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title="NEW - RTL: Arabic diacritics cant be found using search dialog"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91764#c20">Comment # 20</a>
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title="NEW - RTL: Arabic diacritics cant be found using search dialog"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91764">bug 91764</a>
from <span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:eyalroz@technion.ac.il" title="Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz@technion.ac.il>"> <span class="fn">Eyal Rozenberg</span></a>
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<pre>This bug occurs with Hebrew diacritics as well - seemingly, in exactly the same
fashion, so I won't attach another example. To reproduce:
1. Create a new document
2. Type in אבא הלך לעבודה
3. Enter a Dagesh character into the first ב. (On Linux: Place the cursor after
the ב; Enable Num Lock; Press Right-Alt + ד)
4. Search for ב without a Dagesh
5. Search for just Dagesh, i.e. for ּ
6. Search for ב with a Dagesh, i.e. for בּ
You'll get no matches for just Dagesh, and two matches for either ב.
This is quite problematic, since ב and בּ are different consonants (V and B in
English).
Now, it's true that most people don't use diacritics when writing in Hebrew,
but some do, e.g. users
* with impaired hearing or sight
* who are editing text to be read out loud automatically
* who are working on poetry or religious texts
* who are working on reading material for children
I assume it's the same for Arabic.</pre>
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