Weird text voodoo in Panther

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shatteringglassshatteringglass
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in macOS edited January 2014
Text renders weirdly in Panther, especially Safari 1.1. Sometimes, the insertion point doesn't match up with the text that is being typed. Like, after typing for a while in a text field, there would be a large gap between the insertion point and a letter that was just typed.



Weird.

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  • Reply 1 of 14
    blueflameblueflame Posts: 89member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by shatteringglass

    Text renders weirdly in Panther, especially Safari 1.1. Sometimes, the insertion point doesn't match up with the text that is being typed. Like, after typing for a while in a text field, there would be a large gap between the insertion point and a letter that was just typed.



    Weird.



    As I recall, that *was* a bug in the old builds.



    I will say no more, but insinuate much.



    Blueflame
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  • Reply 2 of 14
    xoolxool Posts: 2,460member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by shatteringglass

    Text renders weirdly in Panther, especially Safari 1.1. Sometimes, the insertion point doesn't match up with the text that is being typed. Like, after typing for a while in a text field, there would be a large gap between the insertion point and a letter that was just typed.



    Weird.



    Today I encountered this bug too. For me it was in Safari after working heavily all day. It impacted all open Safari windows, but not other applications. I quit Safari and started it again and the problem was resolved.
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  • Reply 3 of 14
    shatteringglassshatteringglass Posts: 176member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Blueflame

    As I recall, that *was* a bug in the old builds.



    I will say no more, but insinuate much.



    Blueflame



    Umm, no.



    I am using Panther 10.3, not a developer version.
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  • Reply 4 of 14
    blueflameblueflame Posts: 89member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by shatteringglass

    Umm, no.



    I am using Panther 10.3, not a developer version.



    Forgive me then, as I have yet to experience this bug.



    Blueflame
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  • Reply 5 of 14
    pensievepensieve Posts: 661member
    I've had this problem on occasion too. There are some weird graphical things going on in Panther. Nothing too annoying, but anyway...
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  • Reply 6 of 14
    nijiniji Posts: 288member
    sorry, but i had this just happen to me in Mail.app.

    i place the cursor at one point, begin typing, type a few characters, then the pointer goes to the bottom of the page.

    something is wrong in panther.
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  • Reply 7 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Feedback

    Feedback

    Feedback!!



    The only way your problems will be solved.
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  • Reply 8 of 14
    pensievepensieve Posts: 661member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Brad

    Feedback

    Feedback

    Feedback!!



    The only way your problems will be solved.



    Wha?!?! There's a way to submit feedback?
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  • Reply 9 of 14
    the generalthe general Posts: 649member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Brad

    Feedback

    Feedback

    Feedback!!



    The only way your problems will be solved.



    no no no... there is always another solution...







    DRINK! DRINK UNTIL ALL IS MESSY AND BLURRY!

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  • Reply 10 of 14
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    It's not just Panther. I've seen it in Safari 1.0 on 10.2.8. *Rarely*, but it's there.
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  • Reply 11 of 14
    ichromaichroma Posts: 27member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by The General

    no no no... there is always another solution...







    DRINK! DRINK UNTIL ALL IS MESSY AND BLURRY!





    spare your cash. stay sober, osx's anti-aliasing will do the rest.
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  • Reply 12 of 14
    shatteringglassshatteringglass Posts: 176member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ichroma

    spare your cash. stay sober



    Too late.
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  • Reply 13 of 14
    fawkesfawkes Posts: 80member
    I've seen this too, but only after diddling with FontBook. I wonder if doing so borks test services for apps that are open when fonts are activated/deactived. Now I quit and restart all my apps after modifying my active fonts and I haven't seen the problem since.
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  • Reply 14 of 14
    kcmackcmac Posts: 1,051member
    I think Fawkes is correct. I was in FontBook resolving duplicates. When I was done, Safari started showing text on top of each other on some web sites.



    Turned off Safari, (got the beachball). Restarted Safari and everything is back to normal.
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