Automattic / Automattic/simplenote-electron

No spellcheck

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Description

### Expected
I would expect when I make a spelling mistake, the app will help me auto-correct it (or at least show a red dotted line underneath the wrong word). This was working in the previous version of the app - 1.2.11.

### Observed
Nothing happens when I made a spelling mistake on the notes, even if I didn't capitalize the first character of the first word of the line.

### Reproduced

**Note:** The issue was originally reported in 3424081-zen for the Windows app but I'm able to replicate this on https://app.simplenote.com.

1. Log in to Simplenote app at https://app.simplenote.com/
2. Create a new note
3. Type a wrong word, e.g. contry
4. See that the app does nothing with the wrong word.

I would expect the word to be automatically corrected as `Country`, capitalized and spelling corrected.

### Where did you see the bug

- System Make: Apple
- System Model: iMac 27-inch
- OS: macOS
- OS version: Catalina 10.15.6
- Browser (if applicable): Google Chrome
- Browser version (if applicable): Version 86.0.4240.80 (Official Build) (x86_64)
- Simplenote app version: https://app.simplenote.com

#### Information reported in 3424081-zen

OS: Windows 10
Simplenote app version: 2.0.0

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the Simplenote web app at https://app.simplenote.com using the listed Chrome/macOS setup, and compare behavior with version 1.2.11 and the Windows 2.0.0 report. Investigate the notes editor and its spellcheck behavior; done means misspelled words are corrected or visibly marked, including the reported capitalization case.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
electron, typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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