276069 - search feature should be lenient on wrong spellings

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 281563

(Documentation Graveyard :: Help Viewer, defect)

Description

[nrlz]

The help system's search feature (Help -> Help Contents -> Search) on
Firefox/Mozilla should be more lenient on search terms with alternate spellings.
There are many variants of common search terms and newbies may not be completely
versed on the correct spelling on all of them.

e.g.,
plugins, plug-ins
popups, pop-ups
webpage, web page
website, web site
address bar, location bar
homepage, home page
customize, customise
etc.

P.S. Perhaps a search-as-you-type feature could be implemented? Such that "plug"
returns "plug-ins"?

Comment 1

[Stefan [:stefanh]]

> P.S. Perhaps a search-as-you-type feature could be implemented? Such that "plug"
> returns "plug-ins"?

The solution is on the way... Firefox should have it by now. Duping against the
Mozilla bug.



*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 281563 ***