Tab completion interferes with keyboard input

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I’m editing python, and I type

not isinstance(value[

cursor offers the completion: 0] …

I try to type 0] myself, or I’m not even looking at the screen and I’m just typing away thinking the editor is accepting my inputs. Nope. I’m unable to type any numeric value there (but I am able to type letters at that position), and my inputs are only accepted starting with the closing ]. I look up and see that although I typed value[0] the editor accepted value

Steps to Reproduce

Not sure what triggers this behavior. I don’t think it happens with every completion. I do have the Awesome Emacs Keymap addon loaded …

Expected Behavior

Cursor should allow me to keep typing, even if it has made a suggestion.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.44 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 9d178a4■■■89981b62546448bb32920a8219a5d0
Date: 2025-10-10T15:43:37.500Z (1 wk ago)
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I’m editing python, and I type

not isinstance(value[

cursor offers the completion: 0] …

I try to type 0] myself, or I’m not even looking at the screen and I’m just typing away thinking the editor is accepting my inputs. Nope. I’m unable to type any numeric value there (but I am able to type letters at that position), and my inputs are only accepted starting with the closing ]. I look up and see that although I typed value[0] the editor accepted value

Hmmm … upon further investigation it seems that only the numeric input was disabled irrespective of the cursor’s location or current completion. Not sure how the editor got into that state. Restarting Cursor cleared the issue, and completion behavior is now normal again.

Steps to Reproduce

Not sure what triggers this behavior. I don’t think it happens with every completion. I do have the Awesome Emacs Keymap addon loaded …

Expected Behavior

Cursor should allow me to keep typing, even if it has made a suggestion.

Operating System

MacOS

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.44 (Universal)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 9d178a4■■■89981b62546448bb32920a8219a5d0
Date: 2025-10-10T15:43:37.500Z (1 wk ago)
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.6.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

Hey, thanks for the report. Since it went away after restarting Cursor and you don’t have clear repro steps, it likely was an intermittent state issue.

If it happens again, please try:

  • Check for extension conflicts, the Awesome Emacs Keymap extension may have keybindings that conflict with Cursor’s completion. Temporarily disable it to see if the problem stops.
  • Check the keyboard shortcut overlay, press Cmd+K, Cmd+S to open Keyboard Shortcuts and search for number key bindings that might interfere.
  • Capture more details:
    • Exact sequence of keystrokes
    • Whether it happens in a specific file or context
    • Any errors in Developer Tools (Help → Toggle Developer Tools → Console)

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