Under the Tools -> Preferences -> Language Settings -> Spellchecker menu, the "Spellcheck continuously" checkbox can be checked or -- contrariwise -- unchecked.
(This is in the 2.0 development version, for anyone accessing this message without context) /************************************ Down with categorical imperative! flutz...@yahoo.com ************************************/ ________________________________ From: Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 12:39:45 PM Subject: Re: Lyx 2.0 On Wed, 24 Feb 2010, Stefano Franchi wrote: > But is there a tentative date for a version of Lyx that includes > continuous spelling? Or will it come with version 2.0? > > I don't think I am the only one who has been fervently waiting for this > feature for quite some time. (Or so I hope. I can't be the only typing- > challenged user...) Stefano, Please allow a contrarian opinion. While I'm a touch-typist and do hit the wrong keys on occasion, I _strongly_ dislike runtime spell checking as well as any other intrusive corrections. I find it quite distracting whether typing from hand-written text or creating anew. I also don't like software that pretends to be smarter than I am by, for example, automatically changing case after punctuation. It cannot recognize abbreviations or other contexts where an uppercase letter is inappropriate. When I'm done for a bit I'll manually check spelling (unless I forget, of course), but much prefer to determine when it's done. If there's a switch to turn off continuous checking I'll have no issues; it'll just be another "feature" for me to disable. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity Credibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Innovation <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
