Find apps in Spotlight even when using 'wrong' language

Feb 18, '09 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: MarkkkS

Sometimes I will try to find a program using Spotlight with the wrong input method selected (yes, I can't touch type). An easy way to solve this is to log in as an administrator, and put the app's name, in your often-used language, into the app's Spotlight comments box (press Command-I with the app selected to see the comments box).

Type the app's name as if you were typing in English. So for Mail, a Japanese language user would enter まいl ; a Greek language user would enter μαιλ, etc.

[robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]

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