Spellcheck shows one (1) spelling error?

XtinaS · 10-14-2022, 09:14 PM

The book I'm editing has Klingon terms in it. Spellsheck only having one result is: unlikely.

I'm using the most recent version of calibre (as of today). I edit an EPUB file. I open any given chapter, just to be on the safe side. I click the spellcheck button. And all I get is the "word" "override_css".

What am I missing?

kovidgoyal · 10-14-2022, 09:58 PM

No clue. Either you installed a klingon dictionary or wordlist or your book doesnt actually have any klingon words. Or you told the editor to ignore them sometime in the past.

XtinaS · 10-15-2022, 09:36 AM

It's not just Klingon, it's anything. Proper names aren't caught. 'verse-specific terms aren't caught. I can even put in a deliberately misspelled word, like "kerflumpft", and it still doesn't pick it up.

XtinaS · 10-15-2022, 09:39 AM

Son of a...

Turns out the {html} tag didn't have a language defined. So naturally spellcheck found nothing wrong, because in no language there are no misspelled words.

Case closed!

enuddleyarbl · 10-15-2022, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XtinaS

Son of a...

Turns out the {html} tag didn't have a language defined. So naturally spellcheck found nothing wrong, because in no language there are no misspelled words.

Case closed!

I've got plenty of books without a language defined (that I can find, anyway). Spellcheck is finding plenty of unknown words for me.

In the latest book I messed with, here's what the header of the files looks like:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops">
<head>
<title>Midnight at the Well of Souls</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheet.css"/>
</head>

<body>...

EDIT1: Well, there is a "xml:lang="en"" at the top of the Calibre-produced titlepage.xhtml and toc.xhtml. But, nowhere else.
EDIT2: I also upgraded from Calibre 6.6.1 to the latest (6.7.1) and spellcheck is still finding plenty of unknown words. What version are you using?
EDIT3: And, if I pull out those two lang="en" tags (so there aren't any in the book), spellcheck is still working properly.

enuddleyarbl · 10-15-2022, 12:07 PM

Also, I do have a "<dc:language>en</dc:language>" tag in the content.opf file. But, even if I remove it, the spellcheck still works. But, with it gone, ePubCheck finds it and complains.

theducks · 10-15-2022, 01:41 PM

I believe this is the Required one (that spell check uses as default)

kovidgoyal · 10-15-2022, 11:44 PM

IIRC the hierarchy goes like this:

1) lang on individual tag or its parents going all the way upto html tag
2) if (1) is not found fallback to language in opf file
3) if (2) isnot found fallback to the users interface language

I am guessing in this case, the users interface language is one for which there is no builtin dictionary.

Tex2002ans · 10-21-2022, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

IIRC the hierarchy goes like this:

1) lang on individual tag or its parents going all the way upto html tag
2) if (1) is not found fallback to language in opf file
3) if (2) isnot found fallback to the users interface language

I am guessing in this case, the users interface language is one for which there is no builtin dictionary.

Quote:

Originally Posted by XtinaS

The book I'm editing has Klingon terms in it. Spellsheck only having one result is: unlikely.

Klingon has been a valid HTML language since 2005:

Code:

lang="tlh"

You can see a list of every valid HTML language in:

IANA.org: "Language Subtag Registry"

Fun fact:

It even recently got added in LibreOffice 7.3 (See Bug #143946: "Add klingon as a supported language" for more info.)

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10-14-2022, 09:14 PM	#1
XtinaS Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	Spellcheck shows one (1) spelling error? The book I'm editing has Klingon terms in it. Spellsheck only having one result is: unlikely. I'm using the most recent version of calibre (as of today). I edit an EPUB file. I open any given chapter, just to be on the safe side. I click the spellcheck button. And all I get is the "word" "override_css". What am I missing?

10-14-2022, 09:58 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,999 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No clue. Either you installed a klingon dictionary or wordlist or your book doesnt actually have any klingon words. Or you told the editor to ignore them sometime in the past.

10-15-2022, 09:36 AM	#3
XtinaS Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	It's not just Klingon, it's anything. Proper names aren't caught. 'verse-specific terms aren't caught. I can even put in a deliberately misspelled word, like "kerflumpft", and it still doesn't pick it up.

10-15-2022, 09:39 AM	#4
XtinaS Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: none	Son of a... Turns out the {html} tag didn't have a language defined. So naturally spellcheck found nothing wrong, because in no language there are no misspelled words. Case closed!

10-15-2022, 12:07 PM	#6
enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 734 Karma: 1077122 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Forma	Also, I do have a "<dc:language>en</dc:language>" tag in the content.opf file. But, even if I remove it, the spellcheck still works. But, with it gone, ePubCheck finds it and complains.

10-15-2022, 01:41 PM	#7
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,952 Karma: 55705602 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I believe this is the Required one (that spell check uses as default)

10-15-2022, 11:44 PM	#8
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,999 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	IIRC the hierarchy goes like this: 1) lang on individual tag or its parents going all the way upto html tag 2) if (1) is not found fallback to language in opf file 3) if (2) isnot found fallback to the users interface language I am guessing in this case, the users interface language is one for which there is no builtin dictionary.