Re: [Nano-devel] Character count bug in 2.2.2+

[Chris Allegretta]

Hi Robert,

Okay, as of r4544 hopefull you won't see that behavior on auto-indent.
 Thanks much for the report!

On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Robert Spanjaard <address@hidden> wrote:
> There's a bug in the status line character count when auto-indent is on,
> in the version I'm using, which is 2.2.2 under Ubuntu 10.04. I haven't
> read anything about a fix in the release notes of later versions, so I
> assume the bug still exists.
>
> If you hit Enter, the number of characters to the right of the cursor is
> also added to the character count. That shouldn't happen.
>
> Here's an example:
>
> Put Nano in auto-indent mode.
>
> Enter the following line:
>
>   12345x789
>
> The total character count is now 12, if you included the leading spaces
> and you haven't hit Enter yet.
>
> Now, position the cursor at the end of the first line, and hit Enter. The
> character count increases by 4, as expected: 3 spaces and a newline. So
> the character count is now 16.
>
> Now, position the cursor at x, and press Enter again. Suddenly, the
> character count increases by 8 instead of 4. The actual number of
> characters is 20 (try moving the cursor beyond the 20th character), but
> the status line says there are 24 characters.
>
> This only happens in auto-indent. It doesn't matter at which moment you
> switch auto-indent on or off (or back on again).
>
> --
> Regards, Robert                                      http://www.arumes.com
>
>
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