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[BUG] Grammar checker only works with English #4
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Describe the bug
I'm bilingual writer, so next to English, I write in Hungarian. For English, the grammar check works perfectly, but when I switch to Hungarian, it marks many words, sometimes even whole sentences.
Expected behavior
It would be great if there would be an option to set the default language (maybe for a profile, or generally) or to have multiple languages.
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I really enjoy the app so far!
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DeepanshKhurana commentedon Apr 27, 2026
Hello, thank you for raising this issue. It seems I never got a notification, so I need to fix that in my GitHub Org Settings first. Apologies for not looking at this soon enough. That said, it seems @chioloenrico already made #5, although I feel we could discuss further than just disabling the spell checker. I see that the PR says it is a first step, but maybe it would be worth it to add a configuration for the language you write in, as well as being able to toggle different spell checks per project. So, assuming a user works in Hungarian and English, they could have two projects set up, one for Hungarian and one for English similar to how separate git repos work right now.
WDYT?
feat(editor): add F7 toggle for spell-check (refs DimwitLabs#4)
feat(editor): add F7 toggle for spell-check (refs #4)
DeepanshKhurana commentedon Apr 27, 2026
GitHub accidentally closed this so I've re-opened it. With #5, we at least have a toggle key
F7for the spellcheck so that should easy some of your troubles @goblyosgistvan. But this doesn't close the issue. I think language support is incredibly important here. And I will begin working on it.Try upgrading to
v1.4.5withpipx upgrade prosaic-appchioloenrico commentedon Apr 27, 2026
Hello @DeepanshKhurana , and thank you. First off, the app is very interesting; I've been using it for a few days now and I find it to be a particularly compelling project.
I also agree that it would be interesting to have proper support for multiple languages. My fix was just to avoid the annoyance of the spell checker, but for an adequate setup, we should definitely have support for more languages and the ability to select different languages for different profiles.
I'm not a hugely experienced programmer, but if a hand is needed -especially since I'm actively using the product - please let me know. I'd be happy to help where I can.
goblyosgistvan commentedon Apr 27, 2026
Thanks for both of you! I agree it's the perfect quick fix. That said, I also think it would be a good idea to add multiple language support.
Yes, having the option to set the language when creating a project/book sounds good. Another idea that came to mind was having an extra step during the setup wizard flow that asks for writing languages. But probably the best UX would be automatic language recognition. I'm not entirely sure how difficult it is to add.
DeepanshKhurana commentedon Apr 27, 2026
Okay, so it seems the notifications are finally working, which is great, and I won't miss another comment! 🎉
That said, I think here is a reasonable way to go about it without over-engineering:
froren. There will obviously be validation to determine whether the language exists or is valid.pyspellcheckerlibrary that we use. It could also be worth migrating tophunspell, which supports more languages. If we do the latter, download-on-demand is better because it takes time to download and build dictionaries for languages, and it would not make sense to bloat the package itself with all languages.v1.5.0), the first launch post-upgrade would prompt them to a language setup for their project and/or all projects, should they choose it. Otherwise, they can always do it manually or in themanage profilessection.setupanyway.I think this is a reasonable way to move forward without introducing too many unknowns.
DeepanshKhurana commentedon Apr 27, 2026
Hi, @goblyosgistvan. The new spellcheck is implemented and is ready with
v1.5.1. Once you do apipx upgrade prosaic-appand then launch the app, it should automatically trigger a language configuration for you. Spell check settings are also now persistent. If you face any issues, please feel free to re-open this issue.