# Command prompt stuck

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/command-prompt-stuck/156822>\
**Category:** Serengeti (Rhino BETA)\
**Tags:** windows, mac\
**Created:** [March 21, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/command-prompt-stuck/156822 "2023-03-21T15:12:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Helvetosaur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/helvetosaur/32/635974_2.png) [@Helvetosaur](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Helvetosaur)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/command-prompt-stuck/156822/1 "2023-03-21T15:12:34Z")

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Was trying to get the command prompt which was docked at bottom back up to the top. Then it started really misbehaving…

[https://www.screencast.com/t/vjRRStfFKmue](https://www.screencast.com/t/vjRRStfFKmue)

And after that couldn’t even close the WIP with the X close box, had to type `Exit` at the command line.

All the panel stuff appears to be completely fubar at the moment… not ready for primetime.

[https://www.screencast.com/t/pUJXkAasHTf](https://www.screencast.com/t/pUJXkAasHTf)

And now stuck…

[https://www.screencast.com/t/hyTwJc6I3x](https://www.screencast.com/t/hyTwJc6I3x)

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**Author:** ![Helvetosaur](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/helvetosaur/32/635974_2.png) [@Helvetosaur](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Helvetosaur)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/command-prompt-stuck/156822/2 "2023-03-22T21:38:50Z")

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Hello?

I finally had to do a ToolbarReset to get the command prompt back at the top.

I can’t believe how incredibly buggy the new system is - practically impossible to dock anything where you want it.

[https://www.screencast.com/t/j6CnLxw96](https://www.screencast.com/t/j6CnLxw96)

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**Author:** ![John\_Brock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/john_brock/32/476283_2.png) [@John\_Brock](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/John_Brock)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/command-prompt-stuck/156822/3 "2023-03-22T22:33:36Z")

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Once I learned about the new little lavender docking target zones, and the drag patch on containers, I’ve not had any issues.

That said, I don’t spend much time in Mac Rhino other than bug testing and seeing if I can repeat user reported problems.

I’m running on a 2019 Intel CPU MBP with an AMD Radeon Pro 5500M

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**Author:** ![EricM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/ericm/32/478994_2.png) [@EricM](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/EricM)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/command-prompt-stuck/156822/4 "2023-03-22T22:45:00Z")

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I am learning this new system with you right now. I think you can’t get it to dock because you are trying to moving the toolbar which needs to plop onto another container:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/f/a/6/fa687652c84773bc19f22d07d28408cc0de7cd29.png)

If you want to dock it somewhere new, drag the container onto the lavender squares that appear in the corners:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/3/7/9/3799c0f66728d44b75a9ad8c161e81f466864029.png)

Your command issue might be related to mine. Command apparently is a different kind of floating panel that can get lost or lock up the UI.

> [@Floating Command Window Causes Start Up Issue](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/floating-command-window-causes-start-up-issue/156898):
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> I like having a floating command window to maximize vertical space. There are two issues restarting Rhino. First, if you let Rhino load a new file from default template, Command docks itself up top: Second, opening a file from the Recent tab of the splash screen fails to show the Command window. At first, the mouse works, but if Rhino loses and then regains window focus, the entire UI is locked out of mouse control:

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**Author:** ![wim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/wim/32/747482_2.png) [@wim](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/wim)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/command-prompt-stuck/156822/5 "2023-03-23T12:40:18Z")

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Hey Mitch -

> [@Helvetosaur](#):
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> Hello?

I suppose that, from JBs response 🙈, you can tell that our days rarely have enough hours in them to watch a bunch of videos posted on some platform. There’s nothing I can do about that, I’m afraid.  
As Eric noted, I’ve create a few YT items related to the floating command line panel, hopefully that snowballs positively…  
I’ve added notes to [RH-73767](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-73767) and [RH-73768](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-73768) to test more when fixes for those get in.  
-wim