[dolphin] [Bug 464822] New: Don't ignore dead keys when the user types a filename prefix

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464822

            Bug ID: 464822
           Summary: Don't ignore dead keys when the user types a filename
                    prefix
    Classification: Applications
           Product: dolphin
           Version: 22.12.1
          Platform: openSUSE
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: hierophanie at gmail.com
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

Hello,

Dolphin makes it possible to locate files within a folder by typing the first
few letters of their name. This is quite useful for navigating quickly through
the file hierarchy.

However, dolphin assumes that pressing one key (possibly together with modifier
keys) necessarily produces one character. But this is not the case. Many
keyboard layouts use dead keys. X11 also allows you to define custom key
sequences to type special characters or sequences of characters. Chinese and
Japanese people (among others) use input methods where typing a single
character involves pressing a sequence of 2 keys or more.

It is thus impossible to find a file which name contains a character that can
only be produced by typing 2 keys or more. For instance, I cannot move to a
file named "être" because "ê" can only be produced by typing ^ + e on my
keyboard.

It would be great if dolphin supported this use case!

Best,
Michael

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