463/7 "2026-05-01T15:37:18Z")

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> [@Evolvingcoder](#):
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> Hello glv. thank you!!

You are welcome!

> [@Evolvingcoder](#):
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> I cannot see what is on the left side of the window. It simply seems like my code disappears

I have found a way to reproduce this.

Open a sketch and move the scroll bar to the center:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/1/b/1bb635c72264a354eaf2ad46ef2e36ae98caa23d.png)

Maximize the sketch window and the scroll bar dissapears:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/5/7/5728d2cac38d5f12b8078f3a80276a50a4cc8de2.png)

The “Home” key will left-align the view.

Tested with Windows 10.

Reference:  
_[Home key - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_key)_

`:-)`

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**Author:** ![sableraph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/sableraph/32/251_2.png) [@sableraph](https://discourse.processing.org/u/sableraph)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-window-format/48463/8 "2026-05-02T09:27:11Z")

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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 🙏