linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon

cinnamon crash when typing arabic keybord some times

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Description

Distribution

mint 22.1

Package version

6.4.8

Graphics hardware in use

nvidia rtx 3060 ti

Frequency

Quite often

Bug description

cinnamon crash when typing Arabic keybord some times

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5182e55f-c979-4847-9dde-43b0d0c34869

Steps to reproduce

convertcase-net.txt

Expected behavior

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Additional information

report crash:

convertcase-net.txt

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the attached crash report and reproducing the issue on Linux Mint 22.1 with Cinnamon 6.4.8, NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti, and Arabic keyboard input. Trace the crash from the reproduction steps and confirm that typing Arabic no longer causes Cinnamon to crash intermittently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop, internationalization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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