Bug 75122 - SPELLCHECK: grammar check loops indefinitely when both 'convert to metric' and 'convert to non-metric' are enabled
Summary: SPELLCHECK: grammar check loops indefinitely when both 'convert to metric' an...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.2.0.4 release
Hardware: All All
: lowest trivial
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Whiteboard: BSA
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Blocks: Spell-Checking Options-Dialog-Language
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Reported: 2014-02-17 22:14 UTC by John Smith
Modified: 2024-08-17 03:15 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
An ODT test document with comments, illustrating the problems. (242.26 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2014-02-17 22:14 UTC, John Smith
Details
ODT to show 'Convert' problem. (66.51 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2014-07-09 20:25 UTC, John Smith
Details

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Description John Smith 2014-02-17 22:14:54 UTC
Created attachment 94244 [details]
An ODT test document with comments, illustrating the problems.

Problem description: 

The options in the English sentence checking dialogue for checking Em dash; En dash; Minus sign; Convert to metric and Convert to non-metric do not work. The grammar checker with these options enabled, fails to detect them.

This also is evident in release 4.2.1.1
              
Operating System: Windows XP
Version: 4.2.0.4 release
Comment 1 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-07-07 03:44:19 UTC
Hello John,

I tested your submitted file against 4.2.5 and 4.3.0 and en dash, convert to metric and convert to non-metric do currently work. What presently didnt work is unspaced em dash and minus sign. Can you please confirm this from your end?
Comment 2 John Smith 2014-07-09 20:24:06 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> Hello John,
> 
> I tested your submitted file against 4.2.5 and 4.3.0 and en dash, convert to
> metric and convert to non-metric do currently work. What presently didnt
> work is unspaced em dash and minus sign. Can you please confirm this from
> your end?

Hi Jay,
I've added another attachment which I hope will explain the problem with the two 'Convert' functions
Comment 3 John Smith 2014-07-09 20:25:39 UTC
Created attachment 102502 [details]
ODT to show 'Convert' problem.
Comment 4 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-07-10 19:51:42 UTC
Yes i had noticed previously that if i didnt have the convert options checked before loading the file they will not be active. I didnt consider this a bug, as i assumed it couldnt reloading the grammar checking rules on an active file.

Regarding the "grammar checker goes into a loop converting and re-converting a single selected value", yes if i tell it to correct 20 °C as 68 °F, it will loop back asking to correct 68 °F to 20 °C, unless i then the ignore button.

There seems to be a number of issues in this one bug report and unfortunately we can only tackle one item per bug report. So should i make this one about the looped converting bug in the grammar check?
Comment 5 John Smith 2014-07-13 19:59:16 UTC
(In reply to comment #4)
> Yes i had noticed previously that if i didnt have the convert options
> checked before loading the file they will not be active. I didnt consider
> this a bug, as i assumed it couldnt reloading the grammar checking rules on
> an active file.
> 
> Regarding the "grammar checker goes into a loop converting and re-converting
> a single selected value", yes if i tell it to correct 20 °C as 68 °F, it
> will loop back asking to correct 68 °F to 20 °C, unless i then the ignore
> button.
> 
> There seems to be a number of issues in this one bug report and
> unfortunately we can only tackle one item per bug report. So should i make
> this one about the looped converting bug in the grammar check?

Yes, you may as well do that. Hopefully these other issues will be resolved too.
Thank you.
John
Comment 6 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2014-07-13 20:50:58 UTC
Hi John,

The bug has been changed now. If you wouldnt mind, please visit < https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOffice&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED > and add a new bug for the problem with the unspaced em dash and minus sign with a simple example, so that i could confirm it.

I have confirmed that this issue is also present in 4.4 alpha.
Comment 7 John Smith 2014-07-14 21:08:09 UTC
New bug raised as requested, bug number 81362.

John
On 13/07/2014 21:50, bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org wrote:
> Jay Philips <mailto:philipz85@hotmail.com> changed bug 75122 
> <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75122>
> What 	Removed 	Added
> Hardware 	Other 	All
> OS 	Windows (All) 	All
> Status 	NEEDINFO 	NEW
> Severity 	normal 	trivial
> Priority 	medium 	lowest
> Summary 	EDITING: English sentence checking not working correctly 
> SPELLCHECK: grammar check loops indefinitely when both 'convert to 
> metric' and 'convert to non-metric' are enabled
>
> *Comment # 6 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75122#c6> 
> on bug 75122 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75122> from 
> Jay Philips <mailto:philipz85@hotmail.com> *
> Hi John,
>
> The bug has been changed now. If you wouldnt mind, please visit <
> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOffice&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED
> > and add a new bug for the problem with the unspaced em dash and minus sign
> with a simple example, so that i could confirm it.
>
> I have confirmed that this issue is also present in 4.4 alpha.
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Comment 12 QA Administrators 2024-08-17 03:15:57 UTC
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