# Restore scroll & caret position in Ace editor
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restore-scroll-caret-position-in-ace-editor/31307
**Category:** Core Development
**Created:** [8 August 2020 09:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restore-scroll-caret-position-in-ace-editor/31307 "2020-08-08T09:19:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@alexk111](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alexk111)
#### Post date: [8 August 2020 09:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restore-scroll-caret-position-in-ace-editor/31307/1 "2020-08-08T09:19:12Z")
Currently when editing / testing some part of a multi-line html/js code in template and function nodes, you have to always scroll back and seek the last changed line on each edit-save-test-edit iteration. Having the scroll/caret position restored would help to stay focused on the development rather than memorizing the last edited line.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [9 August 2020 16:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restore-scroll-caret-position-in-ace-editor/31307/2 "2020-08-09T16:09:39Z")
I'll admit that, for more complex code, I copy the code into a temporary file in VScode.
Sadly the ACE editor (the component itself, not a comment on NR's use of it) is starting to look rather dated now.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8 October 2020 16:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restore-scroll-caret-position-in-ace-editor/31307/3 "2020-10-08T16:09:41Z")
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