Kunzisoft / Kunzisoft/KeePassDX

Use UCA to sort entry names

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It seems that KeePassDX sort entries according to raw unicode order when sorting by titles. It may be enough for English speakers, but may apear confusing for other language users.

For example, Chinese usually use PinYin to sort, unicode order of Chinese characters is actually out of order for Chinese users, it's always like listing Google ahead of Apple for an English speaker.

Describe the solution you'd like
UCA(Unicode Collation Algorithm) is a solution for unicode sorting. You can visit here for more introduction. As it says, collation varies according to language and culture. It's meaningful for better localization.

Additional context
This issue and commit may be helpful.

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Research direction

Start by locating the entry-name sorting entry point and reviewing how it currently orders titles. Read the linked Unicode Collation Algorithm specification and the referenced MaterialFiles issue and commit; done should mean titles use culturally appropriate UCA-based ordering, including the Chinese example.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
internationalization, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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