Ok, thanks!

Are you using the latest version: Textastic 10.8?

I have tried to reproduce the problem with the following configuration:

• iPad Pro M4 13” 
• External Display
• Apple Magic Keyboard
• iPadOS 26.0.1
• Textastic 10.8

I have opened a file from Secure ShellFish.

In my tests, the cursor never jumped to the start of the file when clicking the editor while Textastic is on the external monitor. 

So it would be great if you could give me more details when this happens exactly.

Does this happen only with files opened from Secure ShellFish or other files, too?

I had a similar problem during development where the cursor always jumped to the beginning of the file when clicking on the editor when using the trackpad on the Magic Keyboard. I added a workaround for that, but maybe I missed a case.

Can you reliably reproduce it? If yes, it would be great if you could give me step-by-step instructions.

Is this only when using an external monitor or also on the iPad display?

Which iPadOS version are you using and which hardware?

No. I use Textastic for Mac daily myself. Now that I have the Liquid Glass update of the iOS version of Textastic finished, I'll update the Mac version for macOS Tahoe.

This is due to the higher standard margins of rows on iOS 26. Just compare with Apple's apps - e.g. the list of inboxes and folders inboxes in Mail or folders in Files. Really, any system app.

But, I had the same thoughts as you during development. I don't like that the new design means that less content fits on the screen. However, I decided to adopt the system standard design for now to match Apple's apps. 

Maybe it would possible be possible to use rows with a smaller height and add this as a configurable option – I'm not sure if that's doable.

Which kind of connection was this? SFTP, WebDAV, Dropbox?

Thanks for the additional information. I think I have seen this before - but it might just be an iOS drawing bug.

(Please note that Paste only shows if there is actually something on the clipboard.)

Can you please upload a screenshot? Which iOS version?