@BinaryBush do you only see it at a fractional scaling value and not at a proportional one? (like 200%)
Thanks,
Jonathan C
Hi Jonathan,
Yes this is the case. 200% works fine, 150% does not.
EDIT: It seems I may have made that conclusion too soon, after using it at 200% for a few minutes this issue returned.
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Any new progress on this bug? Using a 4k monitor at 100% zoom level is taking it’s toll on my eyes.
@jcoffman @BinaryBush I’m also experiencing this issue on 8.1.2 with a 4K monitor set to 150% scaling. I looked through the release notes for 8.1.3-7 but didn’t see any mention of this, so not sure if its been fixed or not. I also changed the scaling on my 1200p and 1080p monitors to 125% and the issue then shows up as well, but are fine at 100%. So I believe it is a scaling issue, maybe Java related? Additionally the 200% scaling does seem to work for me on my 4K monitor.
This does seem to be an x-axis issue and oddly enough, it gets worse the further along the x-axis I travel with the mouse cursor. If I click on a line in a script library within the first 10 characters, it seems to be accurate, but as I move to the right that is when I click and the cursor appears 2-3 characters to the right of where I clicked. The further right I go the worse that character offset gets. Additionally, if I launch a designer this issue isn’t present right away, but after a few minutes it starts acting up.
I also launched a 7.9.x designer and I have no issues.
Yes this is the exact issue I have, and no it is not fixed in 8.1.7.
You should do some more testing with 200% scaling, in my tests, it went okay for a little while but as I scrolled further down a script it started to present itself again.
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Hello,
Soft Bump
Experiencing the same issue, and it is utterly annoying. Cursor simply does not end up where you click, but offsets x amount of characters to the right.
Affected setups:
1920x1080 150% DPI
3840x2160 150% DPI
Only in 100% & 200% DPI it works fine.
As a work around we change DPI to 200% when scripting, but our fancy 4K 32" monitor real-estate is lost this way. And I specifically purchased these monitors to show all panels when editing while keeping a full preview on the preview window.
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This bug is still present, tried to delete the cache as well. Been using 4K monitors many years now. Is it not the new standard?
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This happens to me as well. I’ve noticed that if you zoom in your script area the accurate improves a little
Any news?
Scaling 100% is to small, 200 % is to big.
The editor used for scripting is being replaced (hopefully as soon as 8.1.17). The new editor doesn’t have this issue.
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One day if this used Monaco, it would be an insane leap forward. Could allow for easy vs code style extension integration with js in the built in editors
EDIT: though I would think this is very pro perspective, and a bit harder for vision. Since it is a web based thing that would fit better in electron or something like the chromium preview than in a swing popup.
Not to revive this old topic, but is there any progress on this? Got a new laptop and was working on my normal desktop monitors without issue, then went on the road and was having issues. Since one of the first things I did was upgrade my Docker instance to 8.1.39 to play with (before even opening the designer today), and I was having the issue described here. This caused me to think it was 8.1.39, so connected to older gateways and had the same issue. Then remoted into a different server through RDP and had no issues even with 8.1.39. That's when I found this, and see that only 100% and 200% really work, but 100% is too small to see, and 200% is way too big (although as I get older I'll probably want more things at 200%) 
I am also having this issue editing expressions in 8.1.39. Shows the correct cursor placement flash but typing is a few characters off. Set display to 200%, issue went away. Guess I have an excuse for bigger screens now
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