Editing Dictionary?

Tarana · 05-17-2014, 03:33 PM

First, I want to say that I LOVE this editor! I'm on my 3rd book already and it was so easy that now I can consider fixing any of my keeper ebooks with little errors. I tried so hard to figure out Sigil and it just did not come easily for me. I'm not technically enabled enough.

I have one question. Is there a way to get at the dictionary to remove something that was accidentally added? I accidentally hit 'add' on a word that is incorrectly spelled.

theducks · 05-17-2014, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarana

First, I want to say that I LOVE this editor! I'm on my 3rd book already and it was so easy that now I can consider fixing any of my keeper ebooks with little errors. I tried so hard to figure out Sigil and it just did not come easily for me. I'm not technically enabled enough.

I have one question. Is there a way to get at the dictionary to remove something that was accidentally added? I accidentally hit 'add' on a word that is incorrectly spelled.

It is really down deep

Preferences:Editor settings(on the side):Manage Spelling dictionaries(button):Manage User dictionaries (button)

You should be able to take it from there

Abull · 05-18-2014, 02:46 PM

Is there some way to add to the list of suggested spellings for a word, such as adding "café" for "cafe" of "fiancée" for "fiancee"?

theducks · 05-18-2014, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Abull

Is there some way to add to the list of suggested spellings for a word, such as adding "café" for "cafe" of "fiancée" for "fiancee"?

I think those are French words
Did you add the French OXT package?

BetterRed · 05-18-2014, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Abull

Is there some way to add to the list of suggested spellings for a word, such as adding "café" for "cafe" of "fiancée" for "fiancee"?

@Abull - try one or both of

1. type the list of preferred spellings for café, fiancée, fête etc into a text file and then use Edit->Preferences->Editor Settings->Manage spelling dictionaries->Manage user dictionaries->Import list of words

2. Use another dictionary dictionary - try ===>>> http://extensions.libreoffice.org/ex...s-dictionaries and these http://extensions.openoffice.org/en/...che-openoffice

I think the Canadian dictionary would have French spelling for French loan words and US spelling for ...ize, ...or and ..led words etc

BR

kovidgoyal · 05-18-2014, 11:41 PM

Suggestions do not come from the user dictionaries (this is a limitation of hunspell).

05-17-2014, 03:33 PM	#1
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,061 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Editing Dictionary? First, I want to say that I LOVE this editor! I'm on my 3rd book already and it was so easy that now I can consider fixing any of my keeper ebooks with little errors. I tried so hard to figure out Sigil and it just did not come easily for me. I'm not technically enabled enough. I have one question. Is there a way to get at the dictionary to remove something that was accidentally added? I accidentally hit 'add' on a word that is incorrectly spelled. Last edited by Tarana; 05-17-2014 at 03:37 PM.

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