I've been testing CookTrace with Chinese localization and found a critical compatibility issue with non-ASCII characters.
Issue: Chinese-named items not displayed when sorted A-Z
When creating recipes, pantry items, or categories with Chinese characters as the name, they do not appear in the list when A-Z sorting is selected.
Steps to reproduce:
Create a recipe with a Chinese name (e.g. "番茄炒蛋")
Create a recipe with an English name (e.g. "Tomato Egg Stir Fry")
In the recipe list, select A-Z sorting
Observe: the English-named recipe appears, the Chinese-named recipe does not (or appears blank)
Switch to other sorting options (e.g. "Newest", "Recently Cooked") — the Chinese recipe reappears
Same issue applies to:
Pantry items with Chinese names
Categories/Tags with Chinese names
Expected behavior:
Chinese-named items should be sorted alongside English-named items in A-Z view, or at least should not disappear from the list.
Actual behavior:
A-Z sorting appears to only recognize ASCII characters and filters out or fails to render entries whose names start with non-ASCII characters.
Environment:
CookTrace version: 1.1.3
Deployment: Docker (self-hosted)
Browser: Chrome / [your browser]
Additional context:
This is likely related to how the localeCompare or sorting function is implemented — it may be using ASCII-only sorting logic that doesn't account for Unicode characters. The same issue may affect other non-Latin scripts.
Screenshots:
[Add before/after screenshots showing the missing items]
Offer to help
I'm willing to help test and fix this issue if you can point me to the relevant sorting code. I can also assist with completing the zh_CN.json translation and submitting a PR.
I've been testing CookTrace with Chinese localization and found a critical compatibility issue with non-ASCII characters.
Issue: Chinese-named items not displayed when sorted A-Z
When creating recipes, pantry items, or categories with Chinese characters as the name, they do not appear in the list when A-Z sorting is selected.
Steps to reproduce:
Create a recipe with a Chinese name (e.g. "番茄炒蛋")
Create a recipe with an English name (e.g. "Tomato Egg Stir Fry")
In the recipe list, select A-Z sorting
Observe: the English-named recipe appears, the Chinese-named recipe does not (or appears blank)
Switch to other sorting options (e.g. "Newest", "Recently Cooked") — the Chinese recipe reappears
Same issue applies to:
Pantry items with Chinese names
Categories/Tags with Chinese names
Expected behavior:
Chinese-named items should be sorted alongside English-named items in A-Z view, or at least should not disappear from the list.
Actual behavior:
A-Z sorting appears to only recognize ASCII characters and filters out or fails to render entries whose names start with non-ASCII characters.
Environment:
CookTrace version: 1.1.3
Deployment: Docker (self-hosted)
Browser: Chrome / [your browser]
Additional context:
This is likely related to how the localeCompare or sorting function is implemented — it may be using ASCII-only sorting logic that doesn't account for Unicode characters. The same issue may affect other non-Latin scripts.
Screenshots:
[Add before/after screenshots showing the missing items]
Offer to help
I'm willing to help test and fix this issue if you can point me to the relevant sorting code. I can also assist with completing the zh_CN.json translation and submitting a PR.