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diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
index c02c479d16d8f174fab7cb9565c1b24e16fd6f29..764921c46000eb55b45120af6aca4119a760c529 100644 (file)
--- a/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/GuiView.cpp
@@ -4880,8 +4880,13 @@ void GuiView::dispatch(FuncRequest const & cmd, DispatchResult & dr)
                                ? Qt::Vertical : Qt::Horizontal);
                        TabWorkArea * twa = addTabWorkArea();
                        GuiWorkArea * wa = twa->addWorkArea(*doc_buffer, *this);
+
+                       // set cursor to same position as current view.
+                       // TODO: would be good to *scroll* to same position also
+                       //       so that the display is the same (#12689)
                        DocIterator cur = bv->cursor();
                        wa->bufferView().moveToPosition(cur.pit(), cur.pos(), 0, 0);
+
                        setCurrentWorkArea(wa);
                        break;
                }