DO NOT REPLY [Bug 119117] New: 3.3.0 Writer/note character insertion

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https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=119117

             Bug #: 119117
        Issue Type: DEFECT
           Summary: 3.3.0 Writer/note character insertion
    Classification: Application
           Product: Word processor
           Version: OOo 3.3 RC10
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: Windows XP
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: P3
         Component: editing
        AssignedTo: ooo-issues@incubator.apache.org
        ReportedBy: euro@hotmail.com


When attempting to write notes in a Write document using special/foreign
characters, the character chosen from the Insert>Special Character dropdown
sequence results in the character being placed at the beginning of the note
text instead of at the cursor position.

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DO NOT REPLY [Bug 119117] 3.3.0 Writer/note character insertion

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https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=119117

T. J. Frazier <tj...@apache.org> changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |CONFIRMED
     Ever Confirmed|0                           |1
           Severity|major                       |normal

--- Comment #1 from T. J. Frazier <tj...@apache.org> 2012-03-23 19:15:17 UTC ---
Confirmed in 3.3 and 3.4 Beta. The following sequence may help to locate the
cause:

1. Insert > Comment, type Problem
2. Insert > special character > @
Expected: Problem@
Actual: @Problem

3. Click in document, to de-select Comment.
4. Click after Problem to re-select Comment.
5. Insert > special character > [plus-minus symbol]
Expected and actual: @Problem[plus-minus symbol]
6. Type (CR) Another problem
7. Insert > special character > section mark
Expected: Another problem[section mark]
Actual: [section mark]@Problem
        Another problem

The insert positioning is definitely in need of work.

Priority reduced to normal, because this is a startling and annoying nuisance,
but the cut&paste workaround is easy.

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--- Comment #2 from webistrator <eu...@hotmail.com> 2012-03-23 22:57:23 UTC ---
Thanks for the prompt investigation/response to this issue. 

But I'd like to see the priority upgraded to expedite a fix since for those of
us who use the "comment" feature frequently and are involved in multilingual
work it is more than just the question of an annoyance and workaround.

For example, I use the comment feature to build ebooks that often require a
footnote type of reference. However, ebook formats as they are now (e.g., epub,
mobi and others) do not accommodate footnotes in the final formatted output. I
therefore use the comment feature to write the footnotes and their insertion
points, and when I'm finished with final formatting before ebook publication, I
run through the text and insert the comment text at the end of the related
chapter/section. As an example, my current project on Icelandic literature
requires frequent references to old Norse place-/people names needing the
Norwegian character set; I currently have only 10 pages with 8 "footnote
comments" awaiting final set-up.

So, while PDF/paginated output can allow footnotes/endnotes made in the
conventional way and formatted at page end, non-paginated text (a la ebooks)
cannot. And as Writer is rapidly becoming the tool of choice for writing ebooks
instead of MS Word, keeping this fact in mind when deciding priorities for bug
fixes would be welcome.

Thanks for the consideration.

Webbie

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