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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-34674

TinyMCE spellchecker should be disabled completely (or only active for old versions of IE)

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    • MOODLE_23_STABLE, MOODLE_24_STABLE
    • MOODLE_25_STABLE
    • w15_MDL-34674_m25_spell
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      1/ make sure the legacy spell checker plugin is enabled (it was renamed to indicate it is for ancient browsers from Redmond)
      2/ test built-in spell checking in all decent browsers including IE10 (fully automatic - CTRL+right click for hints, details, language selection if present)
      3/ test legacy tinymce spellchecker plugin in IE8, IE9 (button in the tinymce toolbar)
      4/ review the right click hint

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      1/ make sure the legacy spell checker plugin is enabled (it was renamed to indicate it is for ancient browsers from Redmond) 2/ test built-in spell checking in all decent browsers including IE10 (fully automatic - CTRL+right click for hints, details, language selection if present) 3/ test legacy tinymce spellchecker plugin in IE8, IE9 (button in the tinymce toolbar) 4/ review the right click hint

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      TinyMCE has a built in spellchecker. I'm suggesting that it be removed in favour of the built in browser spellcheckers.

      Currently in Firefox and Chrome and Moodle 2.3, the browser's built in spellchecker is disabled by default and so is TinyMCE's. You can click on the ABC(tick) button to activate the TinyMCE spellchecker. Normally, you'd be able to right click in the textbox and use the browser's spellechecker, but TinyMCE overrides the right click with it's own menu. You can bypass this by holding down control and right clicking, but that's not something you'd expect end users to know.

      I'm currently investigating how to a) complety remove the spellchecking UI from TinyMCE (perhaps leaving it for IE 8 & 9), b) make sure the user's preference for browser spellchecking applies to the TinyMCE edit window and c) how to turn off the TinyMCE right-click menu so that it doesn't interfere with the browser spellchecker. If anyone else already knows how to do this I'd like to propose as the default for core Moodle.

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          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-32139 Spell checker throughout system - for accessibility/disability

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

          Improvement - An enhancement to an existing Moodle feature. MDL-7155 Optionally disable Firefox 2.0+ spell checker

          • Trivial - Cosmetic problem like misspelt words or misaligned text
          • Closed
          will help resolve

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-38867 Google discontinued Google Spell

          • Major - Major loss of function, incorrect output
          • Closed

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              skodak Petr Skoda
              bawjaws David Scotson
              Damyon Wiese Damyon Wiese
              Jason Fowler Jason Fowler
              David Woloszyn, Huong Nguyen, Jake Dallimore, Michael Hawkins, Stevani Andolo
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                14/May/13