Since latest updates when I hit backspace in Kate at the beginning of a line, the entire line above it is deleted, affects Kate and Kwrite, so presumably a severe ktexteditor issue. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Write "Test" in a file and hit return so the cursor is now on a new line 2. Hit backspace OBSERVED RESULT The "Test" line is deleted EXPECTED RESULT The cursor moves to the end of the "Test" line SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS KDE Applications Version: 19.07.70 (git) KDE Frameworks Version: 5.59.0 (git) Qt Version: 5.12.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION No, I'm not in VI mode :)
Git bisect suggests bcba8991413622ecec690a2c4ee033f47ef680a5 "Review del/backspace" as culprit
Git commit 7e739920fd230dc451e0bea25b96a9d92e708b68 by loh tar. Committed on 28/05/2019 at 15:54. Pushed by lohtar into branch 'master'. Don't delete entire previous line by backspace in pos 0 Bug introduced by bcba8991413622ecec690a2c4ee033f47ef680a5 Sorry, for the hassle, I hope it's OK now. Differential Revision: https://phabricator.kde.org/D19785 M +3 -1 src/document/katedocument.cpp https://commits.kde.org/ktexteditor/7e739920fd230dc451e0bea25b96a9d92e708b68
Btw, was this in a released KF5 version or just in master? I am asking since if this is in a released gKF5 version, we should send a mail to kde-distro-packagers@kde.org to make packagers aware of this regression and fix.