NVDA reads punctuation symbols in Indian languages even if punctuation level is set to none

[Sanjog1605]

When reading text in any of the Indian language, NVDA reports all the punctuation symbols even when the punctuation level is set to none. This happens irrespective of which synthesizer is being used.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open the attached word document.
2. Change NVDA synthesizer to eSpeak if you are not using it already.
3. Set the punctuation level to none by pressing NVDA+P combination.
4. Read the document.
   Sample Hindi Text.docx

Expected Result

When symbol level is set to none, NVDA should not report any of the punctuation marks.

Actual Result

NVDA reports some of the punctuation marks even when punctuation level is set to none.

System Information

OS: Windows 11 Home
Microsoft Office version: Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2210 Build 16.0.15726.20188) 64-bit
NVDA version: 2022.4 Beta 2

Remarks

The issue is affecting thousands of students with visual disabilities who are studying in Hindi medium schools. Their reading experience is not good and they cannot sometimes understand the text if there are a lot of symbols. The issue is present even in older versions of NVDA. It is just that these students have noticed this now as they have just started using their laptops for reading and writing.

[Brian1Gaff]

Does this affect any other screenreader, such as the Built in Narrator or the Jaws demo? Brian

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When reading text in any of the Indian language, NVDA reports all the punctuation symbols even when the punctuation level is set to none. This happens irrespective of which synthesizer is being used. ## Steps to reproduce 1. Open the attached word document. 2. Change NVDA synthesizer to eSpeak if you are not using it already. 3. Set the punctuation level to none by pressing NVDA+P combination. 4. Read the document. [Sample Hindi Text.docx](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/files/10139434/Sample.Hindi.Text.docx) ## Expected Result When symbol level is set to none, NVDA should not report any of the punctuation marks. ## Actual Result NVDA reports some of the punctuation marks even when punctuation level is set to none. ## System Information OS: Windows 11 Home Microsoft Office version: Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2210 Build 16.0.15726.20188) 64-bit NVDA version: 2022.4 Beta 2 ## Remarks The issue is affecting thousands of students with visual disabilities who are studying in Hindi medium schools. Their reading experience is not good and they cannot sometimes understand the text if there are a lot of symbols. The issue is present even in older versions of NVDA. It is just that these students have noticed this now as they have just started using their laptops for reading and writing. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: #14417 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Sanjog1605]

I have tried with Narrator but everything seems to be working fine. The problem occurs with NVDA. I haven’t checked with JAWS.

[CyrilleB79]

@seanbudd , this issue has been closed a bit too early. It should be closed when #14459 is merged instead. Thanks.

[CyrilleB79]

@Sanjog1605, as a Hindi speaker, you may want to test this build to validate #14459. I have done some test but am not a Hindi speaker at all.