https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42324
Bug #: 42324
Summary: When editing in Writer, the cursor ignores diacritical
characters added to the letters in RTL languages.
Classification: Unclassified
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
ReportedBy: dovijac...@yahoo.com
Created attachment 52834
--> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=52834
A sample ODT text with multiple diacritical marks in the letters
In some RTL languages (and perhaps in some LTR languages too but I don't know),
there are diacritical marks added to the letters which stand for vocalization,
syntax and other matters. These marks are independent Unicode characters, but
they appear within or attached to a specific letter. One letter can have
several such marks attached to it.
In most common word processors (e.g. Word and Google Docs), the cursor takes
these marks into account when it moves. For instance, if a letter has two such
marks the cursor will move over the letter in three steps. This allows for
convenient manual editing, because an individual mark can easily be selected,
deleted, or copied elsewhere.
In LibreOffice Writer, however, the cursor moves over each letter in a single
step, no matter how many diacritical marks it has, thus making it difficult or
impossible to accomplish basic editing functions in vocalized texts.
This bug was originally reported to the Hebrew OO/LO forum, where it was
pointed out that the LO behavior also has an advantage in making it less
tedious for the cursor to pass through large blocks of text. The discussion
appears here (in Hebrew):
http://whatsup.org.il/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=57683
The question therefore is whether LO currently provides an option to choose the
behavior of the cursor. If that option currently exists then no one has yet
been able to locate it; if it doesn't exist then it should be provided to the
user at least as an option and possibly as the default. Otherwise, the cursor
should behave as in Word and Google Docs so that all normal editing functions
are possible.
A sample ODT text with multiple diacritical marks in the letters is attached.
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