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RE: [platform-text-dev] Patch proposal
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> I would like to submit a patch for something I consider a
> bug, but want to
> run it by the list before I spend any time on it.
>
> In an editor, you can Ctrl+Arrow Up/Down to scroll the window
> without moving
> the caret position. The problem comes in when the caret
> scrolls off screen
> and then you hit an arrow key (without Ctrl) and the window
> jumps back to
> where the caret is.
>
> What I think should happen is once the caret hits the first
> or last visible
> line (depending on which way you are scrolling) it should not go any
> further. Instead the caret should bump one line at a time as
> necessary to
> keep it visible.
>
> Thoughts? Comments? Green Light?
>
> Ron
A co-worker of mind just suggested another possible way for this to work
that seems reasonable. When Ctrl scrolling, don't move the caret at all,
i.e. the caret stays in the same spot relative to the upper left corner of
the window.
Ron
