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Bug 256752 - Setting caret with mouse does not update last column for keyboard navigation
Summary: Setting caret with mouse does not update last column for keyboard navigation
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: editor
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Actions/Menu/Toolbar (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Miloslav Metelka
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Reported: 2015-11-24 01:22 UTC by matthies
Modified: 2015-11-24 01:22 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description matthies 2015-11-24 01:22:31 UTC
Steps to reproduce:
1) Open a file with many long lines (e.g. a log file).
2) Move the caret to a specific column (e.g. column 20) using the keyboard.
3) Move the caret up and down using the keyboard => the caret will move along that column (column 20).
4) Place the caret in a different column (e.g. column 40) by clicking with the mouse in that columen.
5) Move the caret up and down using the keyboard => the caret will jump back to the previous column (column 20) and remain there.

Expected behavior: In step 5, the caret should remain in the new column (column 40) and move up and down in that column.

The current behavior is particularly inconvenient when working with plain text files with column-oriented layout.