[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #16692: NANCY: Text area input overwrite (was: NANCY: Steno text input area overwrite)

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Sun Apr 26 20:34:56 UTC 2026


#16692: NANCY: Text area input overwrite
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Reporter:  tunnelsociety  |       Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect         |      Status:  new
Priority:  normal         |   Component:  Engine: Nancy
 Version:                 |  Resolution:
Keywords:                 |        Game:  Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel
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Changes (by tunnelsociety):

 * summary:  NANCY: Steno text input area overwrite => NANCY: Text area
     input overwrite


Old description:

> ScummVM 2026.2.1git3658-gbd3eceebafc (Apr 19 2026 00:08:51)
>
> In the letter in Joy's office where we enter the name of a carousel
> horse, we can write many more letters than fit on the screen, but the
> original limits input to what fits on the screen, e.g. many 'i' but only
> few 'M'.
>
> In ScummVM there appears to be some limit to number of chars, but it may
> extend off the visible area.
> In the recording, I press 'M' 10 times, then backspace them. In the
> original, the input never proceeds beyond the fourth 'M', unlike ScummVM
> (but we only *see* the first four).

New description:

 In the letter in Joy's office where we enter the name of a carousel horse,
 we can write many more letters than fit on the screen, but the original
 limits input to what fits on the screen, e.g. many 'i' but only few 'M'.

 In ScummVM there appears to be some limit to number of chars, but it may
 extend off the visible area.
 In the recording, I press 'M' 10 times, then backspace them. In the
 original, the input never proceeds beyond the fourth 'M', unlike ScummVM
 (but we only *see* the first four).

 Update: this affects the Barnacle Blast upgrade screen too, and there, the
 overwrite is visible on the screen.

 ScummVM 2026.2.1git3658-gbd3eceebafc (Apr 19 2026 00:08:51)

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