From 1c3f493cf924f9c0659e2c590a0cdc4e7fac8833 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sergey Semushin <predelnik@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 21:09:55 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix an issue with suggestion button when mispelled word is at
 the start

---
 src/npp/NppInterface.cpp | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/npp/NppInterface.cpp b/src/npp/NppInterface.cpp
index 3e225c9..2ed8db0 100644
--- a/src/npp/NppInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/npp/NppInterface.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,11 @@ std::optional<TextPosition> NppInterface::char_position_from_global_point(int x,
   if (WindowFromPoint(p) != hwnd)
     return std::nullopt;
   ScreenToClient(hwnd, &p);
-  return send_msg_to_scintilla(SCI_CHARPOSITIONFROMPOINTCLOSE, p.x, p.y);
+  const auto result = send_msg_to_scintilla(SCI_CHARPOSITIONFROMPOINTCLOSE, p.x, p.y);
+  if (result < 0) { // -1 is returned if the point is outside the window or not close to any characters
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+  return result;
 }
 
 TextPosition NppInterface::char_position_from_point(const POINT &pnt) const {