# Undo in text edit wipes the screen

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/undo-in-text-edit-wipes-the-screen/56035>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [May 11, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/undo-in-text-edit-wipes-the-screen/56035 "2026-05-11T05:31:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![northwestagency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@northwestagency](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/northwestagency)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/undo-in-text-edit-wipes-the-screen/56035/1 "2026-05-11T05:31:32Z")

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This has happened repeatedly… I am editing text. Then hit Command-Z to undo something. The whole window becomes neutral gray and I cannot see the elements on the page any more. They are technically there, because if I save the project then relaunch, things pop up again. But i have to be sure to save immediately and relaunch.

Weird nonetheless.

On a similar note, it sure would be nice to have autosave options in preferences (auto-save never, or autosave every XX minutes). I have lost work more than once.

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**Author:** ![AngusMac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@AngusMac](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/AngusMac)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/undo-in-text-edit-wipes-the-screen/56035/2 "2026-05-12T11:45:19Z")

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I have also encountered this behaviour… and the same relaunch ‘solution’.

One thing I have noticed with Command-Z undos is that they don’t work _within_ the text-editor — but strangely they do work if you click out of the text-editor and then select the outline of the text before hitting the Command-Z undos.

Definitely weird.

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**Author:** ![chet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/chet/32/35396_2.png) [@chet](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/chet)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/undo-in-text-edit-wipes-the-screen/56035/3 "2026-05-12T11:58:10Z")

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The workaround for now is to make sure you have clicked outside of the text box and Cmd-Z should work as expected.

I’m sure it’s on the list of refinements to make.

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**Author:** ![northwestagency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@northwestagency](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/northwestagency)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/undo-in-text-edit-wipes-the-screen/56035/4 "2026-05-14T12:34:05Z")

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I still get screen blanks even when clicking out of the text editor. It’s not predictable, sometimes it happens, sometimes not.