Latest mail client doesn't apply Apple text replacement feature correctly - If I type "im" and then ANY character, it will replace with "I'm"
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(Core :: Widget: Cocoa, defect)
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(Reporter: home, Assigned: m_kato)
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User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15; rv:140.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/140.0
Steps to reproduce:
Used: Thunderbird version 140.0.1esr (aarch64), Mac mini M1 2020 macOS Sequoia 15.5
Defined beforehand: Several text replacements as part of macOS, e.g. "we" to be replaced to "weekend" always
What I did: Want to type word "wellness" in a new mail
Hint: Related to but not identical to Bug 1962845
Actual results:
Thunderbird immediately replaces the first characters "we" to "weekend" in the middle of writing, the word ends with "weekendllness" once space bar is pressed. Quite frequently I have correct unwanted text replacements by Thunderbird while composing a mail, which is cumbersome
Expected results:
Thunderbird should notice after 3rd character that "wel" must not be replaced at all, but simply types the word "wellness" in the new mail (identical to all Apple applications like e.g. "Messages" to compose SMS, where text replacement works correctly)
Short term workaround (at my end): Have redefined all my very short text replacements to reduce likelihood of unwanted replacements. Nevertheless, bug fix in a future Thunderbird release would be appreciated
Same problem here. The patch for the linked bug did NOT make TB behave like other Mac apps, it introduced a new bug.
The text replacement should only be accepted if the text to be replaced is immediately followed by white space, but not if the character following is non-white space.
The example that made me search for this bug and create a Bugzilla account:
I have "im" set to be replaced by "I'm". The way all my other apps behave, including Firefox, is:
- If I type "im" and then space or return, it replaces it with "I'm". Good!
- If I type "im" and then a non-space or return character, the replacement suggestion goes away without any further input. Also good!
The way Thunderbird behaves is:
- If I type "im" and then ANY character, it will replace with "I'm". Bad!
So if I type at normal speed I get weird "I'm" in the middle of words. Now I have to remember to hit "Esc" after I type "im".
You can I'magine how I'mpatient this makes me. :)
I appreciate the effort and responsiveness of everyone working on this! I hope this slight fix is not too difficult to implement.
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Updated•10 months ago
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I'm the reporter of bug 1962845. If you define we to be replaced with weekend, typing we will offer the replacement, and will offer to cancel it. If you keep on typing llness, you end up with weekendllness. Looks like the replacement should be cancelled automatically if you just keep typing.
Makoto-san, does this work as expected? Also in Firefox?
P.S.: Replacing we with weekend doesn't seem so useful, since you'd also be replacing the pronoun all the time, for example in we use Thunderbird.
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Comment 4•10 months ago
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I have "ty" set to "Thank you", and while I am offered "Thank you", if I keep typing in Firefox, the substitution bubble just goes away. In TB, it does the replacement when I type a space character (for instance).
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Comment 5•10 months ago
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(I will look this tomorrow)
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Comment 6•10 months ago
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Hmm, strange. Even if using non-e10s <textarea> on Firefox, text substitution works well. But thuderbird mail composer doesn't trigger text substitution by enter key. I will investigate it.
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Updated•10 months ago
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Comment 7•9 months ago
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Although I have fixed bug 1962845 for non-e10s environment, it isn't
enough for Thunderbird. When inputting text, it forgets to dismiss
text substitution panel.
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Comment 9•5 months ago
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