Bug 146521 - Find Bar: if search term contains no diacritics, it won't return words with diacritcs in them (unless "Complex Text layout" is ON)
Summary: Find Bar: if search term contains no diacritics, it won't return words with d...
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2022-01-01 20:45 UTC by R. Green
Modified: 2022-02-21 20:17 UTC (History)
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Writer file showing FIND diacritic sensitivity (8.79 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2022-01-01 20:45 UTC, R. Green 		Details
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Description R. Green 2022-01-01 20:45:51 UTC 
Created attachment 177238 [details]
Writer file showing FIND diacritic sensitivity

Version: 7.1.5.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 85f04e9f809797b8199d13c421bd8a2b025d52b5
CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded

1. Open the attached Writer file.
2. Open the find bar (Ctrl + F) enter the word "prana", then press "find next".

EXPECTED RESULT: Find should recognise all occurrences of the word "prana" with or without diacritics.

ACTUAL RESULT: Find does not recognise "Prâna".
Comment 1 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2022-01-02 10:27:54 UTC 
NOT reproducible with  Installation of Version 7.2.4.1 (x64) / LibreOffice 
Build  27d75539669ac387bb498e35313b970b7fe9c4f9
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19042; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win; Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: de-DE; Calc: threaded;  Elementary Theme; My normal User Profile

@reporter: 
a) how did you figure out that the problem is diacritic sensitivity? 
   "prâna" will be found?

b) Can you please try with a newly created User Profile?
Comment 2 R. Green 2022-01-03 11:14:09 UTC 
OK, I reset LibreOffice and the problem has disppeared. So, OK to close.
Comment 3 R. Green 2022-01-03 11:33:36 UTC 
Oops, spoke to soon. I've narrowed down the problem to "Language settings > Languages > Complex Text layout".

If this box is unticked then the find bar won't recognise diacritic marks. AFAICS, a bug.
Comment 4 R. Green 2022-01-03 11:41:45 UTC 
To clarify; if "Language settings > Languages > Complex Text layout" is unticked, then the find bar won't recognise words of the same spelling if they contain diacritic marks. AFAICS, a bug.
Comment 5 Timur 2022-02-21 20:17:38 UTC 
Please search before reporting, You may see in Bug 120119 and other bugs this was discussed before.