Set spell language independently of locale settings

[fredaas]

Reading through some of the previous issues, it seems that the spell language for the text-input field is set by checking the locale settings on Linux.

This is obviously not a good solution for most people since the locale settings often do not reflect the language in which the user is communicating. Furthermore, having to configure the locale settings for a single conversation seems extremely impractical as the user may have multiple conversations with people of different nationalities.

I suggest implementing an alternative to the current solution, where the spell language is set by the user through the application interface.

[EvanHahn-Signal]

Thanks for reporting—I've filed this as a feature request.

[seg-on]

I' voting for this feature for Microsoft Windows too.

[stickerbaff]

I too vote for this feature.

[stale]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

[D0han]

This issue is still relevant

[seg-on]

Yes, I still looking forward to implement this setting.

[mycanaletto]

+1

[SkypLabs]

This issue has been closed as completed but I don't see how to set the spell language manually. Am I missing something?

I am using the latest version of Signal Desktop to date (6.2.0).

[nunesgh]

This issue is similar to #1659 and is also available as a feature request at Signal Community. Unfortunately, it is still unaddressed after more than five years.

[konto-andrzeja]

A good workaround for Windows I just tested is setting an individual language just for Signal. After checking "Let me use a different input method for each app window" you can easily switch the language using the language bar in the taskbar.