# Cursor positioning inconsistency when inserting images

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cursor-positioning-inconsistency-when-inserting-images/29716>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [6 Giugno 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cursor-positioning-inconsistency-when-inserting-images/29716 "2015-06-06T07:29:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [6 Giugno 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cursor-positioning-inconsistency-when-inserting-images/29716/1 "2015-06-06T07:29:06Z")

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Here is how to reproduce the issue:

1. Start typing a new topic.
2. At some point press Ctrl+V to insert a large image from clipboard.
3. While the progress bar showing per cent uploaded is counting, move to the topic name and start typing a topic name
4. While you’re typing the topic name, the image finished uploading and the cursor unexpectedly gets moved next to the inserted `<img>` tag. If typing fast, you’ll almost always end with a few symbols from the topic name typed after the `<img>` tag before you notice it and stop typing.
5. And anyway, it’s distracting - why should the cursor move at all without my intention to do so.

A variation of this issue would be to place the cursor somewhere in the text and start typing (right after pressing Ctrl+V). When the image download is finished, the `<img>` tag will be inserted right in place where your cursor is currently located, not where it was when Ctrl+V was pressed.

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