# Title: Reference links show sidebar but blank main panel on macOS Ventura (Chrome)

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/title-reference-links-show-sidebar-but-blank-main-panel-on-macos-ventura-chrome/46977
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [August 18, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/title-reference-links-show-sidebar-but-blank-main-panel-on-macos-ventura-chrome/46977 "2025-08-18T21:23:53Z")
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#### Post date: [August 18, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/title-reference-links-show-sidebar-but-blank-main-panel-on-macos-ventura-chrome/46977/1 "2025-08-18T21:23:53Z")

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**Title:** Reference links show sidebar but blank main panel on macOS Ventura (Chrome)

**System:**

- MacBook (Intel) running macOS Ventura 13.7.6

- Chrome browser (latest)

- Processing 4 (issue occurs with both previous build and latest build)

**Problem:**  
When I click on reference links (e.g. _PGraphics_) from within Processing, Chrome opens a page that only shows the left-hand sidebar (“REFERENCE”) with the list of topics. The main content panel is blank.

If I click on a small grey ❌ just under the search box on the right-hand side, the correct page then loads. Once I’ve done this once, subsequent reference links work normally during that session.

**What I tried:**

- Tested both before and after installing the new Processing build (same result)

- Restarted Mac, rebooted in Safe Mode → no change

- Disabled Chrome extensions → no change

- Checked accessibility settings (low vision user; I had recently adjusted them, but resetting didn’t fix it)

- Allowed JavaScript / insecure content in Chrome site settings → no fix

- Tried iPad (Chrome) → reference works normally

- Tried p5.js references on the same Mac → they work normally

- After full shutdown/restart, occasional temporary glitches (screen inverted colors once, but went away after reboot)

**Timeline:**

- Until I got the Processing “new build available” notification, references worked normally.

- Right after that notification (before and after updating), the issue began.

- This timing coincided with me changing some macOS accessibility settings, but I don’t recall which came first.

**Summary:**

- Issue is consistent on my Intel Mac (Ventura + Chrome).

- Does not happen on my iPad (Chrome).

- Workaround: clicking the grey ❌ under the search box loads the page.

Any ideas if this is a known issue with the Processing reference site + Chrome on Intel Macs?

PS; I just noticed that this issue and solution exists when I tied to visit the Environment page