Spellchecking dictionaries in LyX 2.4 installer

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 06:27:48PM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> On 10/30/20 4:11 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 04:05:23PM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> > > On 10/30/20 4:04 PM, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> > > > On 10/30/20 3:49 PM, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 03:26:31PM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> > > > > > On 10/30/20 3:04 PM, José Abílio Matos wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, October 30, 2020 6:59:45 PM WET Joel Kulesza wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Some didn't even think to ask the question of whether it
> > > > > > > > was available
> > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > once demonstrated there was an "oh wow" moment.  As such, I'd be in
> > > > > > > favor
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > of exposing capability and letting someone then pursue how to make it
> > > > > > > stop
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > rather than press on in ignorance of its existence.
> > > > > > > > - Joel
> > > > > > > +1
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > I wouldn't oppose this. It's probably easier to figure out how
> > > > > > to turn it
> > > > > > off than to figure out that it's there at all. And you really
> > > > > > only have to
> > > > > > do that once.
> > > > > I support this idea as well, but we've already had this debate and
> > > > > there is considerable opposition. When there's opposition to this
> > > > > type of change, even if the majority support the change, usually we
> > > > > don't do it since the benefit of the doubt goes to the current
> > > > > default. We would need a strong majority to support the change and
> > > > > incur the cost of changing the default, and if I remember correctly
> > > > > I don't think a strong majority support the change.
> > > > If there's still strong opposition, we don't have to do it, obviously.
> > > > But let's see. I think I was one of the strongly opposed back in the
> > > > day.
> > > PS It would be an option to add something to the preferences conversion
> > > routine that would keep this off, if it was not previously set to on. Then
> > > existing users (who are still using their same user directory) don't get
> > > bothered.
> > I like that idea.
> 
> I suspect that would satisfy the skeptics. I'll make a patch later.

Here is one previous discussion that might be worth going through for anyone who is motivated:

https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=mid&q=CAO7dr0isQTesZ9cJeobrA0vYFr3ctUMA-JWTPDx677tjz286Ew%40mail.gmail.com

Scott
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