Set Value for ace editor without selecting the whole editor
I'm not sure if editor.setValue() is a remnant from the old days or what, but the proper way to set an editor's content is
editor.session.setValue(text);
or
editor.getSession().setValue(text);
This will NOT select the text, so there's no need to do any of the things mentioned on this page.
editor.setValue() explicitly selects all (and forgets to unselect it); but there's no reason to use it.
You can even use clearSelection() after you do an setValue();
editor.setValue("Hello World");
editor.clearSelection(); // This will remove the highlight over the text
You can use the second parameter to control cursor position after setValue
editor.setValue(str, -1) // moves cursor to the start
editor.setValue(str, 1) // moves cursor to the end
This works for me!
editor.setValue(editor.getValue(), 1);