Code Editors Are Empty or Read-Only

In some cases, code editor fields such as Type and Default expression may appear empty, black, or read-only.

This issue is typically caused by the browser’s shared worker for the Lowgile instance no longer functioning correctly.

The problem commonly affects embedded code editors used throughout Lowgile, including:

• Entity property types,
• Default expressions,
• Scripts,
• Event handlers, and
• Expressions.

Symptoms

You may experience one or more of the following issues:

• Code editor fields appear completely black or empty,
• The editor cursor does not appear,
• Typing is disabled,
• The field behaves as read-only,
• Syntax highlighting disappears, or
• Changes cannot be saved.

Fix in Chrome

1. Open the following URL in Chrome:

chrome://inspect/#workers

2. Open the Shared workers section.
3. Locate the shared worker that matches the URL of your Lowgile instance.
4. Click terminate.
5. Refresh the Lowgile browser tab.

After the shared worker restarts, the code editor fields should become editable again.

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Attention

Do not click inspect unless you want to open the shared worker console. To resolve the issue, click terminate on the shared worker entry, then refresh Lowgile.

Additional Notes

• This issue is browser-side and is not caused by Lowgile permissions.
• Reloading the page alone will more than likely not resolve the issue.
• Restarting the shared worker is usually sufficient.