GNU bug report logs - #11515
Letters flow right to left when reaching the bottom of my screen

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Message #8 received at 11515 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: Trevor Vartanoff <tv <at> codepuzzles.org>
Cc: 11515 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11515: Letters flow right to left when reaching the bottom of
 my screen
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:09:11 -0400

tags 11515 unreproducible moreinfo
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Trevor Vartanoff <tv <at> codepuzzles.org> writes:

> When I type until I reach the bottom right of the screen and keep
> going, Emacs often types in reverse, producing useless gibberish.
>
> This happens on Win 7 and Debian, even with a blank .emacs file.
>
> Usually I only stumble over this when typing with extremely large font
> size on a 1920x1200 monitor, with 8-12 lines fitting on the
> screen. But it can happen with as many as 20 lines.
>
> Here's a demo video of the behavior on Debian with a blank .emacs
> http://youtu.be/CYLD8jO3aPs

I couldn't reproduce this on a recent (24.5) Emacs, the description is a
bit unclear (I tried increasing the font a few times, then started
typing random letters) and the video is not available.

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