Xcode 13/14 -- Interface Builder Forgets State

Whenever I switch away from a Nib file and then come back to it, Interface Builder "resets" its state. That is, the left-hand outlineView that shows the structure of an IB document collapses to a stupid "minimized" width and the canvas has scrolled away from the view/window I had selected before switching away from IB.

This has been a constant issue in Xcode 13 and persists in Xcode 14 Beta 2. Is anyone else seeing this behavior?

I have filed multiple Radars about it over the last year and not one has gotten a response (shocking, I know).

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Details:

  1. I have already deleted Xcode's preferences, caches, and the entire ~/Library/Developer folder. No change.

  2. The issue happens on a BRAND-NEW project, so it's not a problem with a certain project's Xcode config file.

  3. I can reproduce the problem 100% of the time on two separate Macs.

  4. I am running Monterrey 12.4

Using Xcode 14.3 and I have not seen this issue. I have seen other issues with Nib files but not that one.