Bug 497511

Summary:	Searching an item without using its precise accent spelling should still show it in results list anyway
Product:	[Plasma] krunner	Reporter:	kderocks38 <sourcework>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	alexander.lohnau, mikel5764, natalie_clarius, nate, noahadvs
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	6.2.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description kderocks38 2024-12-15 16:03:05 UTC

Hi,

I don't want this want to sound too far fetched but French, German, and maybe other languages  using accents are concerned :

Example : searching the "power management menu" is done with the keyword "énergie" but plenty of time french speaking person will just write "energie" or "énérgie" and will give up using that keyword to find the option menu and think it must be under another keyword.
Now there a plenty of menus involving accents : écran(screen), démarrage automatique(automated start up), éditeur(editor).

Maybe others have opinion on this to share? But I don't know any ajax pre-indexed online search fields who cares if you use accent or not. Many people don't use accent if they are not writing to anyone who reads them.

Comment 1 kderocks38 2024-12-28 22:29:48 UTC

I realise that this situation actually happens also inside any KDE menus, not just the launcher.

Comment 2 kderocks38 2025-09-05 10:25:53 UTC

Plasma 6.2.5 update : it works a bit better : if I search énergie i find it and also if I search energie.
However searching "én" shows the énergie submenu directly but searching "en" don't

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2025-09-05 10:26:43 UTC

Fuzzy matching has been implemented for the apps runner in Plasma 6.5. Still needs implementing for other runners.