spacecowboy / spacecowboy/NotePad

Can't search tags starting with #

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Description

It is not possibile to add text such as #finance to a note and use it as a tag.

how To Reproduce

  1. Create a note and write #category
  2. Write #category in the search bar
  3. all notes with the word category will appear as results

The same applies to ?, !, ^, /, and so on.
Allowing # to be used in the search bar would make for an intuitive tag system for notes.

Using emojis as tags, like 🪙savings works as expected, but most users will try #savings and give up because it does not work.

There is probably a function that sanitizes query input, removing #. Find and remove it.

Technical information
  • Device: Pixel 8a
  • OS: Android 16
  • app version: 7.2.0

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the Android search behavior with a note containing #category, then trace the query-input sanitization described in the issue. Confirm that searching for #category returns notes tagged with that text without breaking the existing handling of other punctuation, and verify the behavior on the reported app version or its current equivalent.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile-dev, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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