Spell Checker


All Memo and Notes fields in Ostendo are validated against a dictionary using Ostendo's inbuilt Spell Checker.   This feature can be Enabled/Disabled by going to the Environment Settings of screen File>System Configuration>System Settings.

 

If 'Enabled' then whenever a word is not found in the dictionary, it will be underlined in red.  From here you can carry out the following actions

 

If you 'Right Mouse' on the word then the following options are presented

 

(Suggestions): Suggested words from the Dictionary.  Select the correct word to replace the word in error.

 

Ignore All: All potential errors in this Memo or Notes field will be ignored

 

Auto Correct: This displays suggested words from the Dictionary.  Select the correct word to replace the word in error.  In addition, a single option (Auto Correct Options) enables you to define conditions surrounding Auto Correct.  If this is selected a panel will be displayed containing the following



 

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Correct Two Initial Capitals:  If this is ‘checked’ then any word that begins with two Capital letters will have the second letter reduced to Lower Case.

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Capitalise first letter of a sentence:  If this is ‘checked’ then any sentence that commences with a Lower-Case letter will have that letter amended to Upper Case.

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Correct accidental use of cAPS LOCK key: If this is ‘checked’ and you are in the middle of a word when you accidentally press the ‘Caps Lock’ button then the entered word will revert to lower case once the word is completed.

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Disable Caps Lock: If this is ‘checked’ the ‘Caps Lock’ Key is disabled

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(Button) Exceptions: If you click on this button then another panel will appear for you to define exceptions.  The fields in this panel are:

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Abbreviations (No subsequent capital):  Enter the abbreviation (For example ‘ie’).  Whenever this abbreviation is used it is immediately followed by a ‘full stop’ (period).  Normally the next letter in sequence would automatically be in Upper Case but in this instance that will not happen

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Words with Two Initial CApitals:  If the checkbox to ‘Correct Two Initial Capitals’ (above) is checked then you can still allow certain words that have two initial capitals by adding them here

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Replace Text as you Type: This replaces a common spelling mistake with the correct spelling.  For example you may usually type ‘Filed’ instead of ‘Field’.  In this instance you would enter ‘Filed’ in the ‘Replace’ area and ‘Field’ in the ‘With’ area.

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Automatically use Suggestions from the Spelling Checker: This replaces the entry with a valid from the Dictionary.  For example.  If you enter WineCellar it will get converted to Wine Cellar.

 

Spelling: A panel will be presented where you can manipulate the current word to give you the desired result

 



This displays the current word in error along with a field to type in a replacement word.  Also in this panel is a list of current suggested words

 

Suggested words taken from the Dictionary. Select the correct word to replace the word in error. In addition, a single option (Auto Correct Options) enables you to define conditions surrounding Auto Correct.  If this is selected a panel will be displayed containing the following

 

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Not In Dictionary: This is a display only field of the word that was found to be in error

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Change To: In the first instance this is prefilled with the first entry from the ‘Suggestions’ panel but you can amend it if required by clicking on an alternate suggested word or phrase or simply overtyping the entry in this field.

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Suggestions: Display only field showing suggestions.  If you click on a suggestion then it will replace the current entry in the ‘Change To’ field.

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(Button) Ignore: If this is selected then the current value in ‘Not in Dictionary’ is accepted and any suggested changes in this screen are ignored

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(Button) Ignore All: If this is selected then the all occurrences of the ‘Not in Dictionary’ value in the current ‘Memo’ or ‘Notes’ field are accepted and any suggested changes in this screen are ignored.

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(Button) Change: If this is selected then the value in ‘Not in Dictionary’ is replaced by the value in ‘Change To’.

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(Button) Change All: If this is selected then the value in ‘Not in Dictionary’ is replaced by the value in ‘Change To’ for all occurrences in the current ‘Memo’ or ‘Notes’ field.

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(Button) Add: Not active in the current version of the spell checker

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(Button) Suggest: If you manually change the content of field ‘Change To’ and that value is not in the ‘Suggestions’ panel then this button becomes active.  When selected the content of the ‘Suggestions’ panel will change to reflect a dictionary check against the new entry.

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(Button) Options: If you click on this button then another panel will appear for you to enhance the Spelling Options.  



The fields in this panel are:

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Ignore words in UPPERCASE: If this is ‘checked’ then the spell checker will ignore all words that are completely Upper Case.

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Ignore words in MiXeDcASe: If this is ‘checked’ then the spell checker will ignore all words that contain Upper Case characters interspersed with Lower Case characters.

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Ignore words with numbers: If this is ‘checked’ then the spell checker will ignore all words that contain numbers.

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Ignore repeated words: If this is ‘checked’ then the spell checker will ignore where the same word is immediately repeated in a sentence.

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Ignore emails: If this is ‘checked’ then the spell checker will ignore any email addresses.

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Ignore web sites: If this is ‘checked’ then the spell checker will ignore any web site addresses.

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Edit Custom Dictionary: Not active in the current version of the spell checker

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International Dictionaries: Select the dictionary from the drop-down list.