Bug 521712 - kcm_spellchecking always asks if you want to save even if no changes have been made
Summary: kcm_spellchecking always asks if you want to save even if no changes have bee...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: systemsettings
Classification: Applications
Component: kcm_spellchecking (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.7.80
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2026-06-19 01:17 UTC by Antti Savolainen
Modified: 2026-09-09 16:13 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/commit/b5cb27606d9c696618b855689d77e59c819895e4
Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.7.5
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Description Antti Savolainen 2026-06-19 01:17:18 UTC 
DESCRIPTION
Demonstrative video: https://youtu.be/rL0n6IML04g
Whenever I click to move out of the Spell Check menu, it asks me if I want to save

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open kcmspellchecking
2. Move to another kcm

OBSERVED RESULT
You are asked if you want to save

EXPECTED RESULT
No save asks should be made if no changes have been made

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.7.80
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.28.0
Qt Version: 6.12.0
Kernel Version: 7.0.12-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor
Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62.7 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 5700
Comment 1 Antti Savolainen 2026-08-03 00:04:04 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 482233 ***
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2026-08-07 14:05:08 UTC 
Git commit b5cb27606d9c696618b855689d77e59c819895e4 by Nate Graham.
Committed on 07/08/2026 at 13:34.
Pushed by ngraham into branch 'Plasma/6.7'.

spellchecking: do not ask to apply settings if no backend or dictionary exists


(cherry picked from commit 7c844b4c9adfd8265d4a1371b801cf39fead3dbc)

Co-authored-by: Antti Savolainen <antti.savo@gmail.com>

M  +4    -2    kcms/spellchecking/spellchecking.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/commit/b5cb27606d9c696618b855689d77e59c819895e4
Comment 3 ruby 2026-09-09 16:13:27 UTC 
oh thank god, i've been having this bug for YEARS and i'm glad i'm not the only one experiencing it, good thing it's finally been resolved