Re: Spaces and Insertion Point

Ron Benditt wrote:
I've noticed that when I type into an FTC and press the space bar, the insertion point does not move. It stays right close to the last non-space character that was typed. If I type a lot of spaces, the insertion point just stays at the same spot until I type something else. Then the insertion point suddenly jumps to the new and correct position when I type something beside a space. Is this a bug or is it by design? Most text editors (such as Apple Mail, which I am using to type this email) and TextEdit do not exhibit this behavior. It just seems a bit odd. I am seeing this with both Mac and Windows builds. 

This seems to be working correctly and I don't see the behavior
you are talking about.

There is one condition where it will kind of do what you are
saying when the insertion caret is at the end of a line and you
type space characters. The insertion caret will keep advancing
while you type spaces and will stop advancing when it reaches the
right margin. The spaces are being recorded internally, but not
displayed. This is how word processors work from my observations.

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