Bug 368218

Summary: cursor not accurate on rtl language like persian and arabic
Product: [Applications] kate Reporter: zahir.i1994
Component: applicationAssignee: KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: safa1996alfulaij
Priority: NOR    
Version: 16.04.1   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
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Description zahir.i1994 2016-09-03 22:50:17 UTC
in occasion like when copy and paste a rtl language text like persian in kate, cursor not accurate and it seem always one character behind where it is. 
for example when i put cursor between ش and خ in word مشخص , and press delete, i expect to delete خ but in reality its delete letter ص.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. copy any persian or arabic language text and paste it in kate. 
2. put cursor on a word.
3. press delete or space button.

Actual Results:  
kate delete or put space one character ahead of where cursor is. 
for example when i put cursor between ش and خ in word مشخص , and press delete, its delete letter ص.

Expected Results:  
when i put cursor between ش and خ in word مشخص , and press delete, i expect to delete خ instead of ص.
Comment 1 Safa Alfulaij 2016-09-10 18:00:05 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 367722 ***