Sidepanel position issue (empty gap at the bottom) when Activity Bar is set to vertical mode

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

After upgrading to the latest version ( 2.6.20), when the activity bar is set to vertical mode, there is a big gap at the bottom of the side panel, which does not match the theme color. Even when all the panels are expanded, it stays there still.

Steps to Reproduce

Set the activity bar to vertical mode.

Expected Behavior

No gap at the bottom like in the horizontal tab view.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.20
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

A post was merged into an existing topic: Interface bug, extra color area