Jabref: Cursors jumps to the beginning

Created on 2 Feb 2020  路  32Comments  路  Source: JabRef/jabref

Using JabRef 5.* dev (29th January 2020).

I intensivly use the "comments" field to add my own notes to the entries. So there is often a lot of text and lines in it.

While typing it often happens that the cursor jumps back to the first line and first column.

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There have been multiple reports on the errors. They have more or less the same underlying reason (gui access from other thread). Comes from saving/backup manager.

picture Siedlerchr on 6 May 2020
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On Windows 10 I cannot reproduce the error. Could you also please try the latest snapshot and report your OS?

Siedlerchr picture Siedlerchr on 9 Feb 2020

I am confused.
Somebody asked me (on a GitHub issue) to record a video about this behavior.
I did and uploaded it here/somehwere (?).

Maybe it was a forked repo?

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 9 Feb 2020

I got it. I was totally stumped about reading to much Issues the same time. ;)
I posted the video on the wrong Issue.

5904 - entry window - cursor jump.zip

The zip file contains an avi-file (recorded with MS PowerPoint 2016 and converted with Avidemux) and the bib-file generated while the recording. The video is recorded on Windows 10. But I can also reproduce the behaviour with Debian 10.

What you can see in the video: The first jumps of the cursors looks like that they are somehow connected to my Strg+S pressing. But later the jumps ocure also without saving. There is also a nice Exception.
btw: I totally ignore exceptions in the current state of JabRef because they appear so often in so many cases.

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 9 Feb 2020

@Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz Wasn't this meant as an answer to this question?

https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5079#issuecomment-581174352

AEgit picture AEgit on 10 Feb 2020

I do not understand your question.

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 10 Feb 2020

I am referring to this:

I am confused.
Somebody asked me (on a GitHub issue) to record a video about this behavior.
I did and uploaded it here/somehwere (?).

Maybe it was a forked repo?

(https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5904#issuecomment-583892624)

and this:

I got it. I was totally stumped about reading to much Issues the same time. ;)
I posted the video on the wrong Issue.

(https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5904#issuecomment-583894638)

Isn't this video meant as a response to the question made here:
https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5079#issuecomment-581174352

?

AEgit picture AEgit on 10 Feb 2020

Correct. The video was not an answer to #5079 . Because of that I removed the video and my comment from there.

I am not sure how this confusion could happened. ;)

The video is for this (#5904) Issue to demonstrate the problem.

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 10 Feb 2020

Ah, cheers! Sorry for the confusion.

AEgit picture AEgit on 10 Feb 2020

I can reproduce this issue if one places a whitespace at the end of the comment and saves the library with ctrl+s

Edit: This actually happens with every field

Ka0o0 picture Ka0o0 on 12 Feb 2020
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Can still reproduce with windows nightly from 24.02.2020

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 25 Feb 2020

I have the same issue on Windows 10 (10.0 amd64) with JabRef 5.0--2020-03-06--2e6f433 and Java 13.0.2.

On my system, the following approach reproduces the issue:

  1. Create new entry
  2. Go to 'Comments' field
  3. Press Enter once
  4. Keep pressing any key, e.g. a

After about 400 keystrokes (the number varies) the cursor jumps to the beginning of the comments field.

If I press Spacebar instead of Enter in Step 3, I get an uncaught exception, again after about 400 keystrokes:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException
    at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl.replaceText(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior.TextAreaBehavior.replaceText(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior.TextInputControlBehavior.defaultKeyTyped(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior.TextInputControlBehavior.lambda$keyMapping$62(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.inputmap.InputMap.handle(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler$NormalEventHandlerRecord.handleBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventDispatcher.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEventImpl(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.event.Event.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.Scene$KeyHandler.process(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.Scene.processKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.Scene$ScenePeerListener.keyEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler$KeyEventNotification.run(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler$KeyEventNotification.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler.lambda$handleKeyEvent$1(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumToolkit.runWithoutRenderLock(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler.handleKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.glass.ui.View.handleKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.glass.ui.View.notifyKey(Unknown Source)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
    at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
EliasBRL picture EliasBRL on 14 Apr 2020

I have the same (or at least similar) issue. However there is a popup error too.

JabRef 5.0--2020-03-09--6bff936
Linux 5.3.0-51-generic amd64 
Java 13.0.2

Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS

me@pc:~$ java --version
openjdk 11.0.7 2020-04-14
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.7+10-post-Ubuntu-2ubuntu218.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.7+10-post-Ubuntu-2ubuntu218.04, mixed mode, sharing)


Content of the popup:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Task must only be used from the FX Application Thread at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.concurrent.Task.checkThread(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.concurrent.Task.isRunning(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/org.controlsfx.control.textfield.AutoCompletionBinding.onUserInputChanged(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/org.controlsfx.control.textfield.AutoCompletionBinding.setUserInput(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.autocompleter.AutoCompletionTextInputBinding.setUserInputText(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.autocompleter.AutoCompletionTextInputBinding.lambda$new$0(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper$Generic.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl$TextProperty.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl$TextProperty.markInvalid(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl$TextProperty.controlContentHasChanged(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl.lambda$new$0(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper$SingleInvalidation.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextArea$TextAreaContent.insert(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl.replaceText(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl.filterAndSet(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl$TextProperty.doSet(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl$TextProperty.set(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl$TextProperty.set(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringProperty.setValue(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringProperty.setValue(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.BidirectionalBinding$TypedGenericBidirectionalBinding.changed(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper$Generic.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringPropertyBase.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringPropertyBase.markInvalid(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringPropertyBase.set(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringPropertyBase.set(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringProperty.setValue(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.property.StringProperty.setValue(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.util.BindingsHelper$BidirectionalBinding.updateLocked(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.gui.util.BindingsHelper$BidirectionalBinding.changedB(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper$SingleChange.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/javafx.beans.binding.ObjectBinding.invalidate(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.binding.BindingHelperObserver.invalidated(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.collections.MapListenerHelper$Generic.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.collections.MapListenerHelper.fireValueChangedEvent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.collections.ObservableMapWrapper.callObservers(Unknown Source) at org.jabref.merged.module/com.sun.javafx.collections.ObservableMapWrapper.put(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.model.entry.BibEntry.setField(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.model.cleanup.FieldFormatterCleanup.cleanupSingleField(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.model.cleanup.FieldFormatterCleanup.cleanupAllFields(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.model.cleanup.FieldFormatterCleanup.cleanup(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.logic.exporter.BibDatabaseWriter.applySaveActions(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.logic.exporter.BibDatabaseWriter.savePartOfDatabase(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.logic.exporter.BibDatabaseWriter.saveDatabase(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.logic.autosaveandbackup.BackupManager.performBackup(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.Optional.ifPresent(Unknown Source) at org.jabref/org.jabref.logic.autosaveandbackup.BackupManager.lambda$startBackupTask$2(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(Unknown Source)windows sometimes at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

remi-garcia picture remi-garcia on 6 May 2020

I also know this popup error. But I wasn't able to reproduce it stable. So I did not report it here.

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 6 May 2020

There have been multiple reports on the errors. They have more or less the same underlying reason (gui access from other thread). Comes from saving/backup manager.

Siedlerchr picture Siedlerchr on 6 May 2020
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Could you all please try this version? https://builds.jabref.org/pull/6455/merge/
I disabled autoconpletion for multiline fields as it appeared to be the reason for the error and the threading error is fixed as well.

Siedlerchr picture Siedlerchr on 11 May 2020

I did a quick test and the issue seems to be fixed! Thanks :)

I'll keep using your build and let you know if any errors occur.

EliasBRL picture EliasBRL on 11 May 2020

For me, there's no change in the "cursor bouncing to top of comment window" problem.

JabRef 5.1-PullRequest6455.385--2020-05-11--afc4fd7
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.1

notuntoward picture notuntoward on 11 May 2020

We merged the changes from the PR to master

We would like to ask you to use a development build from https://builds.jabref.org/master and report back if it works for you. Please remember to make a backup of your library before trying-out this version.

Siedlerchr picture Siedlerchr on 12 May 2020
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Still no change. The cursor bounces to the top of the comment window.

JabRef 5.1--2020-05-12--ce49261
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.1

notuntoward picture notuntoward on 12 May 2020

I can confirm, that the problem of the bouncing cursor is still present. It is particularly tedious because it jumps while writing.

The Markdown feature is awesome, however!
One slight problem I am experiencing with the Markdown extension is, that the symbol ">" is not parsed and instead I get >. This might be due to the German keyboard, though

JabRef 5.1--2020-05-18--a4f8ba3
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.1

florianHofherr picture florianHofherr on 19 May 2020

Internal idea: we check at the update of a field: if new text != old text then udpate (see binding)

koppor picture koppor on 26 May 2020

Can confirm that the curors still jumps to the beginning when saving.

JabRef 5.1--2020-05-26--0d7156b
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.1

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 28 May 2020

Interestingly, the jumping to the start seems to have disappeared in

JabRef 5.1--2020-06-15--ed96faa
Linux 5.6.0-2-amd64 amd64 
Java 14.0.1

(But I'm not quite sure yet, it is hard to trigger on purpose...)
However, I still get a "The library has been modified by another program" warning which says the comment has changed:
image

reox picture reox on 16 Jun 2020

@reox We are currently investigating this issue and discovered that it has to do with different line break characters. See #6528

Siedlerchr picture Siedlerchr on 16 Jun 2020
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Not disappeared by me. Cursor still jumps in 

JabRef 5.1--2020-06-22--403a47f
Windows 10 10.0 amd64 
Java 14.0.1
Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 23 Jun 2020

JabRef 5.1--2020-06-25--d364ffb
Linux 5.6.19-300.fc32.x86_64 amd64
Java 14.0.1

cursor still jumps

ilippert picture ilippert on 29 Jun 2020

I think i fixed the issue with cursor jumping. This might also fix the library changed.
Could you please test this version from here? https://builds.jabref.org/pull/6528/merge/

Siedlerchr picture Siedlerchr on 11 Jul 2020

thanks a lot!

JabRef 5.1-PullRequest6528.793--2020-07-11--93eaf4f
Linux 5.7.7-200.fc32.x86_64 amd64
Java 14.0.1

seems to have fixed this, tells my 10 min testing. i would post it here, if it reappears anytime soon?

ilippert picture ilippert on 12 Jul 2020
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Yes, if you encounter the problem again with that version please let us know.

Siedlerchr picture Siedlerchr on 12 Jul 2020

Can confirm the fix for this version

JabRef 5.1-PullRequest6528.793--2020-07-11--93eaf4f
Windows 10 10.0 amd64 
Java 14.0.1

https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/pull/6528

Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz picture Codeberg-AsGithubAlternative-buhtz on 14 Jul 2020

I'm on

JabRef 5.1--2020-07-20--9cd9390
Linux 5.7.0-1-amd64 amd64 
Java 14.0.2

and still have this issue :(. On some occasions the cursor will jump to the beginning of the comment field.
Should the fix be in that version already? Or do I need to fix the library file first or something like that?

reox picture reox on 24 Jul 2020

Sorry; I am afraid the issue reoccurs:
JabRef 5.2--2020-11-23--350ec1f
Linux 5.9.9-200.fc33.x86_64 amd64
Java 15.0.1

I use the Annote field to annotate the entry. And the cursor jumps occasionally back to the first line's beginning.

Should this be a new issue, or reopened here?

ilippert picture ilippert on 25 Nov 2020
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