# Processing typing bar doesn't correspond with actual typed text!

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-typing-bar-doesnt-correspond-with-actual-typed-text/32216>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [September 12, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-typing-bar-doesnt-correspond-with-actual-typed-text/32216 "2021-09-12T11:00:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@Joost](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Joost)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-typing-bar-doesnt-correspond-with-actual-typed-text/32216/1 "2021-09-12T11:00:35Z")

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For the love of **god** if somebody could help me out, I am going insane.

In Processing 4 (beta), the typing bar | does not appear where my letters appear when typing. Instead it appears way in front of all of the code that I’m typing. See link to video here (please ignore my horrible code):  
[https://youtu.be/r-rOqGjd59k](https://youtu.be/r-rOqGjd59k)

It’s driving me insane and I can’t find anyone who seems to be experiencing the same problem. The weirdest thing is that the typing bar | isn’t even consistent with the distance from where I’m actually typing. Sometimes it may just be a character or two in front of it whilst other times it’s literally 13 characters in front of it! I’ve tried the ‘insert’ button and even went to the 4th page of google, I’m really at a loss here and as a beginner, it’s really offputting and demoralizing: I just want to be able to work smoothly and adequately! If you understand how to fix this or what might be causing this issue, please do share your information so I can get back to improving my processing skills!

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**Author:** ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-typing-bar-doesnt-correspond-with-actual-typed-text/32216/2 "2021-09-12T11:19:22Z")

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Hello,

> [@Joost](#):
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> I can’t find anyone who seems to be experiencing the same problem.

They are out there!

There is an issue open related to this:

> <https://github.com/benfry/processing4/issues/226>
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> \## Description
> 
> Display of cursor position in Editor in Windows 10 for the 4.0… alpha versions 5 and 6 is offset to the right when using OS display scaling (\>100%)
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> Change the display of the cursor to the correct position in the Editor
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> \## Expected Behavior
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> When you see the cursor and you delete to the left or to the right, it is supposed to do it as in the position of the displayed cursor.
> 
> It should work like in version 3.5.4
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> \## Current Behavior
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> \## Steps to Reproduce
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> \## Your Environment
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> \* Processing version: 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 in Windows 10
> \* Operating System and OS version: Windows 10
> \* Other information:
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> \## Possible Causes / Solutions

The last response in above link may be helpful.

Also see this topic:

> [@Text bar not lining up with text](https://discourse.processing.org/t/text-bar-not-lining-up-with-text/32171):
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> Hello As I begin typing, the text bar does not line up with what I am typing. Please take a look at the attached image. After the first few letters the bar becomes further away from the last character I have typed. Does anyone have any ideas why this is or how to fix it. Thank you

`:)`