When invoking it on an empty document, I can see the spellchecking
sidepanel show up for an instant and disappear again, without notable
explanations nor notifications. That sounds like a bug to the user who
simply wants to see how that panel looks like.
The problem seems to occur only when using the menu. If I type "F7",
then I don't see any glitch, no sidepanel is shown.
What about showing it anyway ? If I simply type "x", then F7, then
delete "x" while the panel is there, then I get the dialog shown on an
empty doc.
T.