First word in new line doesn't capitalize after field insert

[billyboy]

When I insert a field and then CR to a new line, the first word in this new line fails to capitalize.
Putting a full stop (a period) at the field doesn't help.
If I type two letters and a full stop then CR, the new line capitalizes fine. (Strangely, typing I and a full stop does the trick as well), but it is not always suitable to type something after the field, that is on the same line.

Any thoughts?

Bill

edit: Happens on 2.2.1 and 2.3
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[acknak]

The auto-capitalization depends on recognizing a sentence, which is not trivial for a computer to do perfectly. I guess the presence of a field interferes with recognizing the end of the sentence.

You can file a bug report--I'd say this is a situation that should be covered. Actually, it has been reported for a sentence that begins with a field: Issue 17449, you may want to add a comment there describing your experience; it seems close enough to be covered by the same issue.

I treat the auto-capitalization as a help when I forget to do it--are you depending on it all the time? If so, I'd say that may not be a good habit.

[billyboy]