https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42199
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Bug #: 42199
Summary: Autocomplete interferes with Japanese
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: master
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: WikidataRepo
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
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Classification: Unclassified
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Created attachment 11378
--> https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/attachment.cgi?id=11378
screencapture of autocomplete
The autocompletion stuff for sitelinks and selecting a site interferes with
selecting Japanese Wikipedia as the site. This is a problem on Firefox and not
on Chrome.
The autocompletion stuff can interfere (on both Firefox and Chrome) with
selecting wikipedia pages to add as site links.
The problem is that to type 日本語 (Japanese) with the Microsoft IME (also on
macbook) method you set Hirigana as the language input but essentially are
typing syllables with latin characters "ni-ho-nn-go". When you type "ni" it
will be に and then type にほ (ni-ho) and then にほん (ni-ho-nn) and it figures out
you are trying to type 日本語 and has it's own autosuggest. You can choose that or
type out the full "ni-ho-nn-go", hit space and then enter to confirm it and you
have 日本語
With the Wikibase autocomplete widget, you begin to type "ni" and then it
autosuggests languages that begin with "n". If I type "j", then I can select
Japanese and that's the only way in Firefox. Typing "ni-ho-nn-go" to choose
Japanese works in Chrome with the Wikibase widgets.
For sitelinks, if you don't type Japanese fast enough, you get Japanese mixed
with latin character suggestions, such as "ちーAGE and ASKA" and then can't
choose anything. This happens on Chrome and Firefox.
The autocomplete widget is not a problem at all with Arabic, as it's very
similar to typing in English (but right-to-left). I think Hebrew and Farsi are
okay too, but am not familiar with other languages such as Hindi or Chinese to
say if this is an issue with any other languages.
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