# Layer selection jumping and cursor tracking issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Glyphs\ **Created:** [September 30, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379 "2026-09-30T17:50:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/1 "2026-09-30T17:50:08Z")
I’ve been facing this issue, ie selecting a layer doesn’t show the layer; the selection ‘jumps’. back to the Regular (or first) master. I sent an email on 8 Sept with a screen recording, and asked if I should start a new forum thread rahterr than send email unprompted.. This was 8 September. Not replied, so replying to this thread as the issue seems to have come up before. I can resend the email if prompted, or send new recordings, so that Support is expecting it.. Between this issue and the cursor tracking wrongly issue (followed on another thread), it is becoming impractical to continue to finish my project.. Sometimes, Update Glyph Info works, temporarily, to ‘clear’ the tracking cissue, and sometimes a snip of Python works for the layer selection issue via the Macro panel: Glyphs.defaults [‘EditViewText’] = “”. Offering these in case they give a clue. ---
**Author:** ![FlorianPircher](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/florianpircher/32/30457_2.png) [@FlorianPircher](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/FlorianPircher)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/2 "2026-09-30T18:34:41Z")
_I moved this to a new topic as I suspect this is unrelated to an 10 year old discussion._ The layer selection jumping was an issue with very early versions of Glyphs 4, but it should be fixed for some time now. What version of Glyphs are you using? See _Glyphs_ → _About Glyphs_ and then the four-digit number like _4108_. ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/3 "2026-10-01T03:15:41Z")
3532, and I’ve been experiencing this in earlier builds. Avoided a new thread thinking it’s better etiquette to continue old ones:) ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/4 "2026-10-03T03:35:08Z")
The issue seems to be most often in layers of ligature glyphs. Editing becomes impossible because the layer cant be selected. Along with cursor mis-tracking it is a deadly combination ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/5 "2026-10-04T13:47:45Z")
From my conversations here it appears I am unique in having this problem with Glyphs. If that’s so then the immediate cause/fix lies in some combination of OS, hardware and some extension. ---
**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 4, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/6 "2026-10-04T15:02:52Z")
Can you try the latest cutting edge version (activate it in Settings … \> Updates). > [@Itu](#): > > From my conversations here it appears I am unique in having this problem with Glyphs. If that’s so then the immediate cause/fix lies in some combination of OS, hardware and some extension. your previous comment was spot on. It has to do with unencoded glyphs in the edit view. ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/7 "2026-10-07T17:02:39Z")
Do you mean 3.5.1, is it safe (cutting edge warning) to get into the water? About “your previous comment was spot on. It has to do with unencoded glyphs in the edit view”: Observations: 1 Cursor tracking issue associated with ligatures and smart components (unencodede glyphs) 2 Layer selection jumping/not displaying associated with encoded glyphs ---
**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 8, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/8 "2026-10-08T08:27:09Z")
You can duplicate the app and only update the copy. You can run both versions side by side. But there are only minimal changes in the cutting edge version. So it should be save to use. ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/9 "2026-10-09T06:43:55Z")
3.5.1 going good so far, a hour or two of trouble free editing. Will report again ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/10 "2026-10-09T17:25:54Z")
Ok, the news from 3534… … is that as soon as ligatures with \_parts enter the picture, the cursor tracks wrongly. Dbl clicking on a component or editing it through the info palette is the trigger. dbl clicking also ‘hides’ the element which is sought to be edited. Same pattern as before. The layer selection also goes awry at this point, for the ligaure but also for encoded ones such as /n. Deleting the ligature clears both cursor tracking and layer selection issues. edit: the cursor mis-tracking issue persists. It affects a patch near where the liguature was, but i have not mananged to systematically observe the length of the affected area., not everywhere in the edit window. I have to delete enough text for the issues to go away. ---
**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 11, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/11 "2026-10-11T17:44:16Z")
I can’t reproduce this. Could you send me a file and a setup in the edit view that triggers the problem? ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/12 "2026-10-12T10:48:45Z")
Ok, file or video ? Attached a file (email) You can edit any tab normally. Then turn on .liga and type fl and bring up f\_l.liga. It is a composite of three \_parts, a fstem, a cross bar and an l. Edit one of the components and usually the problem will be triggered. I might need to do a couple more ligatures, ffl or ffb ffk and the problem (both tracking and selection resistance) are triggered. Maybe you cant reproduce it, so I have sent videos earlier, on the older thread before FP moved this conversation to this new thread. Let me know if should make a new one. Specify how you’d like it (full screen etc). ==== ---
**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 13, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/13 "2026-10-13T12:16:48Z")
Thanks for the file. I fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/14 "2026-10-13T14:11:10Z")
Thank you—but Is it my file you’ve fixed, ie do I need to work on only that file — or is there a new build ? ---
**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 13, 2026, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/15 "2026-10-13T14:21:01Z")
You file is fine, I needed to fix Glyphs. An update is on the way. ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/16 "2026-10-16T06:24:35Z")
Hi, is 3535 what I need? “Fix issues when typing in Edit View with activated features” seems to describe the issue in a broad way Thanks ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/17 "2026-10-16T06:53:47Z")
Yes. Please try version 3535. It fixes the issues for me. ---
**Author:** ![Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Itu](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Itu)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/layer-selection-jumping-and-cursor-tracking-issues/37379/18 "2026-10-18T04:06:37Z")
New build seems to be good so far! Thanks, it’s a huge relief. When I start a new tab, the first character resists being deleted. It can be selected and replaced by another character, which then also cant be deleted. Should I start a new thread?