Rerun spelling checker when switching language.

[hguijt]

I write mails in two languages. When I write in my native language, and want to use the spelling checker, I have to go through the following sequence of steps:

1. Enable "check spelling" in the context menu. I cannot select the language at this time, as that option is hidden until spelling checking is enabled.
2. See every single word in my email underlined - it has defaulted to English.
3. Go into the newly-revealed "languages" pane in the context menu, enable "Dutch", and disable "English". Kudos for letting me do that in one operation!
4. It would be really great if it now reran the spelling checker. Instead every single word remains underlined in red.
5. Disable "check spelling" in the context menu.
6. Enable "check spelling" in the context menu.

If you change the language selection, it should immediately rerun the spelling checker. Turning it off and back on again may be a time-tested IT meme, but it's not appropriate as a necessary step in a user interface.

If I may suggest a radical option, why not remove the "check spelling" menu altogether? Just have the language menu. If no languages are selected, no spelling is checked. If you select one, checking is turned on.

[Jon]

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