Bug 164979 - Libreoffice special characters create duplicate letters
Summary: Libreoffice special characters create duplicate letters
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.8.2.1 release
Hardware: All macOS (All)
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Blocks: macOS-UI-polish
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Reported: 2025-02-01 06:37 UTC by dtgranger316
Modified: 2025-02-01 19:50 UTC (History)
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Description dtgranger316 2025-02-01 06:37:12 UTC
Description:
when trying to utilize special characters in libreoffice, the initial letter is displayed and the special letter than you're intending to add/utilize. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Long press the letter for special characters. In this case press "I"
2. Press number 2 to select 2 to select í
3.

Actual Results:
Libreoffice will display ií 

Expected Results:
libreoffice should just display í


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

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Comment 1 Buovjaga 2025-02-01 11:02:32 UTC
(In reply to dtgranger316 from comment #0)
> 1. Long press the letter for special characters. In this case press "I"

What does "long press" mean?

> 2. Press number 2 to select 2 to select í

Where do we press number 2?
Comment 2 V Stuart Foote 2025-02-01 14:18:11 UTC
Believe that is the macOS PressAndHold app [1] (alternative to Deadkey or full IME implementation).

Patrick had implemented support at 7.5 release with
https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/144630

Has the macOS app changed somehow? We need to know the macOS build and locale you're working with, and the LibreOffice details from Help -> About.

Otherwise assume your ApplePressAndHold is enabled and functioning with other editors? 

So the issue is that you get both the "i" from the initial longpress launch of the applet, and the "í" on selection of the '2' item.


=-ref-=

[1] https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/enter-characters-with-accent-marks-on-mac-mh27474/13.0/mac/13.0
Comment 3 dtgranger316 2025-02-01 14:39:50 UTC
Correct, it looks like "ií". I have MacOS sequoia 15.3. I was on a previous version of libreoffice when this was happening. I usually update all my apps every week but the last time I updated libreoffice was roughly one month ago. last night before I went to sleep I updated to the latest version and this bug is no longer happening. Sorry to waste your time.
Comment 4 Buovjaga 2025-02-01 19:50:45 UTC
No problem, thanks for being active.