Spell check results all "blue"

[windymilla]

Since for spell check, the bad word is the whole message, the blue selection (on Windows) is a bit overpowering. Consider

1. Including context (like other tools, e.g. whole line, but only highlight the bad spelling) or
2. Not highlighting when the whole of the text of the message would otherwise be highlighted.

[srjfoo]

I think I prefer the second option, though those who are actually PP'ing may prefer the first.

A question, though (and I realize that even though it doesn't seem logical to me, the answer may be "because TTWWADI, and we don't want to confuse existing PPers").

In spellcheck, the words include a count in parentheses following the word, but each instance of the word appears in the list, and you have to click on the correct instance in the list to go to the word. In WF, each "word" appears once in the list, and you click on that one instance in the list to flip through all instances. I admit to being confused by the difference, so I'd like to understand the reasoning.

[windymilla]

Spell check and similar tools are reporting errors and potential errors, so you need to check each one. Word Frequency is more of an analysis tool about the frequency of words, including things like suspects where there is variation in hyphenation, for example. It therefore makes sense to list the words and the user can look at them if they want to. If WF worked like spell check, it would just have every word from every line of the file listed.

[windymilla]

I agree the second option seems better.