Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 103401
The order of Last and First names needs to be reversed for Asian locales
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:13:51 UTC
In Writer, the inserted 'Note' by Insert->Note shows the author name in it. The order of First and Last names is fixed, but it needs to be dependent on user's locale. In zh_CN, zh_TW, ja, ko locales, it should be Last name First name order. Please refer to issue 103200 related to this.
Not only Writer/Note, there are several places need to be modified to conform locale dependent Last/First name order. Here is the list from redflagzhulihua@openoffice.org. File-Properties File-Versions Edit-Changes Insert-Fields-Author Insert-Fields-Other-Document-Author-Name Insert-Note
IMHO, this is not a good idea because some people (especially those who work internationally) may enter their names in Roman letters while they are using OOo with Japanese locale. In this case, users in Japan usually anticipate the same order as English. As there are many different conventions in the way to write their name and name order depends on not only the language you use but also the country, the region and even the context, it should be selectable.
Not for 3.2 anymore
I think this issue should be handled as soon as i103200 closed. Is there any plan for this? or is it on the road? Thanks.
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