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List:       kmail-devel
Subject:    Bug#37718: message editor line wrapping problem
From:       rega+kdebugs () leader-bg ! com
Date:       2002-02-01 2:37:31
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Package: kmail
Version: KDE 2.2.2 
Severity: wishlist
Installed from:    Mandrake RPMs
Compiler:          Not Specified
OS:                Linux
OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified

I noticed a strange wrapping behavior when editing a new email with the default text \
editor used by KMail.

Cut-and-paste the following text:
<cut>
xxxxxxxx, xxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxx, xxxx xxxxx xxxx x xxxxxxxx (xxxxxxxx) xxxxxxx. x.x., \
xxxxxxx xxxx x xxxxxx-xxx, xxxxxxx > xxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxx 

<cut>

This problem happens with the default line width (75 chars, not sure).

Note, that the text above has been wrapped by the bugs-kde systems differently, in \
the text editor there are two lines, the firt ending with the closing parenthesis and \
a space after it, the second line has the rest of the x-ses, and a space at the end, \
then un empty line. (if you cannot reproduce, please email me, I will send you a file \
attachment with the text properly formatted to reproduce the bug.)

Now, the following strange things happen:
1. If you hit "End" (the keyboard button) and go to the end of the first line, the \
cursor will be after the space, if you hit left-arrow-button, then \
right-arrow-button, that is go one char left then one char right, you will notice you \
are at the beginning of the next line, as if the space on the previous one did not \
exist. The latter, in my opinion, is the right behaviour, hitting End should have \
sent you right after the closing parethesis not after a space. 2. Hit End on the \
first line, you are after the space, now hit Del, notice the possition of the cursor \
is one character past the parethesis, where it should have been right after it. Also, \
if you hit "Undo" imediatelly after Del, it will split the word in the wrong place 3. \
Position the cursor right before "x.x." on the secont line, hit Enter/NewLine, \
suddenly the first word on the second line is sent to the end of the first line, I \
think if that was possible, the word should not have been wrapper to the next line in \
the first place. To confirm that, hit Backspace to erase the NewLine character, the \
word comes down again.

Hmm, trying to get a clean test case, I can no longer reproduce (3)... But (1) and \
(2) are easy to reproduce, just type a long sentance and let the text editor wrap \
several lines, try it on the first line, you should be able to reproduce.

I guess these intructions are not very clear, please mail me a the sample text if \
needed.

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)

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