Bug 503295

Summary:	Cursor offset when typing
Product:	[Applications] konsole	Reporter:	Alpha-Craft <knolld00>
Component:	font	Assignee:	Konsole Bugs <konsole-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	minor	CC:	john.kizer
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.04.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Alpha-Craft 2025-04-24 15:55:09 UTC

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SUMMARY
The cursor is sometimes offset from its actual intended position when typing.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Konsole
2. Start typing lowercase and uppercase letters as well as spaces
3. Eventually the cursor is offset

OBSERVED RESULT
The cursor is not at its intended position

EXPECTED RESULT
It should be at exactly its intended position

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora KDE 41
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.8.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The font I am using is JetBrainsMono, but it also appears to be the same with other fonts as I have tried.

Comment 1 John Kizer 2025-04-24 19:16:31 UTC

Hi - does editing your Konsole profile to turn off "Word mode" - from within the Edit Profile dialog, go to the Appearance page and the Complex Text Layout tab - help in this case?

(Referencing issues like https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459398 and https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494788 )

Thanks!

Comment 2 Alpha-Craft 2025-04-26 21:44:53 UTC

(In reply to John Kizer from comment #1)
> Hi - does editing your Konsole profile to turn off "Word mode" - from within
> the Edit Profile dialog, go to the Appearance page and the Complex Text
> Layout tab - help in this case?
> 
> (Referencing issues like https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459398 and
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494788 )
> 
> Thanks!

Yes. Sorry that it took me this long. Disabling word mode resolves this character offset, but this should work normally with word mode. A regression?

Comment 3 John Kizer 2025-04-27 00:09:15 UTC

Thanks for confirming - this seems like it might be either a monospace font version of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=459398 , or - if that font does in fact vary its character widths slightly - another instance of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=483292 . 

Could you please capture a screenshot or screencast example of how it's rendering on your device, and attach that to this report?

And for context, word mode is disabled by default going forward in Konsole, as described here: https://invent.kde.org/utilities/konsole/-/merge_requests/1044 

Thanks!

Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2025-05-12 03:46:55 UTC

🐛🧹 ⚠️ This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information, then set the bug status to REPORTED. If there is no change for at least 30 days, it will be automatically closed as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.

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Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2025-05-27 03:47:34 UTC

🐛🧹 This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. Closing as RESOLVED WORKSFORME.