Moritz Schepp <moritz(dot)schepp(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> that's good to know and the unaccent module seems like it should do the
> folding. However, doesn't that mean that a specific index would have to be
> created for every field I want to use this for (unless a text search
> context would be used)?
I don't see what an index would have to do with this. You'd probably
use the unaccent() function.
regards, tom lane