i've loaded xcode but when i try to open it i just get a tag above the icon but nothing starts. any suggestions?

thanks!

you were right. i had to close my other app (chrome) and restart xcode, then it appeared on the menu bar. i don't quite understand what i get by clicking xcode on the menu bar, it's not the same as what the dock starts, but i'm sure i can handle it now. again, thanks!

No, I don’t get the Xcode menu bar. The Mac acts like it is about to start Xcode, but then nothing. I don’t even know how to get to the program to make possible adjustments. Neither finder nor launchpad will start it, nor, as I said, will the Mac menu bar.

let me first say i greatly appreciate your help. unfortunately i still cant run xcode.

i'm running mac os10.14.6 (mohave) on a mac mini (late 2012). i'm not sure about the version of xcode, but it's the latest from the app store. when i first installed xcode, it ran fine, but i restarted it several times to keep in sync with a tutorial i was running. each time i restarted it, i deleted the associated project file. on my last attempt it asked me if i wanted to close the startup screen produced by xcode. i did close the screen. after that nothing worked, but if i right-click xcode on the menu bar, it shows all of the prior project files, even though they no longer exist. clicking on these files does nothing except make the popup go away. incidentally, right-clicking on the menu and then clicking "options" produces no new results.

thinking that maybe my xcode source was corrupted, i deleted it and reloaded from the app store. the new version does exactly the same thing as my previous version, including showing the previous project file names when i right-click xcode (i obviously have a Microsoft mouse and keyboard).

yes, i mean the dock. i don't know what you mean by "little dot". when i ckick the xcode icon, it bounces a few times, then goes back to its appearance before i clicked it. but if i right-click before i click to open, it gives the "open" option, while right clicking after i try to open, it gives the "hide" and the "quit" options. i guess this means it is (or thinks it is) running, but i don't see it anywhere.

i'm afraid i'm a complete novice when it comes to mac.

i just purchased and upgraded the mac mini, i haven't obtained an apple keyboard or mouse yet because the wireless microsoft versions work though they aren't labeled like the apple versions. for instance, i don't know which key is "command". but thanks, i will try to get the screenshot and post it later if i don't have a resolution.

no need to apologize, you are right i am completely stumped. but i don't see xcode at the top of the screen. the line with the apple icon currently lists chrome file edit view history bookmarks people windos and help. do i have to close chrome to see something else?

i've been using microsoft for the past 20 years. it will take me a while to figure out how to get cuts of screen shots and insert them into this message.