[Bug]: Command, skill, model and file search finds nothing when the query is typed on a non-Latin keyboard layout
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Description
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Area
apps/web
Steps to reproduce
- Switch the operating system input source to a non-Latin layout that is positionally based on US QWERTY. Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Kazakh, Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Arabic, Persian and Thai layouts all qualify.
- In the composer, type
/and then press the keys that spell an existing command, for example the keys ofmodel. - Repeat with
$and a skill name, with@and a file name, with the Cmd+K command palette, and with the Settings search field.
Expected behavior
The menu finds the command, skill, model, file or setting. The keys pressed are the ones that spell its name on a US layout, and the names being searched are always Latin, so the intent is unambiguous.
Actual behavior
Every one of those surfaces shows an empty result. The composer menu reads "No matching command.", the palette and Settings search return nothing, and @ returns no files.
Nothing matches because the keystrokes produce the letters of the active layout while command names, skill names, model ids and file paths are Latin. The user has to notice the mismatch, switch input source, and retype. This affects every client surface and every one of the layouts above.
Impact
Minor bug or occasional failure
Version or commit
main at 01e05c152
Environment
Reproduced on macOS. The matching happens in shared client code and on the server's path search, so the behavior is the same on web, desktop and mobile, and independent of the operating system.
Additional context
I have a fix and will open a pull request referencing this issue.
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Research direction
Start with the shared client matching used by the composer, Cmd+K palette, Settings search, and @ file search, then inspect the server path search mentioned in the report. Reproduce with a positional non-Latin layout and verify that keys spelling Latin names on a US layout return commands, skills, models, files, and settings across the listed surfaces.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- backend, frontend, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100