# Anki window blank

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-window-blank/16733>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 16, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-window-blank/16733 "2022-01-16T21:19:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gvorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@gvorst](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gvorst)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-window-blank/16733/1 "2022-01-16T21:19:13Z")

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The issue manifests as everything but the main window content being visible when I start Anki. The menu bar is visible, and when I open settings, everything there is visible, and the syncing window is visible when I sync. If I press s (shortcut for going into a deck), it’s still blank. When pressing a for adding a card, the adding card-window is partly blank, see attached photo. When I move from one view to another, such as on starting or on trying to go into a deck with the s key, the content part of the window (below menu bar) blinks white once.

System is Arch Linux, wm is dwm. I’ve tried setting different Qt themes.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/3/3e8387b5b7b017b736f138751f21d1a5bfb32bb6.png)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/2X/0/00d746b9ae39a301c924b0d55271169d4e0b2ae8.png)

Running from command line, I get some errors. It’s basically this repeating multiple times:

```auto
  File "/usr/bin/anki", line 19, in <module>
    aqt.run()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aqt/ __init__.py", line 437, in run
    _run()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aqt/ __init__.py", line 616, in _run
    mw = aqt.main.AnkiQt(app, pm, backend, opts, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aqt/main.py", line 131, in __init__
    self.finish_ui_setup()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aqt/main.py", line 182, in finish_ui_setup
    self.toolbar.draw()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/aqt/toolbar.py", line 48, in draw
    self._body % self._centerLinks(),
  File "/home/simon/.local/share/Anki2/addons21/24411424/custom_shortcuts.py", line 562, in cs_toolbarCenterLinks
    tip=tr(TR.ACTIONS_SHORTCUT_KEY, val=config_scuts["main stats"]),
  File "/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/anki/_backend/ __init__.py", line 155, in __call__
    traceback.print_stack(file=sys.stdout)
please use tr.message_name() instead of tr(TR.MESSAGE_NAME)

```

Does the error message look related to the error? Anki doesn’t crash.

Potentially related to these topics (although they are on mac):

forums ankiweb net/t/see-nothing-when-i-open-anki-on-mac/7014  
forums ankiweb net/t/anki-opens-but-all-windows-are-blank/8920

Sorry, not allowed to post links but you can figure out what it’s supposed to be.

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**Author:** ![kleinerpirat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/kleinerpirat/32/19863_2.png) [@kleinerpirat](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kleinerpirat)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-window-blank/16733/2 "2022-01-16T22:02:11Z")

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Have you tried installing the official packaged build from [https://apps.ankiweb.net/](https://apps.ankiweb.net/)?

See: [Third party Linux packages and source builds are not supported / Anki Ecosystem / Knowledge Base - AnkiMobile/AnkiWeb Support](https://anki.tenderapp.com/kb/anki-ecosystem/third-party-linux-packages-and-source-builds-are-not-supported)

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**Author:** ![gvorst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@gvorst](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gvorst)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-window-blank/16733/3 "2022-01-16T22:29:46Z")

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That’s a good suggestion. I installed the official package and the content is there again.

I still get the same error output in terminal when running Anki. Anki also seems to ignore my Qt theme even when I start it with something like `QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=Breeze anki`

The problem I asked about is solved to, so I’m closing.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-window-blank/16733/4 "2023-05-01T04:36:03Z")

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