Gedit view window buggy
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Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver LTS
Gedit 3.28.1
I have just upgraded from U14.04 to 18.04. Gedit is now unusable because of a buggy view port:
- When you scroll a long document, text scrolling up is superimposed on the previous view until it becomes a mass of wriggly scribbles.
- Clicking on the text to position the cursor, and then using the arrow keys to move left/right/up/down leaves ghost images of the cursor between the letters.
- If you insert text within a line, the inserted text appears to overwrite the existing text; however, the existing text moves along to extend the line but simultaneously overwrites the existing text leaving illegible scribbles (like scrolling above).
Also hate the new menu bar layout in Gnome. Please restore all the menus and options the way they were. (This actually applies to all apps that use the window manager to draw the menus. Apps like LibreOffice that handle the menus themselves still look normal.)
gnome gedit menu text viewports
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Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver LTS
Gedit 3.28.1
I have just upgraded from U14.04 to 18.04. Gedit is now unusable because of a buggy view port:
- When you scroll a long document, text scrolling up is superimposed on the previous view until it becomes a mass of wriggly scribbles.
- Clicking on the text to position the cursor, and then using the arrow keys to move left/right/up/down leaves ghost images of the cursor between the letters.
- If you insert text within a line, the inserted text appears to overwrite the existing text; however, the existing text moves along to extend the line but simultaneously overwrites the existing text leaving illegible scribbles (like scrolling above).
Also hate the new menu bar layout in Gnome. Please restore all the menus and options the way they were. (This actually applies to all apps that use the window manager to draw the menus. Apps like LibreOffice that handle the menus themselves still look normal.)
gnome gedit menu text viewports
asked Feb 13 at 2:17
Hedley FingerHedley Finger
1671217
2
The last paragraph is not related to the question and is something that is not within the purview of Ask Ubuntu.
– DK Bose
Feb 13 at 2:48
You are having an issue with your graphics driver.
– vanadium
Feb 13 at 8:19
If it's the graphics driver, why aren't other apps affected: Kate, emacs, console, etc.? Even Notepad++ running on Wine is not affected.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 14 at 5:07
How big is the document where you see these problems? How many bytes, how many lines, and also how long is the longest line? But yeah, generally I have found Gedit to be poor for large documents, and I prefer Kate for those cases.
– oliver
Feb 18 at 16:05
Oliver A couple of lines to many pages -- it makes no difference -- all will be corrupted.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 20 at 22:23
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Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver LTS
Gedit 3.28.1
I have just upgraded from U14.04 to 18.04. Gedit is now unusable because of a buggy view port:
- When you scroll a long document, text scrolling up is superimposed on the previous view until it becomes a mass of wriggly scribbles.
- Clicking on the text to position the cursor, and then using the arrow keys to move left/right/up/down leaves ghost images of the cursor between the letters.
- If you insert text within a line, the inserted text appears to overwrite the existing text; however, the existing text moves along to extend the line but simultaneously overwrites the existing text leaving illegible scribbles (like scrolling above).
Also hate the new menu bar layout in Gnome. Please restore all the menus and options the way they were. (This actually applies to all apps that use the window manager to draw the menus. Apps like LibreOffice that handle the menus themselves still look normal.)
gnome gedit menu text viewports
asked Feb 13 at 2:17
Hedley FingerHedley Finger
1671217
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver LTS
Gedit 3.28.1
I have just upgraded from U14.04 to 18.04. Gedit is now unusable because of a buggy view port:
- When you scroll a long document, text scrolling up is superimposed on the previous view until it becomes a mass of wriggly scribbles.
- Clicking on the text to position the cursor, and then using the arrow keys to move left/right/up/down leaves ghost images of the cursor between the letters.
- If you insert text within a line, the inserted text appears to overwrite the existing text; however, the existing text moves along to extend the line but simultaneously overwrites the existing text leaving illegible scribbles (like scrolling above).
Also hate the new menu bar layout in Gnome. Please restore all the menus and options the way they were. (This actually applies to all apps that use the window manager to draw the menus. Apps like LibreOffice that handle the menus themselves still look normal.)
gnome gedit menu text viewports
gnome gedit menu text viewports
asked Feb 13 at 2:17
Hedley FingerHedley Finger
1671217
asked Feb 13 at 2:17
Hedley FingerHedley Finger
1671217
asked Feb 13 at 2:17
Hedley FingerHedley Finger
1671217
asked Feb 13 at 2:17
Hedley FingerHedley Finger
1671217
asked Feb 13 at 2:17
Hedley FingerHedley Finger
1671217
1671217
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The last paragraph is not related to the question and is something that is not within the purview of Ask Ubuntu.
– DK Bose
Feb 13 at 2:48
You are having an issue with your graphics driver.
– vanadium
Feb 13 at 8:19
If it's the graphics driver, why aren't other apps affected: Kate, emacs, console, etc.? Even Notepad++ running on Wine is not affected.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 14 at 5:07
How big is the document where you see these problems? How many bytes, how many lines, and also how long is the longest line? But yeah, generally I have found Gedit to be poor for large documents, and I prefer Kate for those cases.
– oliver
Feb 18 at 16:05
Oliver A couple of lines to many pages -- it makes no difference -- all will be corrupted.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 20 at 22:23
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show 1 more comment
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The last paragraph is not related to the question and is something that is not within the purview of Ask Ubuntu.
– DK Bose
Feb 13 at 2:48
You are having an issue with your graphics driver.
– vanadium
Feb 13 at 8:19
If it's the graphics driver, why aren't other apps affected: Kate, emacs, console, etc.? Even Notepad++ running on Wine is not affected.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 14 at 5:07
How big is the document where you see these problems? How many bytes, how many lines, and also how long is the longest line? But yeah, generally I have found Gedit to be poor for large documents, and I prefer Kate for those cases.
– oliver
Feb 18 at 16:05
Oliver A couple of lines to many pages -- it makes no difference -- all will be corrupted.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 20 at 22:23
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The last paragraph is not related to the question and is something that is not within the purview of Ask Ubuntu.
– DK Bose
Feb 13 at 2:48
The last paragraph is not related to the question and is something that is not within the purview of Ask Ubuntu.
– DK Bose
Feb 13 at 2:48
You are having an issue with your graphics driver.
– vanadium
Feb 13 at 8:19
You are having an issue with your graphics driver.
– vanadium
Feb 13 at 8:19
If it's the graphics driver, why aren't other apps affected: Kate, emacs, console, etc.? Even Notepad++ running on Wine is not affected.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 14 at 5:07
If it's the graphics driver, why aren't other apps affected: Kate, emacs, console, etc.? Even Notepad++ running on Wine is not affected.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 14 at 5:07
How big is the document where you see these problems? How many bytes, how many lines, and also how long is the longest line? But yeah, generally I have found Gedit to be poor for large documents, and I prefer Kate for those cases.
– oliver
Feb 18 at 16:05
How big is the document where you see these problems? How many bytes, how many lines, and also how long is the longest line? But yeah, generally I have found Gedit to be poor for large documents, and I prefer Kate for those cases.
– oliver
Feb 18 at 16:05
Oliver A couple of lines to many pages -- it makes no difference -- all will be corrupted.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 20 at 22:23
Oliver A couple of lines to many pages -- it makes no difference -- all will be corrupted.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 20 at 22:23
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The last paragraph is not related to the question and is something that is not within the purview of Ask Ubuntu.
– DK Bose
Feb 13 at 2:48
You are having an issue with your graphics driver.
– vanadium
Feb 13 at 8:19
If it's the graphics driver, why aren't other apps affected: Kate, emacs, console, etc.? Even Notepad++ running on Wine is not affected.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 14 at 5:07
How big is the document where you see these problems? How many bytes, how many lines, and also how long is the longest line? But yeah, generally I have found Gedit to be poor for large documents, and I prefer Kate for those cases.
– oliver
Feb 18 at 16:05
Oliver A couple of lines to many pages -- it makes no difference -- all will be corrupted.
– Hedley Finger
Feb 20 at 22:23