On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:29 AM Pavel Sanda <sa...@lyx.org> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 05:54:27PM -0500, Maria Gouskova wrote: > > I saw a similar discussion on lyx-devel a while back about enabling > > continuous spellcheck by default, and I almost jumped in with a "please > god > > no".
I'm curious why this contribution and the rationale behind it wasn't given. Healthy discussion, with opposing views but properly framed, seems like a good thing. > This sort of behavior and bloat I'm unsure where the bloat arises; the capability is there regardless of its operational state. > is what sent a lot of us running away > > from "word processors" back in the early 2000's, and even in MS Word > there > > is a way to turn all that stuff off. > I believe the discussion was to enable the capability with the user able to turn it off (rather than the current state: disabled with the user able to enable it (if he/she realizes LyX has this capability). This is consistent with the behavior cited. Perhaps I misunderstand? > Yep, that was the major point why we left continuous spellcheck off years > back. > > Now it seems that you missed the new thread about continuous spellcheck > from > one month back where left wing of devs come up with the reasoning that many > users won't get idea about existing spellcheck in lyx unless it's on by > default. > I've never been called left wing, and I'm pretty sure I don't qualify as 'dev,' but this goes beyond reasoning. I have several first-hand accounts of technically savvy but new-to-LyX users being unaware of this feature until it was announced to them. I regret that this is anecdotal, for I don't have affidavits to present, but I certainly have evidence beyond the imagination. I'm unsure about the experience of others. Thanks, Joel
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