IDE 2 unwanted cursor movement

ptillisch · December 3, 2022, 10:06am

Hi @CARTERK.

The Arduino IDE developers are tracking this bug here:

github.com/arduino/arduino-ide

Cursor randomly jumps to beginning of line

opened 09:50AM - 06 Jul 21 UTC

tomotvos

topic: code type: imperfection

### Describe the problem While editing, the cursor sometimes randomly jumps t…o the beginning of a new line ### To reproduce 1. Edit sketch 2. Usually when typing a new line, cursor will jump to beginning of next line 3. Seems to be related to auto-indent with tabs ### Expected behavior The cursor should not jump around and stay where I am typing ### Arduino IDE version 2.0.0-beta.7 ### Operating system macOS ### Operating system version Big Sur ### Additional context #### Additional reports - https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/1669 - https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/1534 - https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/1364 - https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/476 - https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/810#issuecomment-1030400240 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/cursor-jumping-problem/1023535 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-unwanted-cursor-movement/1060945 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-ide-2-0-0-beta-12-weird-auto-newlines/920733 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/misunderstood-ide-behaviour/1053246 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/cursor-sometimes-moves-to-the-next-line-on-its-own/1035617 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/cursor-jumps-to-left-of-page/1033841 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/just-tried-ide2-for-first-time-tab-key-is-a-nightmare/990842 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/editor-an-unsolvable-problem/989876 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/autosave-messes-with-cursor-position/1046625 - https://forum.arduino.cc/t/random-line-returns/1081720 <a name="workaround"></a> #### Workaround 1. Open the "**Command Palette**" via the <kbd>**Ctrl**</kbd>+<kbd>**Shift**</kbd>+<kbd>**P**</kbd> (<kbd>**Command**</kbd>+<kbd>**Shift**</kbd>+<kbd>**P**</kbd> for macOS users) keyboard shortcut. 1. Select the "**Preferences: Open Settings (UI)**" command. 1. A "**Preferences**" tab will now open in the Arduino IDE main panel. In the "**Search Settings**" field, type `files.trimAutoWhitespace` 1. Uncheck the checkbox next to the "**`☑` Remove trailing auto inserted whitespace.**" setting. 1. Click the **X** icon on the "**Preferences**" tab. ### Issue checklist - [X] I searched for previous reports in [the issue tracker](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues?q=) - [X] I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest [nightly build](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software#nightly-builds) - [X] My report contains all necessary details

I'll provide instructions for the simple workaround that was discovered by an Arduino forum member:

Open the "Command Palette" via the Ctrl+Shift+P (Command+Shift+P for macOS users) keyboard shortcut.
Select the "Preferences: Open Settings (UI)" command.
A "Preferences" tab will now open in the Arduino IDE main panel. In the "Search Settings" field, type editor.trimAutoWhitespace
Uncheck the checkbox next to the "☑ Remove trailing auto inserted whitespace." setting.
Click the X icon on the "Preferences" tab.

Please let me know if you have any questions or problems while following those instructions.

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