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Feature Idea: Check spelling

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#315 opened on Apr 22, 2021

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Description

Summary:

It would be nice if there was an option to enable spell checking. It'd be enough to check the spelling and show errors during editing only.

Here's how Jira does it when you edit the summary on a ticket, for instance:

Screenshot 2021-04-22 at 11 29 27

The native mac app does offer spell checking in the menu but it doesn't have any effect (I suspect that's a default menu option and not hooked up with the web view).

Screenshot 2021-04-22 at 11 27 42

How important this is to me and why:

Importance: Low

Use cases:

  1. I want to avoid typos to prevent misunderstandings when other people look at my cards or comments

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreactelectron
Domain
frontenddesktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of ReactUnderstanding of ElectronFamiliarity with code editors
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Investigate the current text editing implementation in the web view. Look for the editor component (likely in React) and consider enabling the browser's built in spellcheck API by adding the `spellcheck` attribute to contenteditable elements. Also check the native spell check menu to see why it has no effect.