Find in page without character accentuation
Good afternoon.
I'm having a simple issue that I believe is locale related. What I meant in the question title is that, for example, I can't find the string "número" (portuguese word for "number") on the page, by typing "numero" in the CTRL+F find bar. If I do so, it returns zero matches, thus not finding what I need. I've attached two images as an example.
Is there any way to customize the find bar? I'd like to have this available as it would surely be appreciated by every single country that that has some kind of accentuation on their written language.
Kind regards,
Pedro R.
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Ah, this is intended -- if the word is written like that on the page, it will not be found unless it is written the same as it is on the page. If this answered your question, mark as solution.
If you want to submit a feature request for this -- file it at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org -- Once there you will need to create an account. When registered please see the documentation for bug filing to get you started.
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Do you have the option to switch from English to Portuguese layout on your keyboard? If not you can download this option from Microsoft. If you need a language pack for your Firefox you can get it here: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firefox-br/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/portugu%C3%AAs-portugal-language/?src=userprofile
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Thanks for your feedback.
I just installed the portuguese language pack both on Firefox.Already had it installed on Windows, as well as English (Portuguese is the active system language). Didn't manage to find the specified string yet.
Strange -- for now you can use the translate option as a workaround, or try to reinstall Firefox in PT by default from here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
Translate is not necessary as I'm not trying to translate anything. I'm looking for a word in my language - Portuguese. I'm in Portugal, trying to search for a portuguese word on a portuguese web page (any portuguese-written text) using Firefox, and I can't find that text unless I specify the accentuated characters, like the screenshots I attached.
Thanks, again, for the fast support. I'm also going to try to reinstall.
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Ah, this is intended -- if the word is written like that on the page, it will not be found unless it is written the same as it is on the page. If this answered your question, mark as solution.
If you want to submit a feature request for this -- file it at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org -- Once there you will need to create an account. When registered please see the documentation for bug filing to get you started.
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Sorry to hear that. I made the switch from Chrome and no regrets, but this in a bit unfortunate to me. This actually works on Google's browser.
I'll file a feature suggestion.
Thanks.
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I've occasionally noticed when long-pressing a letter on a mobile keyboard that a group of accented letters appears. Is there a reference to what characters should be searched if the user enters "u" or "e" in the Find bar?
(I don't know how to build an add-on, but it seems possible to create an add-on Find bar as a workaround along the lines of this userscript, which is quite rough but could be enhanced: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/13007-text-highlight-and-seek.)
For "u" I get: ù ú u û ü For "e" I get: è e é ê ë ė ę
This happens with lots of other letters, though. Will have a look on that script. Thanks.
jscher2000 said
... this userscript, which is quite rough but could be enhanced: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/13007-text-highlight-and-seek.)
Going to try to build an add-on based on this, is that ok?
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pedrormr said
jscher2000 said... this userscript, which is quite rough but could be enhanced: https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/13007-text-highlight-and-seek.)Going to try to build an add-on based on this, is that ok?
Yes, absolutely! It might be more logical for a WebExtension to put the controls in a sidebar than in the page, but I'm not a UI designer, as you can tell. ;-)