NVDA 2024.3 Reads Content of Last Line When Cursor is on Second Last Line in JetBrains IDEs

[aaryan-kumar]

Reporter: Aaryan Kumar Andarpa
Description:
In the Java Access Bridge application, specifically in JetBrains IDEs such as PhpStorm 2023.1.6, NVDA 2024.3 is incorrectly reading the content of the last line when the cursor is placed on the second last line. This issue seems to have surfaced after a recent fix that addressed NVDA's behavior of reading the second last line's content when the last line was blank. While that issue is now resolved, this new problem has emerged as a consequence.
Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open PhpStorm 2023.1.6 or any other JetBrains IDE using NVDA 2024.3.
2. Place the cursor on the second last line of the code editor.
3. Observe that NVDA reads the content of the last line instead of the second last line.
   Expected Behavior:
   NVDA should read the content of the line where the cursor is currently positioned (i.e., the second last line).
   Actual Behavior:
   NVDA reads the content of the last line when the cursor is on the second last line.
   Environment:
   • NVDA Version: 2024.3
   • IDE Version: PhpStorm 2023.1.6
   • Operating System: Windows 10
   Additional Notes:
   This issue seems to be a side effect of the recent fix related to handling blank lines, which was functioning as intended. However, it has introduced this new regression.
   Thank you.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open PhpStorm 2023.1.6 or any other JetBrains IDE using NVDA 2024.3.
2. Place the cursor on the second last line of the code editor.
3. Observe that NVDA reads the content of the last line instead of the second last line.

Actual behavior:

NVDA reads the content of the last line when the cursor is on the second last line.

Expected behavior:

NVDA should read the content of the line where the cursor is currently positioned (i.e., the second last line).

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

NVDA version:

2024.3

Windows version:

Windows 10

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Android Studio Koala | 2024.1.1
PhpStorm 2023.1.6

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes

[ashuChoudhuryDeveloper]

It should fix

[swarup-developer]

Please fix this issue soon; it's quite irritating. Thank you.

[Adriani90]

Cc: @jcsteh, @mwhapples

[seanbudd]

Welcome @aaryan-kumar ,

We are unable to process this issue as it stands.

• Please fill out the issue template fully. There is a lot of missing information.
• You are using an unsupported version of PhpStorm. Please update PhpStorm and confirm this is still an issue.
• Please reproduce this issue and provide a log file of the behaviour. Ensure your log level is set to debug in general preferences.

Kind Regards,
NV Access Software Developers

[seanbudd]

We believe this is related to #16568

[aaryan-kumar]

Hello @seanbudd !
Thank you for your reply.
This issue occurs in all JSwing-based software. I have also tested it on Android Studio 2024.1.1 (Koala), and the problem persists.
I’m attaching the NVDA log file for your reference.
Thanks again.
nvda.txt

[dmitrii-drobotov]

Hi @aaryan-kumar, I need some help understanding the issue. For example, for the following text:

1
2
3

If I place the cursor after character 1 and press down arrow, NVDA 2024.3 indeed reads both second and third lines, instead of just the second:

1
right arrow
line feed
down arrow
2
3
down arrow
3

However, NVDA 2024.2 reads it exactly the same way, so it doesn't seem to be a regression. Can you confirm that this is the issue you're describing? If yes, does it reproduce in NVDA 2024.2 for you?

[aaryan-kumar]

Hello @dmitrii-drobotov !
I haven't noticed this issue in NVDA 2024.2 or earlier versions. In those versions, I had to keep the last line blank to correctly hear the content of the second last line.
I've been using NVDA with Android Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, and PhpStorm since 2019, and this problem only occurs under specific conditions:

1. The last line contains content.
2. The second last line is blank.
3. Once this issue occurs, if you write anything in the second last line, the content of the last and second last lines will merge.
4. It also happens when you switch to the interface from another program.
   If you need further clarification, I can provide a video explanation.
   Thanks!

[dmitrii-drobotov]

Thanks for clarifying! I can take a look, but as I remember, this part of Java Access Bridge API is quite limited, so it might be not that simple to fix.

[SaschaCowley]

Can you confirm whether this is a regression introduced in 2024.3, or was present in earlier versions of NVDA?

[aaryan-kumar]

Hello @SaschaCowley !
This issue was present before version 2024.3, but I hadn’t noticed it earlier because I had to keep the last line empty to correctly hear the content of the second last line.
In version 2024.3, NVDA now handles empty last lines correctly, which is when I noticed this bug.