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Stuck in preferences #1077
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The Mac desktop client is great, thank you!
- Open Mac desktop client.
- Select "Desktop Settings" from the "Zulip" menu in the menubar (or type command-, )
- There doesn't seem to be a way out of this screen.
- Quit and restart application to make settings go away.
Thank you.
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Ethanol6 commentedon Feb 23, 2021
I just started using Zulip and I found this very confusing as well. The method I used was to "hard reload" from the "view" menu.
There is a simpler way.
sanfords commentedon Feb 23, 2021
The hard reload works. Thanks!
Unfortunately I have no "Organization Icon" in the left hand sidebar when the preferences are opened from command-,.
timabbott commentedon Feb 24, 2021
You can probably also use the "back" button in the bottom-left of the screen, or the Meta+Tab standard keyboard shortcut for "back" for browsers (Which the Zulip desktop app also supports).
Ethanol6 commentedon Feb 24, 2021
That's a good tip for browser use. However, the back button does not work. The only solution I've found, other than a hard reload, is to click on an organisation icon in the left side bar.
I should mention I'm using the appimage on Linux Mint 20.1.
Ethanol6 commentedon Feb 24, 2021
You do not see these icons?
sanfords commentedon Feb 24, 2021
Here's what I see:
Ethanol6 commentedon Feb 25, 2021
Toggle the sidebar on through the "View" menu or Cntrl + Shift + S. You should see the organization icons in the sidebar. While you're at it, try clicking the gear icon in the sidebar or the back arrow right above it. Those options may work as well, though they do not work for me on Linux.
sanfords commentedon Feb 25, 2021
I only have one organization so don't have that open. In any event, there should probably be a save button or an (x) or something. :-)
timabbott commentedon Mar 1, 2021
Thanks for all the discussion, folks! The fact that the sidebar is hidden for many single-users is clearly an important part of understanding the problem. I'm not sure what the right fix is, but I've tagged this with a priority label.
Fixes: zulip#1077
main: Display Sidebar(If Disabled) for single Org users \n\n Fixes zu…
main: Display Sidebar(If Disabled) for single Org users
preferences: Add X button to allow for conventional exit from prefere…
preferences: Add X button to allow for conventional exit from prefere…
johnathanz commentedon Jul 6, 2024
+1 for this issue.
On the latest Zulip mac app. There is still no way to get out of this setting screen:
only workaround is to enable the sidebar and click the org icon on top left of the side bar.
settings: Always show the sidebar in case of settings page.
settings: Always show the sidebar in case of settings page.
settings: Always show the sidebar in case of settings page.
jayesh8913 commentedon Jan 20, 2026