RStudio editor pane blank and not interactive

In RStudio, File -> New File -> (any option) opens a window, but the window is grey and I can't type in it. Restarting my computer and reinstalling RStudio did not change this.

Note that R, and all other aspects of RStudio, seem to function fine.

  • Macbook Pro with M1 chip
  • MacOS Sonoma 14.5
  • RStudio 2024.04.2+764
  • R 4.3.2

Any ideas how to fix this?

Did RStudio work correctly in the past but then stop accepting text, or had it never worked correctly?

It worked correctly previously - I last used it perhaps two months ago.
I don't think I updated it between the last time I used it successfully and now, but I could be wrong. I definitely updated the OS and other things in that time.

I would try resetting RStudio's state as described here: https://support.posit.co/hc/en-us/articles/200534577-Resetting-RStudio-Desktop-s-State. Reinstalling RStudio does not automatically reset the state.

This appears to have worked, thanks!

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