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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Highlighting spelling mistakes
From:       RBE <rbe () flash ! net>
Date:       2001-06-04 4:10:59
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On Sunday 03 June 2001 18:49, Jono Bacon wrote:
> > All user tests have shown that this decreases productivity,
> > I am against adding this badly founded feature.
>
> What user tests?
>
> I have conducted a number of installs on KOffice and tested it
> in front of users substantially, and I have had most people
> saying that they find it irritating that they cannot fix the
> spelling of a word with a simple right click and selecting the
> word. I have seent hat you can access the spelling on the RMB
> in KWord now, but I don't see how simply outlining words that
> are mispelled is a decrease in productivity. I have
> experienced and heard from numorous people who claim it
> increases productivity a lot.
>
> > People should not type and consider spelling at the same
> > time, the most productive users first type, then correct in
> > a second pass.
>
> Where do you source this claim from? The users I have spoken
> to have identified that correcting spelling while you work is
> very productive. From my personal experience of using MS Word
> a lot and KWord...this feature missing in KWord is very
> irritating.
>
> I think even if it is off by default, that the feature should
> make it in if someone wishes to code it.

Same here.  I am a counselor and professional writer.  I WANT 
"check as you go" spell checking.  I can live without it, but 
it's really handy, if it doesn't do a new process startup at 
each word.  (Count the words in this paragraph to see why I 
would object to THAT approach.)

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