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From: Friedrich Lohmueller
Subject: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 05:58:42
Message: <5056f452$1@news.povray.org>
using POV-Ray 3.7 RC6 64bit for Windows
I have problems in the POV-Ray editor with 'backspace':

When using backspace at the beginning of a line
it does not only kill the return/line feed but also
everything of the line what's beneath the upper line.

Sample: (here '|' is used for the current cursor position!)

//--------------------------------------
texture { pigment{ Red }
|         normal { bumps 0.5 scale 0.1 }
//--------------------------------------

hitting backspace results in:
//--------------------------------------
texture { pigment{ Red }| 0.5 scale 0.1 }
//--------------------------------------

and not as expected:
//--------------------------------------
texture { pigment{ Red }|         normal { bumps 0.5 scale 0.1 }
//--------------------------------------

with 3.6.2 and with RC3 (latest old beta I found on my computers)
this was no problem!

Can anybody confirm this strange behavior or
help me, if I'm too stupid for resolving this problem?

Friedrich

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homepage: http://www.f-lohmueller.de/
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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 07:23:50
Message: <50570846@news.povray.org>
I confirm this, but only when line above contains text. If the line 
above is an empty line, backspace seems to work correctly.

Thomas


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 08:00:41
Message: <505710e9$1@news.povray.org>
Am 17.09.2012 13:23, schrieb Thomas de Groot:
> I confirm this, but only when line above contains text. If the line
> above is an empty line, backspace seems to work correctly.

Can't confirm this here; can you two please post your editor preferences 
settings?


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From: Friedrich Lohmueller
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 10:47:47
Message: <50573813$1@news.povray.org>
Am 17.09.2012 14:00, schrieb clipka:
> Am 17.09.2012 13:23, schrieb Thomas de Groot:
>> I confirm this, but only when line above contains text. If the line
>> above is an empty line, backspace seems to work correctly.
>
> Can't confirm this here; can you two please post your editor preferences
> settings?
>
Note: behavior does not change by reinstalling the program.

My settings from
  Options->Editor window->editor preferences settings:

 >Language/Tabs_:
   auto indent: Off,
   tabs: 4, convert to spaces,
   language,: POV-Ray
 >Keybord:
   all key assignments are
   unchanged since installation!
   The only items containing 'Backspace' are:
    DeletBack   Backspace
                Shift Backspace
    Undo        Alt + Backspace
                Ctrl + Z
    WordDeleteToStart Ctrl + Backspace
 >Misc: off:  1. Smooth scrolling
        off:  6. Confine caret to text
        on:   all others.

Friedrich


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 13:45:37
Message: <505761c1$1@news.povray.org>
On 17/09/2012 10:58 AM, Friedrich Lohmueller wrote:
> using POV-Ray 3.7 RC6 64bit for Windows
> I have problems in the POV-Ray editor with 'backspace':
>
> When using backspace at the beginning of a line
> it does not only kill the return/line feed but also
> everything of the line what's beneath the upper line.
>
> Sample: (here '|' is used for the current cursor position!)
>
> //--------------------------------------
> texture { pigment{ Red }
> |         normal { bumps 0.5 scale 0.1 }
> //--------------------------------------
>
> hitting backspace results in:
> //--------------------------------------
> texture { pigment{ Red }| 0.5 scale 0.1 }
> //--------------------------------------
>
> and not as expected:
> //--------------------------------------
> texture { pigment{ Red }|         normal { bumps 0.5 scale 0.1 }
> //--------------------------------------
>
> with 3.6.2 and with RC3 (latest old beta I found on my computers)
> this was no problem!
>
> Can anybody confirm this strange behavior or
> help me, if I'm too stupid for resolving this problem?
>
> Friedrich
>

I do *not* confirm this.

What I get when I follow Friedrich's instructions is:

//--------------------------------------
texture { pigment{ Red }0.5 scale 0.1 }
//--------------------------------------

My editor preferences setting are virginal, untouched from installation 
of 3.6 maybe 3.5.



-- 
Regards
     Stephen


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From: Le Forgeron
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 14:22:51
Message: <50576a7b$1@news.povray.org>
Le 17/09/2012 19:45, Stephen nous fit lire :
> 
> What I get when I follow Friedrich's instructions is:
> 
> //--------------------------------------
> texture { pigment{ Red }0.5 scale 0.1 }
> //--------------------------------------
> 
> My editor preferences setting are virginal, untouched from installation
> of 3.6 maybe 3.5.
> 

Please remember the "|" was used as the "flashing cursor" (well, the
editing cursor)

So, it seems that the problem is at least real for you too, Stephen.
(the catch is "normal { bumps" get deleted )

Could you please also states your Windows version ?
(32/64 bits, XP/2008/Vista/7/8, or other)


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From: Le Forgeron
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 14:31:32
Message: <50576c84$1@news.povray.org>
Le 17/09/2012 20:22, Le_Forgeron nous fit lire :

> Could you please also states your Windows version ?
> (32/64 bits, XP/2008/Vista/7/8, or other)

I can even confirm it under Wine (Ubuntu 12.04, fresh povray-for-windows
install, in a new document)


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 15:22:27
Message: <50577873$1@news.povray.org>
On 17/09/2012 7:22 PM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Please remember the "|" was used as the "flashing cursor" (well, the
> editing cursor)
>
> So, it seems that the problem is at least real for you too, Stephen.
> (the catch is "normal { bumps" get deleted )
>

Indeed, you are right. It has been a long day. I misread the text.

> Could you please also states your Windows version ?
> (32/64 bits, XP/2008/Vista/7/8, or other)

Win 7 home premium 64 bit PovRay RC6 32 bit

-- 
Regards
     Stephen


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 17 Sep 2012 16:37:06
Message: <505789f2$1@news.povray.org>
Am 17.09.2012 14:00, schrieb clipka:
> Am 17.09.2012 13:23, schrieb Thomas de Groot:
>> I confirm this, but only when line above contains text. If the line
>> above is an empty line, backspace seems to work correctly.
>
> Can't confirm this here; can you two please post your editor preferences
> settings?

Confirmed here, too; I hadn't actually run the official POV-Ray 3.7 RC6 
binary, but my own compile, and apparently hadn't re-built the editor 
DLL for quite a while.

I'm investigating.


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: RC6 win: backspace problem
Date: 18 Sep 2012 03:31:15
Message: <50582343$1@news.povray.org>
On 17-9-2012 14:00, clipka wrote:
> Can't confirm this here; can you two please post your editor preferences
> settings?
>

Identical to Friedrich, with the exception that auto indent is set to 
copy from previous line.

Thomas


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