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idontknowbrooo opened this issue May 26, 2025 · 2 comments
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Exception report

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: left
Actual value was -2.
   at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.Internal.VirtualTerminal.set_CursorLeft(Int32 value)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ForceRender()
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.Insert(Char c)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.SelfInsert(Nullable`1 key, Object arg)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ProcessOneKey(ConsoleKeyInfo key, Dictionary`2 dispatchTable, Boolean ignoreIfNoAction, Object arg)
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.InputLoop()
   at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReadLine(Runspace runspace, EngineIntrinsics engineIntrinsics)

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Environment data

PS Version: 5.1.19041.5848
PS HostName: ConsoleHost
PSReadLine Version: 2.0.0-beta2
PSReadLine EditMode: Windows
OS: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
BufferWidth: 169
BufferHeight: 29

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open PowerShell
  2. Paste a long command (e.g. running Python with a long file path)
  3. Hit Enter
  4. Randomly, an exception is thrown

Expected behavior

The command should run normally and not crash or throw a rendering exception.

Actual behavior

An exception is thrown:

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: The value must be greater than or equal to zero and less than the console's buffer size in that dimension.
Parameter name: left
Actual value was -2.
at System.Console.SetCursorPosition(Int32 left, Int32 top)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.Internal.VirtualTerminal.set_CursorLeft(Int32 value)
at Microsoft.PowerShell.PSConsoleReadLine.ReallyRender(RenderData renderData, String defaultColor)
...

@microsoft-github-policy-service microsoft-github-policy-service bot added the Needs-Triage 🔍 It's a new issue that core contributor team needs to triage. label May 26, 2025
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This issue was already fixed (see #1306). Please upgrade to the 2.3.5 version of PSReadLine from PowerShell Gallery.
See the upgrading section for instructions. Please let us know if you run into the same issue with the latest version.

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This issue was already fixed (see #1306). Please upgrade to the 2.3.5 version of PSReadLine from PowerShell Gallery.
See the upgrading section for instructions. Please let us know if you run into the same issue with the latest version.

@microsoft-github-policy-service microsoft-github-policy-service bot removed the Needs-Triage 🔍 It's a new issue that core contributor team needs to triage. label May 26, 2025
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