Trackpad cursor cannot be positioned between first and second characters on a line

[etiennebacher]

I'm not sure the title is clear, but basically when you have some code like this:

my_object(
  some_arg = 1
)$foo()

I can't find a way to select the following chunk with the trackpad / mouse:

my_object(
  some_arg = 1
)

I try to click between ")" and "$" on the third line but either the cursor is positioned before ")" or after "$", never between. (The video capture software moves the cursor slightly to the right compared to where it actually is on my screen.)

my_object.Untitled-1.-.mapgl.-.Positron.2025-11-13.15-07-59.mp4

A simpler example:

a <- 1
b()

I cannot select only the following chunk:

a <- 1
b

This is just a paper cut but it's very annoying when you deal with a lot of chaining (in Python for instance).

[juliasilge]

I am not able to reproduce this problem so far. Can you say more about your operating system and version of Positron?

[etiennebacher]

Sure, here's more info (I should have included it from the start):

Positron Version: 2025.10.0 (user setup) build 199
Code - OSS Version: 1.103.0
Commit: 81d0c98
Date: 2025-10-09T17:54:48.567Z
Electron: 37.2.3
Chromium: 138.0.7204.100
Node.js: 22.17.0
V8: 13.8.500258-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

[juliasilge]

I just double-checked on Windows and I still don't observe this problem. 🤔

I don't know that this will help, but I do notice that you are a release behind. Would you want to try updating Positron? Run Positron: Check for Updates....

[etiennebacher]

Not sure how I missed the latest release, it appears to be fixed, thank you! (and sorry for not checking that)