https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161905
--- Comment #3 from Mike Kaganski <[email protected]> --- Writer does *not* guess the language (in this case); it takes the language *directly* from what OS/user tells it, using the OS method of using input language. And indeed, there are cases when user *misuses* one input language for another. And yes, it is quite common, when a user uses languages from the same script group (e.g., those using Latin-based alphabets). But that's just a situation when poor users try hard to shoot their feet: the OS provides them a nice option to have a system-wide setting telling which *language* they use currently for input; and some applications (e.g., Writer, Word) can use this information in a very useful way, to *help* the user to mark respective parts of the text *automatically*. But the user *does not* use that feature; yet, the user obviously needs the proper language attribute on the respective text parts - otherwise, this but wouldn't appear; so, to do that, the user would do other manual tricks, like explicitly marking parts of the text with a chosen language; and when the automatic behavior interferes with that manual work against the system, the problem arises. I totally disagree with the proposal to make it disabled by default. There is more people in the world who need it, than those who don't (just consider, that ~100% of the population would have to use Latin script part of their writing; so ~everyone who uses non-Latin scripts, will definitely have to switch layouts, and associated languages, and thus benefit from the feature - and the part of population who use non-Latin scripts at least part of the time is larger than that uses Latin scripts exclusively). Additionally, as a *minor* point, I always feel that the same people who want to disable the automatic use of the input language feature simply persist in their right to make their lives harder, instead of learning the alternative that they would *benefit* from. A hint: you may have several input languages, using the *same* keyboard layout, and switch them every time you switch the language in your brain - using an easy-to-remember (configurable) keyboard combination, instead of equally required manual marking of language using styles or mouse. However, making the setting more visible is a valid proposal. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
