Bug#587143: No way to get Form INPUT fields spellchecked, whereas TEXTAREAs are

[jidanni at jidanni.org]

Package: iceweasel
Version: 3.6.4-1
Severity: wishlist

It is so frustrating that sites need to add spellcheck="true" to get
Firefox to spellcheck Form INPUT fields, whereas Form TEXTAREA fields
are checked by defeat.

This is from a bugzilla new bug page, but the problem exists on any Form.

  <tr>
    <th>Summary:</th>
    <td colspan="3">
      <input name="short_desc" size="70" value="" maxlength="255" spellcheck="true">
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <th>Description:</th>
    <td colspan="3"><textarea name="comment" id="comment" rows="10" cols="80"></textarea>
      <br>
    </td>
  </tr>

The user of course is powerless to get spell checking turned on in
summaries. He must first type the line in the textarea, then move it
to the summary when finished checking.

Who says a misspelled INPUT is no worse than a misspelled TEXTAREA?