Editing code always reverts back to top of file

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When I’m editing code in a file (say ‘xyz.js’) and then move away to another file (say ‘abc.js’), when I go back to ‘xyz.js’, I’m always back at the top of the file???

This is seriously annoying!!

If I’m at (for example) line 444 of ‘xyz.js’ and I just need to quickly verify something in another file, when I come back to such file, I’m always reverted back to the top (line 1). I have to then scroll back down to line 444 which is time consuming.

Why does it do that? Is there a way to avoid this behavior?

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No, that’s how it’s implemented at the moment. We plan to address this and other issues when we revisit the editor in the future.

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“visit the editor in the future” … that seems like a longtime!!

Would it be easier/possible then to add a “Go To Line Number” shortcut?

Example:

[CTRL+L] 123

And you are brought to line 123 of the current file?

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While we’re working on Editor improvements, this user found a way to use bookmarklets to extend Editor capabilities, you might find it helpful https://dev.to/aadsm/extending-glitch-2fe1