[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 48892] New: Em-Dash (auto correct) and Smart Quotes Bug

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48892

             Bug #: 48892
           Summary: Em-Dash (auto correct) and Smart Quotes Bug
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: LibO 3.5.2 Release
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
        AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: vtpoet at myfairpoint.net


If one writes a sentence as follows:

"Test" :Smart Quotes Work

But one can usually reproduce the bug with the following:

"Test-- "  :Smart Quote will reverse the closing quotes.
"Test -- " :Smart Quote will reverse the closing quotes.
"Test --"  :Smart Quote will reverse the closing quotes *if* one has already
tried to correct the second example by backspacing.

If one tries to correct the mistake by backspacing over the incorrect quote
*and* deleting the space, Writer will still reverse the close quotes. This
strange little bug seems most easily reproduced when using an em-dash with a
space before and after.

Why, you might ask, would a writer insert a space before or after an em-dash?
Well, I'm glad you asked. This brings me to the next bug. If one sets
auto-correct to correct two dashes (--) with an em-dash, auto-correct only
works if the double-dash is discreet (separated from the word it follows).

Test-- :Won't be auto-corrected.

Test -- :*Will* be auto-corrected - but then one runs into the smart quotes
bug.

Look forward to a fix for this.

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