Index: app/src/processing/app/syntax/InputMethodSupport.java
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--- app/src/processing/app/syntax/InputMethodSupport.java	(revision 6052)
+++ app/src/processing/app/syntax/InputMethodSupport.java	(working copy)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     if (isComposing) {
       isComposing = false;
     }
-    return textArea.getCaretPosition();
+    return textArea.getCaretPosition() * -1;
   }
 
   public AttributedCharacterIterator getCommittedText(int beginIndex,