MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown
Moving cursor with Cmd + arrow create strange behavior
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Description
When moving the cursor with cmd + arrow and starting to type, I often get the cursor to move inside the word in front of which I'm typing. I then need to delete everything and type again.
Am I the only one?
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue in MacDown by moving the cursor with Cmd+arrow and typing immediately afterward. Trace the editor's cursor movement and insertion behavior, then verify that typing starts at the intended position without moving inside the preceding word.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, objective-c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100