racket / racket/drracket

Add new words to aspell dictionary

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enhancement
Dominant language
Racket
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Forks
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Description

Currently DrRacket uses aspell to color correctly spelled words green.
Words not in the dictionary are colored black.
It would be convenient to have a way to add a new word to the dictionary.

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Research direction

Start by locating DrRacket's aspell integration and the entry point for spelling-related user actions. Read how correctly and incorrectly spelled words are currently detected and colored. Done means a user can add a new word to the dictionary and it is no longer treated as unknown.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop, devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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