Komodo
Code overwrite/random insertion
Short Summary
After marking some text, and copying it (Ctrl+C), then move to another place and paste it (Ctrl+V), I sometimes find the pasted string elsewhere in the current editor buffer.
Steps to Reproduce
I honestly don't know. This sounds like an infamous C/C++ style pointer error to me, but I cannot duplicate this at will.
Expected results
Well, I don't expect KomodoIDE to randomly insert data in my editor buffer :-)
Actual results
Random insertion of copied/pasted string at various places in the current edit buffer.
Platform Information
Komodo IDE, version 12.0.1, build 91869, platform linux-x86_64 Ubuntu 20.04.LTS
Additional Information
Apologies for not having more feedback on this, but it has happened 10-20 times in the past few years.
My best guess would be that it's a customization you've made to your install. I'm certain this would have been reported by now if this was occurring a vanilla install of Komodo.
Let us know if you find repro steps though.
I'm afraid the answer isn't that easy. This has happened to me on previous versions and in different environments. I don't think it ever happened under Windows (I mainly use Linux) though. Every time I've installed Komodo IDE, it's been a plain vanilla installation, albeit "customized" with one of the (stock) themes, etc. I've modified four keybindings, and that's about it.
I'm afraid the answer isn't that easy
True enough, though I didn't say it was the answer. I have no clue what might be happening and without repro steps there's not much I can do.
Is there anything I can do to help track this weird "behavior" down? Like stress testing it somehow, or if there's some way to automate this? I can't find any proper pattern to it either. The files aren't very big (anywhere from a few hundred lines to a few thousand lines), nor are they of a specific type (other than being text / source code).
The only "pattern" I can see is that it always happens, when it happens, after at least one cut 'n' paste or copy 'n' paste.
You could write a script that performs a bunch of copy and paste actions in a file and see if the file ends up in the state you expect. Should be able to do that pretty easily with the editor sdk https://docs.activestate.com/komodo/12/sdk/api/module-ko_editor.html