Spell-checker on Manjaro Linux

Bob418 · September 30, 2021, 9:06am

I use the version 5.4.1 on Manjaro Linux (Gnome). In spell-checker, I set “en_US” as Language, which is also the display language of Gnome, but it works in “en_UK” way.

On my MBP (version 5.4.2), the spell-checker works correctly as “en_US”.

craftzdog · October 1, 2021, 5:50am

Hi Bob,

Thank you for reporting it.
Can you explain what is the “en_UK” way?
I need to reproduce it.

Bob418 · October 1, 2021, 6:20am

When I type “Customize” (US spell), it puts red underline to indicate spelling error. But it accepts “Customise” (UK spell). On Mac, it’s opposite.

This is not critical and I can live with it. You can look at it when you have free time. I’ll check on other Linux distros as well.

craftzdog · October 1, 2021, 8:39am

Thanks for the information.

Actually, the plugin is completely platform-independent, as you can see in the source code:

github.com

inkdropapp/inkdrop-spell-checker/blob/master/src/spell-checker.js

import { logger } from 'inkdrop'
import SpellChecker from '@inkdropapp/codemirror-spell-checker'
import CodeMirror from 'codemirror'

SpellChecker(CodeMirror)

class SpellCheckerPlugin {
  config = {
    language: {
      type: 'string',
      default: 'en_US',
      enum: ['de_DE', 'en_AU', 'en_CA', 'en_GB', 'en_US', 'fr_FR']
    }
  }

  activate() {
    global.inkdrop.onEditorLoad(this.handleEditorInit.bind(this))
  }

  deactivate() {

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So, that’s weird.
What value do you get when running the following JS in the developer tool console?

inkdrop.config.get('spell-checker')

Bob418 · October 2, 2021, 3:42am

The output from the command:

{language: "en_US"}

Today I did some more testing, the spell-checker actually works correctly in the contents, but not in title. Sorry I went to conclusion too fast previously.

I also verified in Kubuntu 21.04, it behaves the same. It seems title spell-checking is controlled by something else. Quite strange on Linux.

craftzdog · October 4, 2021, 2:59am

Ah, the spell-checker only works in the editor.
The title bar is just a simple text input, where Chromium’s built-in spell checker would work, like Chrome browser.

Bob418 · October 4, 2021, 3:24am

I see. Case closed. Thanks for your support.