Spellcheck inactive after restart when de-DE dictionary cache exists on Linux

[Buntfunk]

Steps to reproduce

1. Make sure Element Desktop is not running:

   pkill -f element-desktop

2. Remove the local Electron dictionary cache:

   rm -rf ~/.config/Element/Dictionaries

3. Start Element Desktop.

4. Type intentionally misspelled German words in a message composer.

5. Observe that spellcheck works immediately in this session.

6. Quit Element Desktop completely again:

   pkill -f element-desktop

7. Verify that Element recreated the dictionary cache:

   find ~/.config/Element -maxdepth 3 -type f ( -name ".bdic" -o -name ".dic" -o -name "*.aff" )

   In my case this shows:

   ~/.config/Element/Dictionaries/de-DE-3-0.bdic

8. Start Element Desktop again:

   element-desktop

9. Type the same misspelled German words again - Spellcheck inactive!

system.txt

config.txt

Outcome

Actual result:

After the second start, spellcheck is inactive. Misspelled German words are not underlined.

If I open Settings → Preferences and toggle "Allow spell check" off and on once, spellcheck immediately starts working again.

The problem returns after the next restart.

Additional observation:

The issue only happens when the cached dictionary file exists:

~/.config/Element/Dictionaries/de-DE-3-0.bdic

If I remove the whole dictionary cache before starting Element:

rm -rf ~/.config/Element/Dictionaries

then spellcheck works immediately for that session.

After Element recreates de-DE-3-0.bdic and the app is restarted, the problem returns.

Expected result:

Spellcheck should work immediately after every application start when spellcheck is enabled and de-DE is configured as the spellcheck dictionary.

Operating system

Linux Mint 22.3 / Ubuntu Noble base

Application version

Element Desktop: 1.12.22 Krypto-Version: Rust SDK 0.18.0 (6fe03c1), Vodozemac 0.10.0

How did you install the app?

https://element.io/de/download#linux

Homeserver

yatrix.org

Will you send logs?

Yes

[Buntfunk]

Additional issue while trying to provide logs:

Submitting logs via the Rageshake dialog fails with:

"Der Rageshake-Server hat einen unbekannten Fehler festgestellt und konnte den Bericht nicht verarbeiten."

Additionally, clicking "Protokolle herunterladen" / "Download logs" crashes Element Desktop.

Terminal output:

[FATAL:dbus/bus.cc:1245] D-Bus connection was disconnected. Aborting.
Ungültiger Maschinenbefehl (Speicherabzug geschrieben)

So I currently cannot submit or download debug logs from Element Desktop.

[t3chguy]

electron/electron#50327