Bug 166217 - AutoCorrect ignores default substitutions, works with others
Summary: AutoCorrect ignores default substitutions, works with others
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.2.2.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2025-04-17 05:58 UTC by mattia.b89
Modified: 2025-04-17 13:24 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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2025-04-17 05:58 UTC, mattia.b89
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Description mattia.b89 2025-04-17 05:58:15 UTC
Description:
I noticed AutoCorrect feature does not work well since some words substitution does not always work:
e.g. in Localized Options there is an option to convert >> to ยป
(that is already enabled by default)
but is ignored.

Fun thing: it works perfectly if I add it "manually" in the Replace list!

PS: maybe an issue with localization, since I have a "mixed" system: English UI but Italian locale ?!

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open Writer
2. type minus sign twice (<<)
3. press Space

Actual Results:
actual result: nothing happens

Expected Results:
expected result: double minus signs have to be converted into angle quote (guillemet)


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillemet]
[https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/autocorrect-does-not-always-work/120947/2]

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Version: 25.2.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 520(Build:2)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.14; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: it-IT (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-GB
25.2.2-2
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 mattia.b89 2025-04-17 05:58:40 UTC
Created attachment 200368 [details]
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Comment 2 mattia.b89 2025-04-17 06:00:05 UTC
Created attachment 200369 [details]
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Comment 3 m_a_riosv 2025-04-17 10:59:13 UTC
Works for me with
Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 356f916d0e7dbab7f871c3feb19c6e1292c2a2f5
CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: es-ES (es_ES); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded

Testing, it works with Spanish / Galician / German, but not with Italian.

Although, Wiki include Italian in its usage. It would be good to check if this is officially the case for Italian.
Comment 4 Olivier Hallot 2025-04-17 13:24:09 UTC
Confirmed for pt-BR and en-US

<< and >> does not work

Version: 25.2.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 7370d4be9e3cf6031a51beef54ff3bda878e3fac
CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 6.11; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+wayland)
Locale: pt-BR (pt_BR.UTF-8); UI: pt-BR
Calc: threaded


Version: 25.2.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d3abf4aee5fd705e4a92bba33a32f40bc4e56f49
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 26100); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: pt-BR (pt_BR); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded