Spell checking epub files

[len.jacobs]

Perhaps this has been discussed, but I cannot find a full thread on the question of proofing epub files. So I ask: Once I have an epub file that I want to proofread, isn't there a method that will allow me to run this through a spell checker? I want to build a dictionary of my custom technical words and also search for hyphens which should not be in the epub file. I know I can copy text, chapter by chapter to a Word or Open Office file, but I would prefer doing the spell checking inline.

If this is possible within sigil, great. But perhaps there is another tool that would allow this type of proofing.

Thanks.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by len.jacobs

Perhaps this has been discussed, but I cannot find a full thread on the question of proofing epub files. So I ask: Once I have an epub file that I want to proofread, isn't there a method that will allow me to run this through a spell checker? I want to build a dictionary of my custom technical words and also search for hyphens which should not be in the epub file. I know I can copy text, chapter by chapter to a Word or Open Office file, but I would prefer doing the spell checking inline.

If this is possible within sigil, great. But perhaps there is another tool that would allow this type of proofing.

Thanks.

What I have been doing is un-packing the epub to a temp folder and using Open Office or Notepad++ to spell check. (each has features and limitations)

and then repackage again for a final tweak with Sigil.

[Valloric]

A spell-checker is the next major feature planned for Sigil. So sometime "soon" after the first "official" 0.2.0 release. Not for 0.2.1, but possibly for 0.2.2.

[len.jacobs]

Sounds great. I look forward to this additional and essential feature. I assume the spell checker will support custom dictionaries.

Is there a roadmap for Sigil and do you have any idea about release dates? Are you ready for alpha testers?

[Valloric]

Originally Posted by len.jacobs

Sounds great. I look forward to this additional and essential feature. I assume the spell checker will support custom dictionaries.

It will be based on Hunspell, so yes. Custom dictionaries may not be in the first release, but eventually they'll be there.

Honestly I haven't given it too much thought. I know what I want to do and what components will come into play, and I also have a preliminary design and some sketches for the UI, but that can all change. I write down ideas during public transportation , but the "real" design starts when I actually start developing a feature. Then I sit down with a notepad and get to work.

Currently I still have to finish 0.2.0, and I have some S&R improvements scheduled for 0.2.1, but everything after that are merely ideas and drawings in a notebook (granted, there's at least a hundred pages worth of future designs, but still).

Oh and I also have to start writing the documentation for Sigil. I plan on doing that over the next few weeks.

Originally Posted by len.jacobs

Is there a roadmap for Sigil and do you have any idea about release dates? Are you ready for alpha testers?

There's no roadmap. I work on Sigil as I find the time, and that's unpredictable because of my university obligations. Any roadmap would be doomed to fail from the start.

If you want to test Sigil before official versions, you only need to keep track of the repository and build it as new source comes in. I know a number of people who do this. I try to always keep the repo stable.

Building Sigil is fairly easy, and can be done with free tools on all platforms. There are instructions on the wiki.