microsoft / microsoft/terminal

Unable to search as "Terminal" when It is displayed as "终端"

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Area-Localization Product-Terminal Tracking-External
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Description

Title: Unable to search as "Terminal" when Terminal is displayed as "终端"
Version: 1.12.10733.0
Windows version: Windows 11 workstation 21H2 22000.527
Description:

Once the Terminal upgrade the Chinese language, the name switch to "终端". Then you'll be not able to search it as "Terminal".

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For modern UWP application, it usually can be search as English even if it has alternative traslation. the searches of Mail exemplify this situation.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on Windows 11 with the Terminal language set to Chinese, then compare searching for the localized name with searching for "Terminal" and with the Mail example. Done means the English name "Terminal" also finds the application when its displayed name is "终端".

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, localization, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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