[fpc-pascal] Re: Text IDE, the displayed cursor position

[Reinier Olislagers]

On 1-3-2013 15:03, Ebeling wrote:
> I am a low-level-user, who uses fpc only occasionally for small programs
> and only with 10 % of its functionality.  For my purposes, the text IDE
> seems to be adequate. But I stumble upon a basic functionality:  the
> displayed cursor-position. 
> 
> When I start a new program by clicking the button "new",  the cursor
> stands in the upper left corner, but its position is displayed as
> "1:976".  
> 
> This magic column number may be the difference between 2000 and 1024. 
<snip>
> I would be happy,  if someone could confirm my observations or give me a
> hint, what I am doing wrong. 

I remember an item on the bugtracker about cursor position. You might
want to search that. As far as I remember, a patch was attached which
you could try.