Community-edition: Request: Add a spell-checker

[twinklebob]

Bit of a frustrating one, really. If you use any of these services within Chrome you get a spell-checker, but you don't have it in Rambox. Any chance one could be added? Maybe Electron already includes it but it just needs to be enabled?

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Rambox 0.4.5
Electron 1.4.7
linux x64 3.19.0-32-generic

[weeman1337]

It looks like there is an option in electron. Will have a look and send a PR.

[weeman1337]

Looks like it's a little bit more work than simply enabling an option: https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/942

[simonwiles]

bit of a show-stopper for many people, I think, this one...

[ylluminate]

In macOS the integrated system spellchecker should be present. It is very difficult to use HipChat and other messaging applications for professional applications without the normal integrated spellchecking that we have in other apps such as Franz, HipChat native client, etc.

[taniadaniela]

on mac os sierra 10.12.2 spell checking is not being activated in any of the services I'm using in rambox (telegram, slack, WhatsApp )

[saenzramiro]

I'm planning to add it in version 1.0.0 using https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-spellchecker.

[Troyciv]

multiple language check would be really nice, or alternatively a way to change the dictionary language quickly and/or specify the language for each app seperately

[ylluminate]

How close is the 1.0.0 release @saenzramiro? The reason I ask is that we're still at 0.5.3 so far and so I'm not sure how to take this. Are we looking at going from .5 → 1.0 or do we have a LONG release schedule ahead of us before this is integrated?

[ylluminate]

How close are we to this @saenzramiro? I have to step away from Rambox with no Spelling support. It's just impossible to use an app without spell checking on macOS now that I'm used to integrated spell checking everywhere else.

[saenzramiro]

Now, we are working in v0.5.4. So I think Spellcheck have to wait little bit more, because it was not easy to us implement it. Any PR will be great!

[habGegeben]

Just curious how far out this feature is from implementation? I love Rambox and still currently use it. This feature would really be awesome to have!

[Mte90]

Any news about it?

[ylluminate]

Might want to note this along with accompanying links in later replies: https://github.com/yakyak/yakyak/issues/683

Ultimately it appears that we need to put some pressure on Electron folks to get this implemented generally as it's sorely needed and desired across the board.

[GervaisdeM]

Zulip Electron has spell checking working.... I don't know how it was added exactly, but the source code is over here: https://github.com/zulip/zulip-electron

[brandonburkett]

I am hitting this with slack as well.

[davidmoore-io]

I'm gonna have a go at making it work in Zoho and Messenger, as it's doing my head in. My speeling erorz are making me look a bit dim on occasion. Rambox is ace, but it's becoming a deal breaker for me.

[Mte90]

The ticket of electron where ping https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/3189

[AGonLen]

This would be a REEEEEALLY great feature.
Any ETA for version 1.0.0 (or to have this spell check implemented)???
Thanks!

[SimJoSt]

@AGonLen If you want to help with the development of the software and get the release on the way faster, you might want to consider donating.

[wilpso]

Hell yeah, I'd like to see that option for "multi-languages" on options on/off, would be great

[marcofl]

This really is a missing feature and for a lot of people a reason no to use rambox at all. I would already be happy with english spellchecking for a start :D

[xenithorb]

RocketChat Electron has a working spellcheck implementation on Linux, see: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Electron/pull/266

I'm also very interested in seeing this happen because I just switch off of the above client to amalgamate Riot and Rocket.Chat into one, and in doing so I lost this functionality!

[ben8p]

manageyum also has one
https://github.com/sivaramsi/manageyum

It is using:
"electron-spell-check-provider": "^1.0.0",

See
https://github.com/sivaramsi/manageyum/blob/cec50aa731d6d26b35bc9848753b54ea88542579/app/src/services/preloaders/utils/spellcheck.js

[funkycram]

+1

[AlexandruD86]

This is so needed right now.. +1

[AndreyBulgakow]

Absolutely needed feature and also a show stopper for me

[kaliberr44]

+1

[hugobarthelemy]

+1

[phillip-white-sociomantic]

+1 Currently using Wavebox which also has the spell checker. Rambox would be nice as It's open source

[pedrofusc]

Any news about this? this is one of the most important feature for me. All the other apps have this already implemented.

[beevabeeva]

If I had time I'd try doing this myself :( :(
Can't we crowd fund this specific issue ?
Make a kickstarter or something.
If everyone who commented on this issue is contributing it could be $200-$300 !

[xenithorb]

@beevabeeva Here you go

Bountysource:

https://www.bountysource.com/issues/39803901-request-add-a-spell-checker

[beevabeeva]

@xenithorb Awesome! Thanks

[AndreyBulgakow]

Any news on this one?

[nzeppos]

Definitely a must-have feature.

[aabuhasan]

Yes definitely

[saenzramiro]

The spellchecker library is now "stable" so I will try to add it in next release. 👍

[twinklebob]

Thanks for your hard work, can't wait to see it working!

[ylluminate]

Wow that is tremendous news @saenzramiro. Anything we can do to help? With Franz not supporting Mattermost and some services properly we're looking to migrate over to Rambox entirely as soon as spell checking lands.

[nzeppos]

It looks like the Pro version of Rambox will include a spell checker: https://rambox.pro/#feature-details/spell_check
Should we be concerned about this? Will this service be reserved for pro users only?

[xenithorb]

I think this makes it pretty clear:

Ugh. I didn't know he was going in that direction, when he just talked about adding it.

Also this

If you compare the two they look significantly diverged, so I think we're just witnessing that transition. Oh look, this repo was renamed "community-edition" too - yeah we're hosed. I'm guessing the owner was offered some money to start this up as a proprietary app - and you can't fault people for wanting to make some money, but doing it in such a surprising underhanded way is distasteful, to me at least.

$4 is way to high for a glorified web browser, on top of thing.

[AndreyBulgakow]

I already donated 30 Euros for this feature and now kind of doomed to use the pro version.

Anyway... a CLEAR and TRANSPARENT communication from the project owner is highly appreciated

[HaleTom]

We can always do a parallel implementation in the community edition no matter what is done in the closed-source Pro edition...

[beevabeeva]

Yea I've forked it already.
Happy to work on trying to figure out how to import the Electron spellchecker js into the build in my free time.
I don't have any experience with electron but I have plenty of experience with JavaScript. So if anyone wants to point me to some recommended tuts other than the official electron docs, that'd be nice.

On 11 Aug 2018, at 17:08, ylluminate [e-mail] wrote:

Seeing the release of Rambox Pro was really depressing. I'm now seeing other features we've requested and pushed for also implemented into this, even after a lot of community action.

I wonder if we're going to have to fork Rambox at this point and just go down a different path? The creator has the right to income and support for his efforts, but what's happened here seems... off putting.

I definitely don't want to misjudge or misspeak here. Again, you've gotta live and pure open source isn't the best path for surviving! I just think there's some level of frustration created by this.

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[grpace]

So because it's in the pro edition does it mean someone can't fork this over to the community edition.

This is kind of a dealbreaker here?

[AndreyBulgakow]

I'm really upset about this after donating so much money for this feature. And there is no reaction from the rambox folks whatsoever...

[KenMacD]

@grpace & @AndreyBulgakow: You may want to read issues #1810 and #1811, and then check out the fork TheGoddessInari/rambox

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