Why would you want cloud for spell checking?

Spell check is literally 'is this word in the dictionary' yes or no? Then an algorithm for finding corrections.

Do this locally and it's near instant. i.e. is the word I just typed, in the dictionary files I have on disk?

Compare that to do it in the cloud, and it's send everything you type to somewhere else that you have no control over, wait for it to check, then it lets you know. Might be quick, depending on your internet speed, but it's still a pointless additional step for no advantage.

It's not like dictionaries are constantly changing! How often do new words get added to the dictionary? Yearly, maybe monthly?

Exactly. More of a privacy issue than anything if it was cloud based.

debott lähetti viestin:

Right-click options hardly ever worked for me, but since a few days Steam also red underlines most words again. :(

Apparently, this is common for dual-language use (I use German Win10 and English Steam), but until now there was great fix described in Erik Taurus' guide: https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2047542911
but alas this no longer works either. :(

It's weird that Steam seems to have such trouble this this, no?

Baryonyx lähetti viestin:

Does anyone know if there is a way to turn it off? I already turned it off in "Friends and Chat" in the steam settings, but it still checks it here in the forums, and everything is red because my main language is German. It's absolutely horrible.

Valve changed some stuff in the Nov 17th update.

I made a guide for the new (and easier) method to disable / customize spellcheck:

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3600107201

nian lähetti viestin:

[...]
I made a guide for the new (and easier) method to disable / customize spellcheck:
[...]

Awesome, this did it! Thanks a lot!

nian lähetti viestin:

debott lähetti viestin:

Right-click options hardly ever worked for me, but since a few days Steam also red underlines most words again. :(

Apparently, this is common for dual-language use (I use German Win10 and English Steam), but until now there was great fix described in Erik Taurus' guide: https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2047542911
but alas this no longer works either. :(

It's weird that Steam seems to have such trouble this this, no?

Baryonyx lähetti viestin:

Does anyone know if there is a way to turn it off? I already turned it off in "Friends and Chat" in the steam settings, but it still checks it here in the forums, and everything is red because my main language is German. It's absolutely horrible.

Valve changed some stuff in the Nov 17th update.

I made a guide for the new (and easier) method to disable / customize spellcheck:

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3600107201

Thanks, was driving me mad. Just a note, you can skip the first few steps and just do the last few steps. No need to delete anything.

nian lähetti viestin:

I made a guide for the new (and easier) method to disable / customize spellcheck:

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3600107201

Thank you thank you thank you. So much better. ^^

/I'll never spell correctly again thanks valve. But its okay, thats what ai overlay is for. Shame external products and overlays do what valves steam used to do

Baryonyx lähetti viestin:

Awesome, this did it! Thanks a lot!

underd0g lähetti viestin:

Thanks, was driving me mad.

debott lähetti viestin:

Thank you thank you thank you. So much better. ^^

Happy to help.
Don't forget to upvote the guide, if you found it helpful.
Thanks

Seems Valve couldn't even be bothered to fix it they decided to just remove it.. Top knotch gaming platform...

PocketYoda lähetti viestin:

Seems Valve couldn't even be bothered to fix it they decided to just remove it.. Top knotch gaming platform...

That sounds like a bug. I can see spellcheck lines / suggestions without issues.

- Do you have the latest Steam update installed? Please manually check for updates.

- Have you cleared out your htmlcache folder and followed my guide?

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3600107201

PocketYoda lähetti viestin:

Seems Valve couldn't even be bothered to fix it they decided to just remove it.. Top knotch gaming platform...

And if you're talking about the spellcheck context menu not reacting to mouse clicks (neither corrections nor "Add to dictionary" work)...

That's been a bug for months (as said in this thread).

Go and complain in this thread in the Steam Beta Bug Report Forums:

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/0/601916204203013223/

If we're lucky, Valve will actually fix the issue at some point.

I don't even get the red text anymore or any spell check stuff its just been removed.

PocketYoda lähetti viestin:

I don't even get the red text anymore or any spell check stuff its just been removed.

I hope that it's removal isn't indicative of them flat out removing support for the spell check functionality altogether :/

Floid lähetti viestin:

PocketYoda lähetti viestin:

I don't even get the red text anymore or any spell check stuff its just been removed.

I hope that it's removal isn't indicative of them flat out removing support for the spell check functionality altogether :/

Well, it still works for me.

Again, first step to troubleshoot this is making sure you have the latest Steam version.
My current version is 1763795278 (I am using the beta branch).

Please restart Steam and check for updates:
Steam menu > Check for Steam Client Updates...
Install the updates.

After that, please exit Steam completely and delete everything inside:

Then start Steam again and check the settings mentioned in my guide.
What is the result?

nian lähetti viestin:

Floid lähetti viestin:

I hope that it's removal isn't indicative of them flat out removing support for the spell check functionality altogether :/

Well, it still works for me.

Again, first step to troubleshoot this is making sure you have the latest Steam version.
My current version is 1763795278 (I am using the beta branch).

Please restart Steam and check for updates:
Steam menu > Check for Steam Client Updates...
Install the updates.

After that, please exit Steam completely and delete everything inside:

%localappdata%\Steam\htmlcache

Then start Steam again and check the settings mentioned in my guide.
What is the result?

So you're saying spell check is working in the steam client on the latest beat branch ?