# Component position not refreshing when moving anchors

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/component-position-not-refreshing-when-moving-anchors/37385>\
**Category:** Glyphs\
**Created:** [October 1, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/component-position-not-refreshing-when-moving-anchors/37385 "2026-10-01T07:50:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sebsan](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/sebsan/32/45_2.png) [@sebsan](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/sebsan)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/component-position-not-refreshing-when-moving-anchors/37385/1 "2026-10-01T07:50:23Z")

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I am running in all sort of glitches when moving anchors.

Difficult to describe but in a nutshell I have to close and reopen the tab with the glyph in question to update the new position

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**Author:** ![GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/georgseifert/32/259_2.png) [@GeorgSeifert](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/GeorgSeifert)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/component-position-not-refreshing-when-moving-anchors/37385/2 "2026-10-01T07:51:13Z")

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Can you try the cutting edge version 4.2?

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**Author:** ![sebsan](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/sebsan/32/45_2.png) [@sebsan](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/sebsan)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/component-position-not-refreshing-when-moving-anchors/37385/3 "2026-10-01T08:41:19Z")

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4.2 (4200)

it shows the correct position in the edit window and the wrong position in the preview window

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-01 at 10.39.27](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/3/d3c58d1be158e6228561fc4f907a919e8ad8bfa7.png)

 ![Screenshot 2026-10-01 at 10.39.20](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/6/f6b03b3b82cbef19a37308fadfa34cd890a03fed.png)
