hi Andrew,

Thanks for your reply. I will put my answers in between the quotes.

A) If you go to the Help menu | Utilities | Display flash messages, this will show you a log of recent messages. Do you see gibberish there?

Yes, all the lines with tips are gibberish: **** New Session started at : 3-3-24 16:32:33
- Tip: ˛{˝ÿ˛q˝∆˛`˝Ø˛M˝ê˛<˝v˛.˝i˛ ˝a˛˝X˛‚¸O˛—¸A˛Ã¸1˛ø¸&˛≠¸&˛£¸4˛•¸B˛¶¸B˛ö¸9˛ã¸-˛¸˛n¸˝˝^¸Ë˝Z¸‰˝Z¸Ú˝Y¸˛X¸ ˛Q¸ı˝P¸fi˝]¸‘˝b¸◊˝[¸·˝R¸Â˝J¸Ê˝B¸È˝H¸‚˝V¸—˝a¸√˝b¸∏˝W¸Ø˝F¸∑˝E¸ƒ˝W¸≈˝g¸º˝n¸™˝s¸ò˝n¸ô˝b¸•˝[¸™˝^¸≠˝g¸¨˝p¸ú˝u¸ã˝z¸Ü˝¸à˝Ç¸è˝Ö¸î˝ä¸é˝ê¸Ç˝ [3-3-24 16:25:49]

B) What language is your OS?

English

C) Are you using the English, Italian, German, or French version of Band-in-a-Box?

English

D) Which specific build of Band-in-a-Box do you have?

Band-in-a-Box® for Macintosh
Version 2023 (707)
64 bit application

As mentioned earlier, this gibberisch started in version 2021. I contacted support about it, but no solution was provided.

Hope you can help,
kind regards,
Martin