philc / philc/vimium

Feature request: Find supports diacritical words

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Description

For example, I want to find "café" by typing "cafe"

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with Vimium's Find feature and trace the search-matching entry point; the issue names no file or test. Reproduce the example where typing "cafe" finds "café", then add coverage for that behavior while preserving existing Find matching.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
search, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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