Automattic / Automattic/simplenote-electron

Ignore accents and diacritics when searching

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[feature] search enhancement
Dominant language
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Description

Originally posted by @sdixon194:

> When you search for keywords with accented characters, the app doesn't find the notes that contain those keywords written with non-accented characters (and vice versa).
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> Would be great to have better search functionality for accented characters.
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> 1598900-zen

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the TypeScript search implementation and its existing search tests, then reproduce searches with accented and unaccented keywords; done means both forms match the same notes without breaking existing search behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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