[Bug 36954] New: feature requeset: replace forbidden characters with lookalike UTF8 signs in the wikipedia search input controll

Fri, 18 May 2012 04:01:07 -0700 

https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36954

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             Bug #: 36954
           Summary: feature requeset: replace forbidden characters with
                    lookalike UTF8 signs in the wikipedia search input
                    controll
           Product: MediaWiki
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Unprioritized
         Component: Redirects
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [email protected]
    Classification: Unclassified
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replace forbidden characters with lookalike UTF8 signs in the wikipedia search
input field [alt-F]. 

Here are some alternativs:
mayor:
* # → ⧣ (⧣) EQUALS SIGN AND SLANTED PARALLEL (U+29E3) ⧣
With this replacements wouldt it be possible do find article titles like "C#"

minors:
* < → &#8249; (‹) SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK (U+2039)
&amp;#8249;  
* > → &#8250; (›) SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK (U+203A)
&amp;#8250;
* | → &#8739; (∣) DIVIDES (U+2223) &amp;#8739; 
* { → &#10100; (❴) MEDIUM LEFT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT (U+2774) &amp;#10100;
* } → &#10101; (❵) MEDIUM RIGHT CURLY BRACKET ORNAMENT (U+2775) &amp;#10101;

no alternativs found:
* [
* [ 
Only the CJK Characters would be available, but the arn't supported by a large
number of fonts.

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