microsoft / microsoft/pxt-microbit
Offline App: "Start Both Tutorials Side-by-Side" Link Is Broken on Hot or Cold Localhost Page
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Description
Describe the bug
In the micro:bit Offline App, the "Start both tutorials side-by-side" link on the Hot or Cold localhost page is broken. Clicking the link opens a localhost URL that displays a "File not found." error instead of launching the two tutorials side-by-side as intended.
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Download and launch the Microsoft MakeCode Offline App.
- Navigate to the Radio Games category.
- Select the Hot or Cold project card and click Show Instructions.
- Open the Hot or Cold localhost project page.
- In the Tutorials section, click "Start both tutorials side-by-side".
- Observe the opened page.
Actual behavior
Clicking "Start both tutorials side-by-side" opens a localhost URL that displays a "File not found." error page.
Expected behavior
The "Start both tutorials side-by-side" link should launch both tutorials correctly and provide the same functionality as the online version.
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Additional context
1.OS: Windows 11 25H2 & Mac Mini M2 macOS Tahoe 26.5.2
2.makecode.microbit.org version: 9.0.5
3.Microsoft MakeCode version: 13.0.4
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start from the Hot or Cold project page's Tutorials section and trace how the "Start both tutorials side-by-side" URL is generated for the Offline App. Compare it with the working online version, then verify that the localhost link resolves and opens both tutorials side-by-side.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 58/100