Bug in Script Editor related to Dynamic Word Wrap

[zvrastil]

There's an irritating bug in Script Editor, when View / Dynamic Word Wrap is switched on. Consider you're editing a long line, so it's wrapped to for example 3 lines in the editor. You're typing at the end of the line and it just wrapped to fourth line. Now, start deleting text with the backspace. Once the line is shortened so it again takes only 3 lines, cursor jumps to the beginning of the line and you're suddenly deleting previous paragraph.

regards, Zbynek

[Nocturnal]

Does anyone really edit scripts in the provided editor? I prefer to use the same editor as much as possible.

[Juan Conejero]

I can confirm this bug. I discovered it in 1.6.9, but unfortunately forgot to fix it in 1.7.0. It is now fixed in the next version 1.7.2, which will be released really soon.

Sorry for the inconvenience. Workaround: don't use Backspace in paragraphs spreading across multiple editor lines with the  dynamic word wrap feature enabled; use Delete which does not have this bug.

Does anyone really edit scripts in the provided editor?

Yes, I use it all the time to edit JavaScript scripts and PIDoc files in PixInsight.

[zvrastil]

Thanks Juan.

Does anyone really edit scripts in the provided editor?

I do as well. For script, I like the possibility to compile & run, for PiDoc, it gives me syntax highlight I'd have to manually add to other editor.

[Juan Conejero]

While we release a new version, there is a good workaround to this bug:

- Open the Script Editor window.

- From the editor's menu, select Edit > Preferences.

- On the Script Editor Preferences window, uncheck the 'Backspace unindents' option.

- Click the OK button.

With that option disabled, the backspace bug no longer happens. Hope this helps.