thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Improve the search function to include "é", "è" as a search for "e" and vice versa
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Description
Checklist
- I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same bug report.
- I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
App version
6.400
Where did you get the app from?
F-Droid
Android version
LineageOS 18.1 / Android 11
Device model
Samsung Galaxy S5 / Samsung Galaxy S7
Steps to reproduce
In one empty folder, put an email with a word containing a "é" in the Subjet, like "école".
Now search this folder with "ecole".
Expected behavior
The email with "école" in the subject is found.
The same change permit a search with "a" for "à", etc.
Actual behavior
No email is found.
Logs
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the app's search function and reproduce the issue in an empty folder using an email whose subject contains “école”; compare searches for “ecole” and “école”. No implementation files or tests are named, so first identify the search entry point and its existing test coverage. Done means accented and unaccented equivalents match, including examples such as “a” and “à”.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile-dev, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100