Issue 20688 - cannot write "1/an"
Summary: cannot write "1/an"
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of issue 18024
Alias: None
Product: Internationalization
Classification: Code
Component: BiDi (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1 RC5
Hardware: PC All
: P5 (lowest) Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: frank.meies
QA Contact: issues@l10n
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Keywords: oooqa
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2003-10-04 10:37 UTC by som30ne
Modified: 2013-08-07 15:00 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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here is a file with an example (5.49 KB, application/OOoText)
2003-10-09 19:59 UTC, som30ne 		no flags Details
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Description som30ne 2003-10-04 10:37:17 UTC 
in some mathematical work I had to write "1/an" in the word processor,
and when doing so while writing right to left it always came as "an/1", no 
matter if I typed it as "1/an" or "an/1".
Comment 1 sforbes 2003-10-08 19:29:24 UTC 
What was the directioanlity setting for the paragraph? Can you attach an exmaple file?
Comment 2 Dieter.Loeschky 2003-10-09 13:42:00 UTC 
DL->US: Would you please check this?
Comment 3 som30ne 2003-10-09 19:59:28 UTC 
Created attachment 10150 [details]
here is a file with an example
Comment 4 som30ne 2003-10-09 20:00:10 UTC 
I have attached a file with the example
Comment 5 ulf.stroehler 2003-10-16 18:11:23 UTC 
Hmm, I don't know whether this is something we can fix. I guess this
is a bit like typing H-5 in a bidi context (but even more tricky).
Refer to
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il/msg30146.html

@submitter+community: I don't really see a chance to get this fixed
(see below for a recommended work around). Thus without lots of votes
or better suggestions for a fix, I tend to close this one as
"WONTFIX". What do you think?

The rcommended way 
in OpenOffice would be to insert an OpenOffice Math Object
(/Insert/Object/Formula or quicker: with the Object-Fly-Out Menu in
the vertical Object Bar).

Unfortunately this reveals a new problem:
In the formula window type: "1 over an".
The formula gets painted in the object window but vanishes as soon as
one leaves the formula editor (click back in OOo Writer window).
Filing a new issue out of this finding (issue 21334).
Comment 6 som30ne 2003-10-17 22:27:36 UTC 
Well, I dont know how MS did it, but they did, I can type 1/an if I 
specifically change the typing direction (I.E. use Alt-Shift) to 
English, before typing the "1/an".
If I do not do so, I get "AN1/", using <Shift-A> and <Shift-N> or if 
I change the tyiping direction after typing "1/" I get "an1/".

So, I believe you should track the Lang. being used to correctly 
display the text, I believe that should also solve the ")?????(" 
problem.
Comment 7 frank.meies 2003-10-28 10:12:51 UTC 
FME->som30ne: Please have a look at i18024. I think this should solve
your problem. In this case, please close this issue.
Comment 8 som30ne 2003-10-28 15:43:17 UTC 
it seems to have a chance to solve the problem.
How will I be able to know if this solution have been implemented ?
When do you suppose the solution will be implemented ? - as I would 
like to try and test it . . .
Comment 9 frank.meies 2003-10-29 06:55:54 UTC 
FME->som30ne: The target of #18024# is OOo 2.0. But I currently cannot
say, when this will be implemented.
Comment 10 sforbes 2003-12-03 14:02:41 UTC 
this can probably be solved by the fix for issue #13091 or issue #18024
Comment 11 frank.meies 2004-01-13 11:58:00 UTC 
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Comment 12 frank.meies 2004-04-06 14:43:55 UTC 
.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 18024 ***
Comment 13 frank.meies 2004-04-06 14:45:03 UTC 
Closed.