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Document opened with range does not scroll to show selected range #1703
Description
What Happened?
Opening a document from the commandline with the -g option to select a certain range does not always show the specified document with the selected range in view if to do so scrolling is required.
Steps to Reproduce
Open Code with a command line in the form
io.elementary.code -g [START-LINE].[START_COL]-[END-LINE].[END-COL] <file-path>
Notice that the start of the selection is not always in view.
Expected Behavior
The view should show the specified selected range.
OS Version
8.x (Circe)
OS Architecture
amd64 (on most hardwares)
Session Type
Secure Session (Wayland, This is the default)
Software Version
Latest release (I have run all updates)
Log Output
Hardware Info
No response
Activity
Dipanshusinghh commentedon May 18, 2026
@jeremypw .,
I hadd like to work on this.
The selected range appears to be applied correctly,
but the view is not always scrolling to keep the selection visible;.
jeremypw commentedon May 18, 2026
@Dipanshusinghh PR #1704 is meant to fix this issue.