web interface - spellchecker of the browser not available #8456

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T08:06:43-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:06:43 -06:00

Originally created by @flobee on GitHub (Feb 1, 2022).

Feature Description

The default behavior for spell checking of the browser does not work in forms. e.g when editing a README.md and want to use spell checks

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not possible within a right mouse click

Originally created by @flobee on GitHub (Feb 1, 2022). ### Feature Description The default behavior for spell checking of the browser does not work in forms. e.g when editing a README.md and want to use spell checks ### Screenshots not possible within a right mouse click

GiteaMirror added the issue/confirmed topic/ui type/bug labels 2025-11-02 08:06:43 -06:00

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GiteaMirror commented

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@silverwind commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2022):

There is spellcheck="false" set on the underlying texarea which was probably to work around some issue. We can remove it but I'm not sure whether spell checking can even work with CodeMirror, those might require a standard <textarea>.

@silverwind commented on GitHub (Feb 1, 2022): There is `spellcheck="false"` set on the underlying texarea which was probably to work around some issue. We can remove it but I'm not sure whether spell checking can even work with CodeMirror, those might require a standard `<textarea>`.

GiteaMirror commented

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@flobee commented on GitHub (May 12, 2022):

Well. Never refactor/reset standard browser functionality. Removing default user control is a completetly NOGO since ages >25Y i experience. Make all default browser standards available/possible as good you can.

@flobee commented on GitHub (May 12, 2022): Well. Never refactor/reset standard browser functionality. Removing default user control is a completetly NOGO since ages >25Y i experience. Make all default browser standards available/possible as good you can.

GiteaMirror commented

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@wxiaoguang commented on GitHub (May 13, 2022):

There is an option for EasyMDE/CodeMirror.

spellChecker: If set to false, disable the spell checker. Defaults to true. Optionally pass a CodeMirrorSpellChecker-compliant function.

However it was set to false in history in Gitea code. I do not think it's correct (well, maybe it was somehow correct at that moment, but there is no comment at all). The code was just Copied&Pasted from https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/2b10fdc4 .

~~A simple PR can fix this problem~~ (maybe not simple)

@wxiaoguang commented on GitHub (May 13, 2022): There is an option for EasyMDE/CodeMirror. ``` spellChecker: If set to false, disable the spell checker. Defaults to true. Optionally pass a CodeMirrorSpellChecker-compliant function. ``` However it was set to `false` in history in Gitea code. I do not think it's correct (well, maybe it was somehow correct at that moment, but there is no comment at all). The code was just Copied&Pasted from https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/commit/2b10fdc4 . ~~A simple PR can fix this problem~~ (maybe not simple)

GiteaMirror commented

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@wxiaoguang commented on GitHub (May 21, 2022):

Please test #19776