💡: Typos only or non-strict mode to only flag common issues or forbidden words

[Jason3S]

Discussed in #5751

^{Originally posted by Jason3S May 29, 2024}

Problem

One common frustration of CSpell users is that it flags variable names and imported libraries, when they are just wanting the spell checker to look for common spelling mistakes. A "Typos" mode would tell the spell checker to be less strict. To only mark issues that are clear mistakes or are in the list of words to be flagged.

Solution

• add a new boolean configuration option strict, which is true by default.
  • true - the current behavior - all unknown words are marked as errors.
  • false - only common spelling issues and flagged words will be marked as errors.
• add document directives to enable/disable strict mode within a document.

Alternatives

The other alternative is to provide more control over the parts of a document that is checked by parsing the document and tagging sections (i.e. string, variable, comment) and allowing the user to enable checking.

Note: this proposal can be used in conjunction with parsing.

Additional Context

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