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Russian cyrillic support broken.

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Description

Description of the Issue

Syntax don't work on Win10. It doesn't lightning cyrillic text.
I tested on Win7 it works.

Steps to Reproduce the Issue
  1. Extract Sytax.zip to your desktop;
  2. Import and apply syntax file: Excel.xml;
  3. Add new file and paste there same text:
    if(
    Если(OR, ИЛИ,
    OR ИЛИ
    )
    )
    OR
    ИЛИ
    If( IF( if( Если( ЕСЛИ( если(
Expected Behavior

Lightning keywords "ЕСЛИ", "Если", "если" and keywords: "IF", "If", "if".

Actual Behavior

Lighning only keyword "IF", "If", "if".
See screenshots Keywords.png, Folding.png

Debug Information

Notepad++ 7.5.7 x32 & x64 both.
Microsoft Windows 10 Home.

Syntax.zip

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Notepad++ 7.5.7 on Windows 10 using the attached Syntax.zip and its Excel.xml syntax file, then compare Cyrillic and Latin keyword highlighting. Trace the syntax-highlighting path for the supplied sample and verify that ЕСЛИ, Если, если, IF, If, and if are highlighted consistently without regressing the Windows 7 behavior described.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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