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Isn't it amazing that even with these "apparently solved and very basic" problems like i18n, there are still so many low-hanging fruits, and an open source proj
by ktpsns 8y ago
Isn't it amazing that even with these "apparently solved and very basic" problems like i18n, there are still so many low-hanging fruits, and an open source project can do better than many companies.
I'm German and I disabled spell checking almost everywhere, because most implementations are extremely poor in German. Word lists are a poor solution to capture different word forms, and I find it surprising that even in 2019, only very few programs get that right (for instance Microsoft Word; it understands some but not all grammar rules). This is another thing where I think a modern (OSS) spell checker could make a difference.
- pluma 8y agoI guess my biggest pet peeve with German spellcheckers and autocomplete solutions other than the nonexistent support for compound words is that most of them don't understand capitalisation rules.
- wongarsu 8y agoNot just spellcheckers, virtual keyboards too. Writing German on a smartphone can be slightly infuriating