In previous versions of Writer (I’m currently using I’m using LibreOffice v4.4.7.2) I could simply go up or down a line by using the up or down arrow keys and the cursor would be immediately above or below the place it had been before pressing the key.
But now when I press the up key, instead of going directly up, the cursor goes up a line but slightly to the left or right, depending on where the cursor was when I began typing on the line before hitting the up arrow. A similar problem likewise for the down arrow.
Not only is this irritating, it severely slows my ability to edit large text documents.
How can I revert back to the previous, simpler arrangement in which up goes directly up and down goes directly down?