Bug#350755: gedit: weird behaviour of the END key in the presence of spaces at the end of the line

[Loïc Minier]

tags 350755 + fixed-upstream upstream confirmed
retitle 350755 [2.14] smart END / HOME keys suck
thanks

        Hi,

On Tue, Jan 31, 2006, Piotr Engelking wrote:
> Version: 2.10.5-2
> In the presence of spaces at the end of the line, pressing the END key
> causes the cursor to jump between the end of the line and the end of the
> last word of the line. This is non-standard and very confusing, as it
> replaces the usual non-modal behaviour with a modal one, which forces the
> user to monitor the position of the cursor in situations it is normally not
> neccessary.

 Meanwhile, upstream reverted that "smart HOME / END keys" feature in
 the 2.13 series targetted at GNOME 2.14.  The new behavior moves to the
 end of the line prior to any remaining white space.  Feel free to
 comment on this at:
    http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326006

   Cheers,

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Loïc Minier <lool at dooz.org>
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