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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0011721ScribusStory Editor / Text Framespublic2016-12-08 22:04
ReporterPeterBenedek Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status confirmedResolutionopen 
Product Version1.4.3 
Target Version1.5.4 
Summary0011721: SE defaults when switching away and back to Scribus
DescriptionThe text in the window of the story editor (CTRL-T) goes back to default after losing and regaining focus, meaning that the cursor is set before the first character of the first paragraph of the text.
It is not a serious problem in case of one or two paragraphs, but it makes work difficult in case of several hundred paragraphs.
This behavior makes search function unusable, because after closing the search window the text editor does not display the highlighted text, but the program sets the cursor in front of the first character of the first paragraph, rendering the function unusable.
Steps To Reproduce1) New document
2) Make some text frame, and put some text.
3) Open the story editor and select some text.
4) Alt+Tab -> Select an other application.
5) Alt+Tab -> Select Scribus
Result:
a) The cursor is on the first character. (Fixed in 0012091)
b) highlighting disappeared (still an issue)

Additional InformationOriginally reported by Péter Benedek.
TagsNo tags attached.
PatchNo

Relationships

related to 0012091 closedjghali Search result in Story Editor complexities (modal window problem + loses location when search dialog closed) 
related to 0010584 new Keep insertion mode after inserting glyph 
related to 0013525 closedjghali Content in SE jumps upward when switching between windows 
related to 0013688 closedjghali Text highliting in Story Editor disappears after changing font 
related to 0013934 confirmed Alt+Tab away and back to SE will reset font back to default 

Activities

bubu

2013-09-03 20:16

reporter   ~0030548

This bug is present in 1.4.3 and in trunk too.

Kunda

2015-06-30 17:38

updater   ~0035588

I can reproduce this in OSX 10.10.3 1.5.1svn r20224 by
1) New document
2) Make some text frame, and put some text.
3) Open the story editor and select some text.
4) cmd+tab (to toggle to another application)
5) cmd+tab (to toggle back to Scribus)
Highlight is disabled

This is not a problem in a text frame for example, just in Story Editor.

JLuc

2015-10-02 19:24

developer   ~0036476

Last edited: 2015-10-02 20:42

What i reproduce is : selection is lost when CTRL+TABing back to Scribus, but not quite the position...

My cursor position is not lost, but this might be because i use an OS tweak that i need for scribus use : "Give focus to window under mouse pointer". When this tweak is not ON, it requires a click on the text to give focus to the window, and of course this click places the editing cursor at the place of the click, thus loosing original editing cursor position.

It's kindof the same issue as 0010584, in different circumstances. 0010584 is why i had to install that OS tweak, to make glyph inserts and edits userfriendly.

It's not 'ecological' that scribus requires a global OS change for its correct own use.

Recall : On Ubuntu 14.04, install the Unity Tweak Tool + in the "Windows management" > "More tools" parameters, set the "Focus Behaviour" to "Auto-raise", and the "Focus mode" to "Sloppy". With such parameters, the focus is automatically given to the window the mouse hovers, thus enabling to type in the edited text frame without loosing editing place.

Kunda

2016-02-09 14:16

updater   ~0038584

Last edited: 2016-02-09 14:22

bubu,
I can't can still reproduce result "a" which is "The cursor is on the first character."
Result "b" I can reproduce the fact that highlighting has disappeared. See gif

Edit: for some reason: I can't always reproduce "a"

Kunda

2016-02-09 14:22

updater  

se-highlighting-after-alt-tab.gif (451,381 bytes)   
se-highlighting-after-alt-tab.gif (451,381 bytes)   

PeterBenedek

2016-02-15 07:23

developer   ~0038733

Last edited: 2016-02-15 13:04

0011721 original reporter: PeterBenedek

" Edit: for some reason: I can't always reproduce "a" "

0012091 --> Seems resolved!

Kunda

2016-02-15 13:04

updater   ~0038744

Peter, yup, seems like 'a' was fixed in 0012091 Thanks :)
Will change report to reflect that.

Kunda

2016-02-15 13:09

updater   ~0038746

OK, report changed.
What is left?
Result b) highlighting, aka the selected text, is terminated

mapreri

2016-03-18 23:15

developer   ~0039251

I confirm I can reproduce it on my Debian unstable box, with Qt 5.6 and scribus built out of svn r21089.

And nice to notice that 12091 fixed that other annoying thing, thanks! :)

Kunda

2016-04-09 05:06

updater   ~0039936

See 0013934

Kunda

2016-05-02 02:17

updater   ~0040696

See also 0013525

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2013-09-03 17:35 bubu New Issue
2013-09-03 20:16 bubu Note Added: 0030548
2013-09-03 21:48 jghali Product Version => 1.4.3
2015-06-30 17:38 Kunda Note Added: 0035588
2015-06-30 17:38 Kunda Patch => No
2015-06-30 17:38 Kunda Category Usability => Story Editor / Text Frames
2015-06-30 17:38 Kunda Target Version => 1.6 milestone
2015-06-30 17:39 Kunda Status new => confirmed
2015-09-17 20:08 Kunda Category Story Editor / Text Frames => Story Ed/Txt Frames
2015-09-17 20:12 Kunda Category Story Ed/Txt Frames => Story Editor / Text Frames
2015-10-02 19:22 JLuc Relationship added related to 0010584
2015-10-02 19:24 JLuc Note Added: 0036476
2015-10-02 19:25 JLuc Note Edited: 0036476
2015-10-02 19:26 JLuc Note Edited: 0036476
2015-10-02 20:42 JLuc Note Edited: 0036476
2016-01-13 02:10 Kunda Relationship added related to 0013525
2016-02-09 12:46 Kunda Relationship added related to 0013688
2016-02-09 14:15 Kunda Steps to Reproduce Updated
2016-02-09 14:16 Kunda Note Added: 0038584
2016-02-09 14:22 Kunda Note Edited: 0038584
2016-02-09 14:22 Kunda Note Edited: 0038584
2016-02-09 14:22 Kunda File Added: se-highlighting-after-alt-tab.gif
2016-02-15 07:23 PeterBenedek Note Added: 0038733
2016-02-15 13:02 Kunda Relationship added related to 0012091
2016-02-15 13:04 Kunda Note Added: 0038744
2016-02-15 13:04 Kunda Note Edited: 0038733
2016-02-15 13:07 Kunda Summary Story editor (CTRL-T) defaults when loses focus => Story editor (CTRL-T) defaults when loses focus
2016-02-15 13:07 Kunda Steps to Reproduce Updated
2016-02-15 13:09 Kunda Note Added: 0038746
2016-02-15 13:11 Kunda Target Version 1.6 milestone => 1.5.3
2016-03-18 23:15 mapreri Note Added: 0039251
2016-04-09 04:59 Kunda Relationship added related to 0013934
2016-04-09 05:05 Kunda Summary Story editor (CTRL-T) defaults when loses focus => Story Editor defaults when loses focus
2016-04-09 05:05 Kunda Description Updated
2016-04-09 05:06 Kunda Note Added: 0039936
2016-04-09 05:15 Kunda Summary Story Editor defaults when loses focus => SE defaults when switching away and back to Scribus
2016-05-01 08:10 PeterBenedek Reporter bubu => PeterBenedek
2016-05-02 02:10 Kunda Steps to Reproduce Updated
2016-05-02 02:11 Kunda Steps to Reproduce Updated
2016-05-02 02:17 Kunda Note Added: 0040696
2016-12-08 22:04 Kunda Target Version 1.5.3 => 1.5.4