[Bug]: Mac M3 - UI Mode has to be reopened several times in order to interact with tests or buttons

[itz4blitz]

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Version

1.43.0

Steps to reproduce

1. Issue exists in any playwright project on m3 macbook
2. Sometimes when opening the playwright UI mode, the buttons and other elements require me to click 2-3+ times to select an item
3. If I close and restart UI mode, it eventually goes away

Expected behavior

I open Playwright UI mode and I can interact with all elements

Actual behavior

Sometimes I have to click 2-3+ times on an element to interact with it - but more often than not, I have to close and reopen the UI mode repeatedly until this behavior disappears.

Additional context

No response

Environment

System:
    OS: macOS 14.4.1
    CPU: (12) arm64 Apple M3 Pro
    Memory: 114.52 MB / 18.00 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 21.7.2 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.2/bin/node
    npm: 10.5.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v21.7.2/bin/npm
  IDEs:
    VSCode: 0.33.1 - /usr/local/bin/code
  Languages:
    Bash: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  npmPackages:
    @playwright/test: ^1.43.0 => 1.43.0

[itz4blitz]

A video was too large to upload. Here's a link to the issue where you can see more clearly the problem:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bx0T4mQcAeOg6nFpad1W9l98eF4CtFnC/view?usp=sharing

[mxschmitt]

Looks weird! Could you try updating to v1.44.0?

This also happens when you create a new project like its done in the getting started?

[itz4blitz]

Looks weird! Could you try updating to v1.44.0?

This also happens when you create a new project like its done in the getting started?

Thanks for the response. I've updated my project to 1.44.0.

I also took your suggestion and created a new project and I am seeing the same issue.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkVEcirSJ0RTKgCETKmgTg9knmWcG-sZ/view?usp=sharing

My only solution is to close and re-open UI mode until the elements can be interacted with as expected.

[yury-s]

This interaction is very sluggish, does Activity Monitor or DevTools on the UI mode page show anything interesting?

[yury-s]

We need more information to act on this report. Please file a new one and link to this issue when you get back to it!

[FaizanMostafa]

It takes all the memory available in my system and usage a large swap. My system has crashed once. I use m3 with 18gb ram.