[Bug]: Nextcloud Notes not respecting spelling
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Description
⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
- This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
- This issue is not already reported on Github OR Nextcloud Community Forum (I've searched it).
- Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
- I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description
Nextcloud: v 28.0.3
Notes: v 4.9.4
Language: English (British English)
Locale: English (Australia)
The spelling appears to be US focused - 'z' being offered to replace 's' as an example. Not all of us agree with Noah Webster's Blue Book :)
Steps to reproduce
Normal use of Notes with Language and Locale as stated above
Expected behavior
Spelling should align with Language and/or Locale
Installation method
Community Web installer on a VPS or web space
Nextcloud Server version
28
Operating system
Debian/Ubuntu
PHP engine version
PHP 8.2
Web server
Apache (supported)
Database engine version
MariaDB
Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?
Fresh Nextcloud Server install
Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?
None
What user-backends are you using?
- Default user-backend (database)
- LDAP/ Active Directory
- SSO - SAML
- Other
Configuration report
sudo -u www-data php occ config:list system
{
"system": {
"instanceid": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"passwordsalt": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"trusted_domains": [
"10.2.2.250",
"howard.id.au"
],
"datadirectory": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbtype": "mysql",
"version": "28.0.3.2",
"overwrite.cli.url": "http:\/\/10.2.2.250\/nextcloud",
"installed": true,
"updater.secret": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"maintenance": false,
"dbname": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbhost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbuser": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"dbpassword": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"loglevel": 3,
"version_retention_obligation": "auto, 30",
"mail_from_address": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"mail_smtpmode": "smtp",
"mail_sendmailmode": "smtp",
"mail_domain": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"mail_smtphost": "***REMOVED SENSITIVE VALUE***",
"mail_smtpport": "25",
"mail_smtpsecure": "ssl"
}
}
List of activated Apps
sudo -u www-data php occ app:list
Enabled:
- activity: 2.20.0
- calendar: 4.6.7
- circles: 28.0.0-dev
- cloud_federation_api: 1.11.0
- comments: 1.18.0
- contactsinteraction: 1.9.0
- dashboard: 7.8.0
- dav: 1.29.1
- federatedfilesharing: 1.18.0
- federation: 1.18.0
- files: 2.0.0
- files_pdfviewer: 2.9.0
- files_reminders: 1.1.0
- files_sharing: 1.20.0
- files_trashbin: 1.18.0
- files_versions: 1.21.0
- firstrunwizard: 2.17.0
- logreader: 2.13.0
- lookup_server_connector: 1.16.0
- nextcloud_announcements: 1.17.0
- notes: 4.9.4
- notifications: 2.16.0
- oauth2: 1.16.3
- password_policy: 1.18.0
- photos: 2.4.0
- privacy: 1.12.0
- provisioning_api: 1.18.0
- related_resources: 1.3.0
- richdocuments: 8.3.3
- serverinfo: 1.18.0
- settings: 1.10.1
- sharebymail: 1.18.0
- spreed: 18.0.5
- support: 1.11.0
- survey_client: 1.16.0
- systemtags: 1.18.0
- text: 3.9.1
- theming: 2.3.0
- twofactor_backupcodes: 1.17.0
- updatenotification: 1.18.0
- viewer: 2.2.0
- weather_status: 1.8.0
- workflowengine: 2.10.0
Disabled:
- admin_audit: 1.18.0
- bruteforcesettings: 2.8.0
- encryption: 2.16.0
- files_external: 1.20.0
- fileslibreofficeedit: 1.1.0 (installed 1.1.0)
- integration_collaboard: 1.0.6 (installed 1.0.6)
- recommendations: 2.0.0 (installed 2.0.0)
- suspicious_login: 6.0.0
- twofactor_totp: 10.0.0-beta.2
- user_ldap: 1.19.0
- user_status: 1.8.1 (installed 1.8.1)
Nextcloud Signing status
http://howard.id.au/nextcloud/index.php/settings/integrity/failed
No errors have been found.
Nextcloud Logs
Nil
Additional info
Nil
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the spelling suggestions in the Nextcloud Notes app with English (British English) and English (Australia) configured, using the reported Notes 4.9.4 and Nextcloud 28.0.3 versions. Trace how Notes obtains the language or locale for spell checking; done means suggestions follow the selected language or locale rather than always using US spelling.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100