Bug 505738

Summary: Tokodon does not do spell check
Product: [Applications] Tokodon Reporter: kdmw.629
Component: generalAssignee: Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: carl, josh
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 25.04.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Screenshot_Tokodon_SpellCheckNotWorking

Description kdmw.629 2025-06-18 12:26:25 UTC
Created attachment 182356 [details]
Screenshot_Tokodon_SpellCheckNotWorking

SUMMARY
Tokodon client does not do a spell check before posting nor does it highlight incorrectly spelled out words

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Launch Tokodon. 
2. Click on Post
3. Type an incorrect spelled word like "dictonery" instead of dictionary. No indication is given that the word "dictonery" is not correct. Nor are any alternatives provided for the same. 
4. Right click on the incorrectly spelled word and see that the option "Spell check" is enabled. 

OBSERVED RESULT
The incorrectly typed word is not highlighted and nor are correct options given. Please see the attached file, "Screenshot_Tokodon_SpellCheckNotWorking" for more details. 

EXPECTED RESULT
The incorrectly spelled word should be highlighted.
Alternatives to the incorrectly spelled word should be provided. 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.3.5
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Tokodon is one of the few QT based clients for Fediverse/Mastadon/BlueSky. Please make it more functional it will help a lot.
Comment 1 kdmw.629 2025-06-19 04:16:19 UTC
Sorry about creating this bug. I did not have the hunspell and its associated dictionary packages installed. That is why it was not working. Once I installed hunspell and associated dictionary packages spell check worked fine.