# Brush component doesn't appear to draw anymore (2022.2.5 -\> 2023.2.3

**URL:** <https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/brush-component-doesnt-appear-to-draw-anymore-2022-2-5-2023-2-3/38268>\
**Category:** Builder\
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/brush-component-doesnt-appear-to-draw-anymore-2022-2-5-2023-2-3/38268 "2024-01-18T12:55:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![schluppeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.psychopy.org/schluppeck/32/40584_2.png) [@schluppeck](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/schluppeck)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/brush-component-doesnt-appear-to-draw-anymore-2022-2-5-2023-2-3/38268/1 "2024-01-18T12:55:53Z")

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If this template helps then use it. If not then just delete and start from scratch.

**OS** MacOS 12.7.2  
**PsychoPy version** 2023.2.3  
**Standard Standalone? (y)** When running python based experiment  
**What are you trying to achieve?:** running basic-brush demo

**What did you try to make it work?:** clone project, open up in builder

**What specifically went wrong when you tried that?:**  
in older version, basic brush demo shows trace / path of where the mouse was - on new version of psychopy, path does not get drawn / does not show up

used this code:

> **[Rebecca Hirst / basic-brush](https://gitlab.pavlovia.org/lpxrh6/basic-brush)**
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> Basic demo of using and storing data from a brush component online

Ta!

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**Author:** ![TParsons](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.psychopy.org/tparsons/32/8301_2.png) [@TParsons](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/TParsons)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/brush-component-doesnt-appear-to-draw-anymore-2022-2-5-2023-2-3/38268/2 "2024-01-19T12:32:36Z")

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We have a fix for this, just haven’t done a release since then, so it’ll be in 2024.1.0 🙂 [BF: Fix bug whereby Brush wouldn't pick up on mouse clicks by TEParsons · Pull Request #6056 · psychopy/psychopy · GitHub](https://github.com/psychopy/psychopy/pull/6056)

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**Author:** ![schluppeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.psychopy.org/schluppeck/32/40584_2.png) [@schluppeck](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/schluppeck)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/brush-component-doesnt-appear-to-draw-anymore-2022-2-5-2023-2-3/38268/3 "2024-01-19T13:32:15Z")

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Ah thanks for speedy update… That’s great!