Cursor is frequently being updated, removing and adding functionality, moving panels from one side to the other without any input from me. Is this normal?
One day my Agent Panel is on the left. Another day it is on the right. And today it is on the left. This is within 2 months (since I started using Cursor).
I just want to know if my Cursor schizophrenic? Is it bipolar? Is all of this intentional?
Regardless, it keeps switching around the panels without my consent. Is there at least an option to toggle the placement back to where I am used to?
This has long been an issue with their UX (or lack thereof) team. They like to constantly switch up where things are and change features that you’re used to. It’s incredibly frustrating.
Check out my other post, the solution there addresses the issue here. It turns out I was unaware these were two separate modes. I must have clicked on the try button to try out the new layout. It would have helped if they made the option easy to find. Switching to the original mode also brings back the original layout.
Glad you figured it out, Peter, and thanks for coming back to share the fix.
For anyone who hits the same thing, here’s the quick gist: in Cursor 3.x, a new Agents Window Glass opens by default, and the familiar layout is the classic Editor Window. That’s why it feels like the panels moved. It’s actually two different modes.
@Morneplaine here’s how to get the usual layout back:
Ctrl+Shift+P > Open Editor Window. You can also switch between windows with Ctrl+Shift+N.
To make Editor Window open by default: Cursor Settings > Agents > turn off Open Agents Window on Startup. After that, it’s best to restart.
One more thing: if chat got forced to the right and Cmd+E stopped working, that was a temporary rollout and it got reverted. Fully quit Cursor with Cmd+Q, open it again, and update to the latest version. The layout should come back.
Let me know if anything still doesn’t go back to normal.
Thanks for helping! The Ctrl + Shift + N opened a window on my left and then I had to close the agent first window on the left for the new one on the right to take over as the main window.
I understand switching up the UI. Tbh, I do the same at my workplace. Just wanted to put in my opinion where I strongly desire the left hand side to be the file structure. And no matter how much agentic ai I use. And I use a lot. I still want to be able to read code and see the code. Just a note.