Description: In the search field which opens on ctrl-f, Writer doesn't handle Indic scripts properly. It finds the main consonants, but ignores vowels, so a search for नमो (namo) will return नमो, नमः, नम् etc. (namo, namaḥ, nam). However, the "find and replace" feature *does* handle Indic scripts correctly. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Open a document with Indic scripts 2.Search for a string using the ctrl-f 3.notice that vowels are ignored Actual Results: I already explained this. Vowel marks in Devanagari, Bengali (and I'm guessing, other Indic scripts) are ignored. Expected Results: Should differentiate Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Differentiate between words like namo and namaḥ (नमो, नमः)
I was not able to reproduce this. When I search for नमो (namo) it only returns नमो (namo), not the others you mentioned. What version are you using? Version: 24.8.2.1 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 0f794b6e29741098670a3b95d60478a65d05ef13 CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 14.5; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Hi, same, 24.8.2.1 (x86_64) This has been an issue for me for several years. It's only with the ctrl-f search, not with the search-and-replace function, which works correctly. Take the text रामकृष्णाय नमो नमः ctrl-f search for रमकष and रामकृष् is highlighted! Vowels are simply ignored. But if you can't replicate it, then what could it be?
In Find and replace dialog is option "Diacritic-sensitive" and this makes the difference. Probably find toolbar use default settings of Find and replace, which are without "Diacritic-sensitive" on. Not a bug for me.
Ah, yes, with diacritic-sensitive unchecked, the Find and Replace (ctrl-h) also ignores all vowel marks in Devanagari. However, vowel marks in Devanagari are not diacritical marks like ā or ṛ. They are integral parts of the words. Is there a way to enable "diacritic sensitive" in the ctrl-f find box? If not, then I think this is still a bug. Unless it performs correctly for others, and there is some other issue with my machine. In which case what would it be?
(In reply to mahayogananda from comment #4) > > Is there a way to enable "diacritic sensitive" in the ctrl-f find box? > Setting as duplicate. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 163616 ***