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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Highlighting spelling mistakes
From:       RBE <rbe () flash ! net>
Date:       2001-06-04 13:57:23
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On Sunday 03 June 2001 22:54, Greg Turpin wrote:
> On Sunday 03 June 2001  5:49 pm, Jono Bacon wrote:
> > I think even if it is off by default, that the feature
> > should make it in if someone wishes to code it.
> >
> > 	Jono
>
> This should be fine.  However, when you write a document
> you should not concern yourself with spelling.
> A rough draft should be about just getting ideas on the page.
> The final draft focuses on all of those other elements.
>
> In a course on Technical Communication at my University
> our Professor showed us how to turn off the "auto-correct"
> features (including spell-checking).  He felt that this was
> the better way to write.
>
> This makes perfect sense to me.
> If you are in the middle of writing and see that your last
> word is underlined - you're going to go back and fix it.  In
> your mind you are wondering what the proper spelling is ("i"
> before "e" except after "c") and may have to look it up.  By
> the time you have fixed the mistake (by looking it up) you
> have completely lost your train of thought.
>
> But, that's just my opinion.  If you are going to implement
> this and make it a standard feature, please, give a
> configuration option to easily turn it off.  Disabling this
> feature is the first thing I will do with this program (which
> is acceptable).

I have to agree.  I WANT auto-check for most of my writing, but, 
with some subjects, it's a pain in the neck to have it on.  I 
spellcheck those later.  With all modern writing programs with 
which I am familiar, this is a feature that can easily be turned 
on or off.  Should be in KWord, as well.

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