Add optional search indexing for unlocalized app names (desktop entry Name)

[xiaoxuan-yu]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

On non-English locale systems (e.g. zh_CN), I cannot reliably search applications by their original / unlocalized English name if the app provides a localized name. This is frustrating in multilingual workflows and when following English documentation.

Example desktop entry (WeChat)

[Desktop Entry]
Name=wechat
Name[zh_CN]=微信
Exec=/usr/bin/wechat %U
Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/wechat.png
Type=Application
Comment=Wechat Desktop
Comment[zh_CN]=微信桌面版

On a Chinese locale system (zh_CN):

• ✅ Searching 微信 → finds the app
• ❌ Searching wechat → does not find the app

Why this matters

This affects users who:

• switch between Chinese/English input methods
• read English tutorials/docs that mention original app names
• work with international teams and share ASCII app names

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Describe the solution you'd like

Please add support to optionally index and match unlocalized application names in search.

Suggested behavior

Add a setting/toggle like:

• “Also match unlocalized application names (original desktop entry name)”

With behavior:

• OFF (default): keep current behavior (localized name only)
• ON: allow searching by both localized name and unlocalized/original name

Expected results when enabled

On zh_CN systems:

• Searching 微信 → matches WeChat
• Searching wechat → also matches WeChat

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Additional context

Many launchers support searching by both localized and original names, which improves usability for multilingual users.

[aurelleb]

I think this would be a great idea. We can index the unlocalized name as an additional keyword during search.

[xiaoxuan-yu]

I think this would be a great idea. We can index the unlocalized name as an additional keyword during search.

Thanks, that would be awesome. Indexing the base Name= (unlocalized) as an additional keyword would solve it for me. Happy to test once there’s a PR or build.