Text object doesn't work with accented letters. #103098

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Fernando Monteiro · 2022-12-10T06:26:01+01:00

Fernando Monteiro commented

2022-12-10 06:26:01 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Linux-5.15.0-56-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.35 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 470.161.03

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.3.1, branch: master, commit date: 2022-10-04 18:35, hash: b292cfe5a9
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
Text objects doesn't work with dead-keys. if I type the sequence "p ~ a o", in any text editor this results in the word "pão". But in Blender text object, this results in the word "po".

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

add a Text Object
go to edit mode
type the letters p~ao

You should get "pão", but will get "po".

What I am doing to get accented text is :

Open a external text editor, write in the wanted text, select and copy it.
Go to blender, select the Text Object, go to edit mode and paste.

**System Information** Operating system: Linux-5.15.0-56-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.35 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 470.161.03 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.3.1, branch: master, commit date: 2022-10-04 18:35, hash: `b292cfe5a9` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** Text objects doesn't work with dead-keys. if I type the sequence "p ~ a o", in any text editor this results in the word "pão". But in Blender text object, this results in the word "po". **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - add a Text Object - go to edit mode - type the letters p~ao You should get "pão", but will get "po". What I am doing to get accented text is : - Open a external text editor, write in the wanted text, select and copy it. - Go to blender, select the Text Object, go to edit mode and paste.

Fernando Monteiro commented

2022-12-10 06:26:01 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Chimp

Iliya Katushenock commented

2022-12-10 09:38:16 +01:00

Added subscribers: @Harley, @mod_moder

Iliya Katushenock commented

2022-12-10 09:38:16 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs Developer To Reproduce'

Iliya Katushenock commented

2022-12-10 09:38:16 +01:00

It seems to me that this is a font problem, since you say that the character will appear on it simply will not be visible

May I ask you to take a look @Harley ?

It seems to me that this is a font problem, since you say that the character will appear on it simply will not be visible May I ask you to take a look @Harley ?

Cassidy Graces Incandela commented

2022-12-10 10:24:39 +01:00

Added subscriber: @cassidy

Cassidy Graces Incandela commented

2022-12-10 10:24:39 +01:00

In #103098#1458070, @mod_moder wrote:
It seems to me that this is a font problem, since you say that the character will appear on it simply will not be visible

The glyph exists in Blender's default font, it's just that Blender doesn't process typing (p, ~, a, o) into "pão". And external text editor program does process it, like Microsoft Word, probably.

To be honest, to me this is not really a bug, but rather a lack of feature in Blender's part. Therefore this report is more like a feature request.

EDIT:
A spelling mistake.

> In #103098#1458070, @mod_moder wrote: > It seems to me that this is a font problem, since you say that the character will appear on it simply will not be visible The glyph exists in Blender's default font, it's just that Blender doesn't process typing (p, ~, a, o) into "pão". And external text editor program does process it, like Microsoft Word, probably. ![Screenshot (41).png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F14049498/Screenshot__41_.png) To be honest, to me this is not really a bug, but rather a lack of feature in Blender's part. Therefore this report is more like a feature request. **EDIT:** A spelling mistake.

Harley Acheson commented

2022-12-10 16:17:11 +01:00

Text object doesn't work with accented letters.

It does properly display accented letters. Or any characters if your font supports it.

{F14050102,width=100%}

Text objects doesn't work with dead-keys... type the letters p~ao

This is the issue, that you want to type "~" and then "a" to get an ã instead.

The fact that "~' is treated is a dead key for you is because of the operating system keyboard layout you have selected. When I personally do the exact thing in "any text editor" I just get "p~ao". In Word I am forced to press ctrl+shift+"~' then "a". In other programs users might have to press Alt-0227.

Languages use different layouts and use different means of adding accented and precomposed characters. Some user's keyboard layouts might treat tilde as dead, while other might use ` " ' ^ as dead keys. Other language layouts might pop up an entire window of alternative characters as they type. Others get entirely different characters coming out as they press the "regular" a - z keys.

Blender though, just interprets each key as you type it, without trying to guess a language-dependent intention. To get around this it is probably most convenient to just copy and paste the text into Blender from a text editor.

It might be nice to explore ways of entering precomposed characters but it is actually tricky to do in a language-independent way. Typing ~ + a to get ã might be convenient for Portuguese, Guaraní, Kashubian, Taa, Aromanian, and Vietnamese. But many other languages might want to easily enter ë or à and as more keys are treated as "dead" it becomes more confusing for other users.

I'll give it some thought, but this is really just a feature request.

> Text object doesn't work with accented letters. It does properly display accented letters. Or any characters if your font supports it. {[F14050102](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F14050102/image.png),width=100%} > Text objects doesn't work with dead-keys... type the letters p~ao This is the issue, that you want to type "~" and then "a" to get an ã instead. The fact that "~' is treated is a dead key *for you* is because of the operating system keyboard layout you have selected. When I personally do the exact thing in "any text editor" I just get "p~ao". In Word I am forced to press ctrl+shift+"~' then "a". In other programs users might have to press Alt-0227. Languages use different layouts and use different means of adding accented and precomposed characters. Some user's keyboard layouts might treat tilde as dead, while other might use ` " ' ^ as dead keys. Other language layouts might pop up an entire window of alternative characters as they type. Others get entirely different characters coming out as they press the "regular" a - z keys. Blender though, just interprets each key as you type it, without trying to guess a language-dependent intention. To get around this it is probably most convenient to just copy and paste the text into Blender from a text editor. It might be nice to explore ways of entering precomposed characters but it is actually tricky to do in a language-independent way. Typing ~ + a to get ã might be convenient for Portuguese, Guaraní, Kashubian, Taa, Aromanian, and Vietnamese. But many other languages might want to easily enter ë or à and as more keys are treated as "dead" it becomes more confusing for other users. I'll give it some thought, but this is really just a feature request.

Iliya Katushenock commented

2022-12-10 16:25:38 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Developer To Reproduce' to: 'Archived'

Iliya Katushenock closed this issue

2022-12-10 16:25:38 +01:00

Iliya Katushenock commented

2022-12-10 16:25:38 +01:00

Thank you for the answer

Fernando Monteiro commented

2022-12-11 02:57:20 +01:00

Well guys. I got an older version of blender, the 2.80 and typing p~ao works perfectly. It give me pão. So, it is not exactly a feature request. I understand that it is related to keyboard layout and the OS (in my case, Ubuntu), but how 2.80 can do well and 3.3.1 can't ?

Harley Acheson commented

2022-12-11 04:12:17 +01:00

Changed status from 'Archived' to: 'Confirmed'

Harley Acheson reopened this issue

2022-12-11 04:12:17 +01:00

Harley Acheson commented

2022-12-11 04:12:17 +01:00

I see it working as expected in 3.3.1 with US International Keyboard, but not working in master. Can assume whatever is breaking on this layout will also break the OP's layout.

With this keyboard layout set, pressing single-quote then a gives you á, while pressing double-quote then e results in ë. 3.3.1 works as expected, master actually swallows both single and double-quote.

Nothing is jumping out in the change log for GHOST_SystemWin32.cpp. This might have to be bisected.

I see it working as expected in 3.3.1 with US International Keyboard, but not working in master. Can assume whatever is breaking on this layout will also break the OP's layout. With this keyboard layout set, pressing single-quote then a gives you á, while pressing double-quote then e results in ë. 3.3.1 works as expected, master actually swallows both single and double-quote. Nothing is jumping out in the change log for GHOST_SystemWin32.cpp. This might have to be bisected.

Fernando Monteiro commented

2022-12-11 04:15:02 +01:00

Tested various releases and found that the issue comes from 2.93.0. I mean, from 2.92.0 to 2.93.0, something changed in the code and brought this issue.

result of typing p~ao

blender 2.92.0

blender 2.93.0

Tested various releases and found that the issue comes from 2.93.0. I mean, from 2.92.0 to 2.93.0, something changed in the code and brought this issue. result of typing p~ao **blender 2.92.0** ![b2.92.0.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F14051399/b2.92.0.png) **blender 2.93.0** ![b2.93.0.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F14051402/b2.93.0.png)

Harley Acheson commented

2022-12-11 04:35:15 +01:00

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Needs Triage'

Harley Acheson commented

2022-12-11 04:35:15 +01:00

Whoops, did not see this is Linux. Can't confirm

Harley Acheson commented

2022-12-11 04:41:48 +01:00

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Fernando Monteiro commented

2022-12-11 05:08:48 +01:00

It may work differently depending on the operating system.
I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS with br as keyboard layout and can't test in other OS.

I just tested version 3.3.2 and the problem persists.

The last version of blender that is working as expected (in my PC), is really 2.92.0

It may work differently depending on the operating system. I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS with **br** as keyboard layout and can't test in other OS. I just tested version 3.3.2 and the problem persists. The last version of blender that is working as expected (in my PC), is really 2.92.0

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-13 07:28:14 +01:00

Added subscriber: @PratikPB2123

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-13 07:28:14 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs User Info'

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-13 07:28:14 +01:00

Perhaps related to #95410 (Regression: Blender text editor lost support for dead keys)
@Chimp can you confirm?

Perhaps related to #95410 (Regression: Blender text editor lost support for dead keys) @Chimp can you confirm?

Fernando Monteiro commented

2022-12-14 13:17:13 +01:00

Yeah.
The support to "dead-keys" was broken in the migration from 2.92.0 to 2.93.0 and persist to current version.
OP of #95410is describing the same thing I am doing here, even though he is using the Text Editor and I am using the Text Objet in Edit Mode.

Yeah. The support to "dead-keys" was broken in the migration from 2.92.0 to 2.93.0 and persist to current version. OP of **#95410**is describing the same thing I am doing here, even though he is using the **Text Editor** and I am using the **Text Objet** in *Edit Mode*.

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-15 12:42:12 +01:00

Thanks, I think we can merge both the reports.

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-15 12:44:51 +01:00

Before that, can you verify whether the same problem also happens in text editor?

Fernando Monteiro commented

2022-12-15 16:00:18 +01:00

Hi, Pratik !

Sorry. I think I didn't clarify properly.
I had tested it before sending my last reply.

Blender 2.92.0 works (Text Editor / Text Object).
from Blender 2.93.0 to 3.3.4, "dead-keys" support is dead :-).

Hi, Pratik ! Sorry. I think I didn't clarify properly. I had tested it before sending my last reply. Blender 2.92.0 works (Text Editor / Text Object). from Blender 2.93.0 to 3.3.4, "dead-keys" support is dead :-).

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-23 04:55:20 +01:00

Closed as duplicate of #95410

Pratik Borhade closed this issue

2022-12-23 04:55:20 +01:00

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Text object doesn't work with accented letters. #103098