Bug 461239

Summary:	Ctrl+Arrow key seems to shift by bytes rather than words for certain Unicode characters
Product:	[Applications] kate	Reporter:	ask4support
Component:	application	Assignee:	KWrite Developers <kwrite-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	21.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/ktexteditor/commit/be27222ae47e81733d340291bfa4b9544f03f26f	Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	A sample file An archive with a UTF-8 sample file

Description ask4support 2022-10-31 11:35:00 UTC

SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Insert a Unicode-formatted text
2. Press ctrl + left/right arrow

OBSERVED RESULT
Moving by a single letter requires two presses, selecting with ctrl + shift + arrow results in half of the letter being highlighted. 

EXPECTED RESULT
Moving to the next word.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Kubuntu 22.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.92.0
Qt Version: 5.15.3
Kernel Version: 5.15.0-43-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 4800H with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 15.0 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD RENOIR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 ask4support 2022-10-31 11:35:33 UTC

Created attachment 153351 [details]
A sample file

Comment 2 ask4support 2022-10-31 11:37:41 UTC

Comment on attachment 153351 [details]
A sample file

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Comment 3 ask4support 2022-10-31 11:39:56 UTC

Created attachment 153352 [details]
An archive with  a UTF-8 sample file

Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2022-10-31 12:38:07 UTC

A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/ktexteditor/-/merge_requests/438

Comment 5 Christoph Cullmann 2022-10-31 18:14:53 UTC

Git commit be27222ae47e81733d340291bfa4b9544f03f26f by Christoph Cullmann, on behalf of Waqar Ahmed.
Committed on 31/10/2022 at 18:14.
Pushed by cullmann into branch 'master'.

CamelCursor: Improve complex unicode handling

M  +4    -1    autotests/src/camelcursortest.cpp
M  +15   -3    src/view/kateviewinternal.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/ktexteditor/commit/be27222ae47e81733d340291bfa4b9544f03f26f