TextEdit Behaving Odd on Big Sur Update

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Anish81 OP
Created Nov ’20
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Hi,

I'm an avid user of TextEdit to keep track of my thoughts and To-Do's through my work day. The result is, I end up with a fairly long text file, but not big on size in terms of storage.

After updating to Big Sur 11.0.1, I'm noticing an odd behaviour.

When every I press [Delete] more than thrice, the scroll bar jumps to the top of the text, i.e. the first line in the text file. This is very frustrating, especially, when you have lot of text and it scrolls all the way to the top.

The only solution I have found is to press [Delete] slowly (may be one character per second) to avoid the scroll bar jumping to the first line of the text file.

Also noticed, it does not happen in a full sentence, but only when when there's a short word and a line break [Enter] above and below the word.

I'm continuing with the same file I had saved on Catalina and never had this issue.

Looks like a bug to me.

[PS: I am a user experience designer, not a developer and only have minimal knowledge of coding. ]

Thanks,
Anish
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Anish81 OP
Nov ’20
Sample text file to reproduce the bug. Paste the text below in TextEdit on Big Sur. Scroll down a bit, preferably below the first page fold and try deleting a sentence by first selecting it and then hitting [Delete]; the scroll bar will go to the top of the text file.

Buy Milk
Walk The Dog
Refuel The Car

Buy Groceries
Order iPhone 12
Update MacBook Pro to Big Sur

Check MacBook Air Battery
Pay Mobile Bill
Pay Netflix

Upgrade Apple Music Plan
Add Jonathan to Apple Music Family Plan
Call Martha

Buy Milk
Walk The Dog
Refuel The Car

Buy Groceries
Order iPhone 12
Update MacBook Pro to Big Sur

Check MacBook Air Battery
Pay Mobile Bill
Pay Netflix

Upgrade Apple Music Plan
Add Jonathan to Apple Music Family Plan
Call Martha

Buy Milk
Walk The Dog
Refuel The Car

Buy Groceries
Order iPhone 12
Update MacBook Pro to Big Sur

Check MacBook Air Battery
Pay Mobile Bill
Pay Netflix

Upgrade Apple Music Plan
Add Jonathan to Apple Music Family Plan
Call Martha

Buy Milk
Walk The Dog
Refuel The Car

Buy Groceries
Order iPhone 12
Update MacBook Pro to Big Sur

Check MacBook Air Battery
Pay Mobile Bill
Pay Netflix

Upgrade Apple Music Plan
Add Jonathan to Apple Music Family Plan
Call Martha

Buy Milk
Walk The Dog
Refuel The Car

Buy Groceries
Order iPhone 12
Update MacBook Pro to Big Sur

Check MacBook Air Battery
Pay Mobile Bill
Pay Netflix

Upgrade Apple Music Plan
Add Jonathan to Apple Music Family Plan
Call Martha

Thanks,
Anish
ckruse OP
Nov ’20
I'm having similar problems. Pasting text can cause scrolling to jump, the last line of the document is extends below the window by default, as well as some other odd line handling behavior.

Introduced after upgrading to Big Sur.
kgapple OP
Nov ’20
I have the same issue since upgrading to Big Sur. Very annoying.
davidfrahm OP
Nov ’20

  • 1 Confirmed same (very annoying) behavior caused by Big Sur upgrade.
gidyn OP
Nov ’20
I'm hitting a variation of this. Even a single delete in the top line can make the cursor jump to the end of the file, but it's erratic, I haven't found a pattern.
JasonJunker OP
Nov ’20
Same here. I use TextEdit for Lego set inventory, and those files get to be pretty long too. The only things I've seen that keeps the file from jumping around is to select the text I want to delete and hit RETURN instead of delete. Best workaround I've found so far. The application also highlights the text lines differently than it did prior to the update.
uberknot OP
Nov ’20
I'm also experiencing this problem and I'm also an avid user of TextEdit. Pasting text also causes scroll to top. Very annoying. Upgraded to Big Sur on a 2016 MacBook Pro.
webedc OP
Nov ’20
I run into the same problem too! Upgraded to Big Sur on a MacBook Pro 2016 15".
kreutz OP
Nov ’20
I confirm this bug upon upgrading from Catalina to Big Sur. It's crazy annoying. Hitting Return instead of Delete seems to me the best solution. The "slow Delete" also works, but risks a repetitive Delete that erases more than you intended. One hopes that Apple will quickly fix this regression.
Sweelin OP
Nov ’20
Yes the bug exists. It's driving me insane. Please fix it.
meo_bogliolo OP
Nov ’20
I had the very same problem after the upgrade to Bug Sur... (sorry for the laspus ;-)
faxtbcp OP
Nov ’20
I use TextEdit for my daily log of work completed. The file does get long, as I rotate once a year.
Pasting text in scrolls me to the top of the screen. My cursor is still in place so pressing down arrow will scroll me back - but - This is extremely disconcerting.

Selecting text does not show the exact selection, it is one character off to the left.

Typing becomes extremely labored - as if there are many calculations taking place in-between each character.

I didn't have any of these issues before installing Big Sur.
ymteo98 OP
Nov ’20
This issue happens not only when deleting a sentence, but also while removing an empty line in the middle or bottom of the page. Same bug also goes to plaintext editing :(
GeorgeZhang OP
Nov ’20
Apple, please fix this bug!!!
Troc OP
Nov ’20
Oh my gosh ... I thought I was the only one. So glad to see that's not the case. I mean, I wish it wasn't a bug, but glad it isn't just my computer since I just bought it brand new ~2 months ago. I sure hope Apple comes up with a fix for this ASAP; I use TextEdit for A LOT of things ... and need it to be working like it should, not with all of these bug issues which are highly annoying, disconcerting, aggravating and waste time. Thank you.
EricBull OP
Nov ’20
Also having this issue. I was beginning to think my keyboard was malfunctioning!
RayPowell1234 OP
Nov ’20
I too have this same weird problem. My text files can be 100k and it is totally annoying to be bouncing all over the file because I hit the delete button. There are many other text editors out there. We don't have to stick with TextEdit.
I also have weird problems with the "photos" app, but then, "photos" has always been weird!!
rgranzotto OP
Nov ’20
Same problem after upgrading my mbp16... please fix this bug!!!, I use it everyday and almost all day and it's driving me crazy. It also happen when you do a copy at the end of the file.
WattsWebStudio OP
Nov ’20
Same exact issue with me.
daknil OP
Dec ’20
this is super annoying. can we please see a fix asap. it's been like this for weeks now ;(
Text_Raf OP
Dec ’20
I also have trouble with using the right arrow now on my keyboard in textedit in addition to the error noted above. If I am on a line and use the right arrow to move over textedit exits and asks me if I want to reopen...EVERY. TIME. It is basically unusable like this. Please fix!
Troc OP
Dec ’20
I debated whether or not to post this, but since, tonight, I was told I was the only one to put in an official report via Apple Support, I decided to share this in case someone else has contacted Apple Support, as well ... or was considering contacting them. I contacted Apple Chat last night, but was told it was something only handled via phone support. I completed the satisfaction survey and gave the rep a good report. But, tonight, phone support told me that most of what the chat rep had told me wasn't true. Phone Support also advised no ticket would be open unless more trouble shooting is done because, looking at this thread, only 21 people have reported this issue. I was told I would have to do a video screen capture with my cell phone to show what was happening. It has been a very rough day for me, and I admit I lost my temper, opting to not waste more time to do more troubleshooting than I already have. I tried to maintain patience because I know, as a former customer service rep myself in other industries, reps are generally limited in what they can do. HOWEVER ... to be told the chat rep didn't really know what he was talking about since he wasn't a certain-level manager ... is frustrating. I'm NOT happy: with TextEdit, my 3-month old computer is performing worse than the computer it replaced. & I need TextEdit to work since that is my chosen program to put all sorts of notes & such in. I shouldn't have to change my processes due to an update-upgrade to Big Sur. Hope everyone is well, given covid19.
Ulrich_apple_user OP
Dec ’20
This happens to me too. In fact, unless I delete characters very slowly, as soon as I hit backspace on the first (most left) character/digit on the textline, textEdit scrolls to the top. It does so consistently.
MicroMike OP
Dec ’20
I use TextEdit for several hours each day and this is driving me crazy.

Please fix this super annoying bug!
AKBnORE OP
Dec ’20
Still a major problem, as someone constantly using TextEdit for formatting removal and brain log keeping, looking forward to a solution soon!
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