# UI error of the cursor

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** layout\
**Created:** [March 23, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588 "2026-03-23T08:18:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![lovefleuret](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/lovefleuret/32/76553_2.png) [@lovefleuret](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lovefleuret)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588/1 "2026-03-23T08:18:27Z")

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workbench.activityBar.orientation

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/4/8/48a335381890aa0b7024cedd6cbfdb1503a838d7.png)

Under this setting, there will be an error in the UI layout.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588/2 "2026-03-23T08:18:35Z")

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Hi there!

We detected that this may be a bug report, so we’ve moved your post to the **Bug Reports** category.

To help us investigate and fix this faster, could you edit your original post to include the details from the template below?

> **Bug Report Template - Click to expand**
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> **Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?**
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> - Cursor IDE
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> ```auto
> IDE:
> Version: 2.xx.x
> VSCode Version: 1.105.1
> Commit: ......
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> CLI Version 2026.01.17-d239e66
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> **Does this stop you from using Cursor?**
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> - Yes - Cursor is unusable
> - Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor
> - No - Cursor works, but with this issue

The more details you provide, the easier it is for us to reproduce and fix the issue. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![lovefleuret](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/lovefleuret/32/76553_2.png) [@lovefleuret](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lovefleuret)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588/4 "2026-03-23T08:19:03Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/4/6/464a2b343147b6b04617f3710262baf977869fa9.png)

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588/5 "2026-03-23T08:31:21Z")

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Hey, this is a known bug in version 2.6.20 - when setting `workbench.activityBar.orientation: vertical`, a blank block/gap appears at the bottom of the sidebar. The team is aware, fixes are prepared, and they should be included in the next update.

I’m closing this as a duplicate of an existing report: [Interface bug, extra color area](https://forum.cursor.com/t/interface-bug-extra-color-area/155113)

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588/6 "2026-03-23T08:31:39Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Interface bug, extra color area](https://forum.cursor.com/t/interface-bug-extra-color-area/155113)

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ui-error-of-the-cursor/155588/7 "2026-03-23T08:31:46Z")

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