Whenever I create a button and try to enter/edit the text displayed on the button, the text entry is completely backwards. The cursor appears to the left of the pre-entered text instead of to the right. When I try to delete the text, I can use Delete to remove text - I can’t use Backspace. The text …

I have reloaded the report many times and restarted my PC. Neither of those fixed it.

Copy and paste the text from somewhere else, and then it should work.

This is happening to me in chrome. Tried clearing cache and restarting everything. Still backwards. Same issue persists in multiple different files.

Yikes! Sorry for the trouble. I’ve reported this to the development team. I tried the copy/paste solution and it does work. (Easier than typing backwards :sweat_smile: )

I’m experiencing the same issue as well! Just like you mentioned, It’s good to know I’m not alone with this. Has anyone found a fix for this? Or perhaps switching browsers might help?Looking forward to any solutions or tips! Thanks for sharing your experience!

Hi, Just wanted to let you know that I tried your solution, copying and pasting the text from elsewhere and it actually worked. The text now appears correctly without any issues. Thank you so much for this quick workaround! I really appreciate the help, and I’m glad found a temporary solution while …

Same issue - typing the label of the button writes backwards, but delete and backspace still remove in the usual direction (so it’s not just everything reversed). Is there a localization issue for the text box in the button? (Thinks it’s a right-to-left language?)

Button Control Text Entry Issue - Backwards Text

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ArkadyZagdan November 28, 2024, 8:10am 2

Funny bug.
I bet it will disapear after reloading report or totally rebooting pc

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