[Feature Request]: Add "--disable-spellcheck" commandline flag.
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### Problem Description
Admitting that spellcheck dictionaries download option has a very shady implementation and very dubious behavior, while not being absolutely required for most cases, I just need a way to disable it. As I've stated in https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/27403 - this problem dramatically reduces the scope of Electron's application. The framework is really nice, it has big advantages over QT, GTK, FLTK and VxWidgets. But others - don't download its components in runtime. This is a critical suggestion for disconnected environments and secure ones, that don't permit undeclared functionality.
This will also resolve(not just close, but resolve for sure) a couple of other issues, specifically this one - https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/22995
### Proposed Solution
Implement "--disable-spellcheck" commandline flag. That just wraps around downloader code.
### Alternatives Considered
All other alternatives are not as good as Electron.
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