Interesting BUG: "Same Word" highlights in different languages

I have the Highlight Same Word active (Verbum 48, German UI). Hovering over an English "was" in the Commentary I'm reading, a German "was" is highlighted in my German bible even though they are different lemmata with different word types and meanings. (The screenshot doesn't show the mouse arrow in the english text, sorry)

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Bernhard

I don't think this is really a bug. You obviously have set it to mark "corresponding words", not only for the same lemma, but also for "same surface text". While the meaning of the German word "was" (English equivalent is "what") is totally different from the meaning of "was" in English, they are the same combination of letters, which is I believe what "same surface text" is referring to. Same happens in English with the word "light" if you open Gen 1:3 in one panel (here meaning the opposite of darkness) and Matthew 11:30 in another panel (here the opposite of heavy).

NichtnurBibelleser

Thanks, @Bernhard. When I uncheck "Same surface text", it works.

Lew Worthington

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1393477#Comment_1393477

I never paid attention to emphasizing surface text before, but that inspired a silly test: I opened the Vulgate to Psalms 1 and highlighted "die" (="day") and sure enough, it correspondingly highlighted the English words of "die". I'm not sure how I would ever make use of that in a cross-language situation, but it's kind of fun.