linebender / linebender/druid

The input cursor of TextBox is not correctly located

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Description

The bar of the input method follows the input cursor as below(Input Chinese chars into Notepad2).
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When inputting Chinese chars into the TextBox in the demo "styled_text", the input cursor is not correctly located.
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Research direction

Start by running the "styled_text" demo and reproducing Chinese input in its TextBox, comparing the input-method bar position with the input cursor. Trace the TextBox cursor and IME-position handling, then verify that the bar follows the cursor correctly during Chinese character input.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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