Bug 170449 - Writer's Track Changes tool [PT-BR] understand the syllable "ti" as being a single letter
Summary: Writer's Track Changes tool [PT-BR] understand the syllable "ti" as being a s...
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.2.7.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
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Reported: 2026-01-23 11:58 UTC by Márcio Sena
Modified: 2026-02-07 03:15 UTC (History)
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Attachments
odt file in which the problem can be observed (11.31 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2026-01-23 12:02 UTC, Márcio Sena
Details
PDF file converted from an odt file where the issue with the syllable "ti" is present (530.85 KB, application/pdf)
2026-01-23 12:07 UTC, Márcio Sena
Details

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Description Márcio Sena 2026-01-23 11:58:53 UTC
Description:
When the change tracking is enabled on Writer and someone tries to erase the letter "i" from the syllable "ti" using backspace, the Track Changes does nothing after the first time and, on the second time, erases both "t" and "i". It's happening on PT-BR builds for a while and it looks that it has to do with the software understanding the syllable "ti" as the Greek letter theta, because when a odt file with this syllable is converted to PDF and its text is copied, for example, to a Notepad file, the syllable "ti" is converted to a lower-case theta. It's a problem easy to bypass, using the Delete key instead of the Backspace key to erase only the 'i", but it would be helpful to fix this bug, especially considering the copy-paste issue that I mentioned.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a Writer file (maybe it need to be configured to Brazilian Portuguese)
2. Type words with the syllable "ti" in it (for instance "atividade", "estética", "diplomático").
3. Try to erase the syllable "ti".

Actual Results:
"ti" is always erased in tandem.

Expected Results:
"t" and "i" should be erased separately.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 25.2.7.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 5cbfd1ab6520636bb5f7b99185aa69bd7456825d
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 26100); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: pt-BR (pt_BR); UI: pt-BR
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 Márcio Sena 2026-01-23 12:02:29 UTC
Created attachment 205149 [details]
odt file in which the problem can be observed

On this file, I saved some alterations with the change-tracking tool enabled. See how the syllable "ti" behaves as a single character.
Comment 2 Márcio Sena 2026-01-23 12:07:18 UTC
Created attachment 205150 [details]
PDF file converted from an odt file where the issue with the syllable "ti" is present

This PDF file is a conversion of a PT-BR odt file. If someone copies the word "dispositivos" from it to another word processor (including this Comment box), the syllable "ti" is converted to a theta.

I just copied it and will paste it right here: disposiƟvos