PageEdit Spellcheck

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I don't think he was talking about converting Sigil's user word lists. I don't think that would even be possible. I believe he was talking about using the conversion utility to convert custom hunspell dictionaries.

The "…their custom…" led me astray

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Custom user spell-check word lists for PageEdit aren't currently on the radar. Not that I know of anyway.

Not on your radar maybe but, ↓↓↓

Originally Posted by Doitsu

@BetterRed

It's possible to permanently add a user dictionary to a .bdic file during conversion. If qwebengine_convert_dict finds a file with a .dic_delta extension in the same location as the .dic file, it'll automatically add the words to the main dictionary. (Ideally, .dic_delta entries should also have morphology codes, but simple word lists will also work.)

For example, if you convert en_US.dic to en_US.bdic and en_US.dic_delta contains the following entries:

BetterRed
chillax

PageEdit will offer "BetterRed" and "chillax" as spelling suggestions. (It'd be relatively easy to write a script for adding a user dictionary to a .bdic file during conversion with qwebengine_convert_dict.)

- but don't do anything on my behalf. I was merely passing on anticipatory observations.

If PageEdit or one of the epub editors 'spots' a spelling mistake that needs fixing I do it in the originating DOCX not the ePub. Word is still my primary spell checker, despite its even clumsier than it used to be UI :lol:

BR

[DiapDealer]

Happy to let users create their own deltas to add to existing hunspell dictionaries if they so choose. PageEdit will load and use any valid dictionary in the correct format. We have no plans to help them do so. PageEdit's feature set is just about as mature as it's likely going to get.

[brent63]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

@BetterRed

It's possible to permanently add a user dictionary to a .bdic file during conversion. If qwebengine_convert_dict finds a file with a .dic_delta extension in the same location as the .dic file, it'll automatically add the words to the main dictionary. (Ideally, .dic_delta entries should also have morphology codes, but simple word lists will also work.)

For example, if you convert en_US.dic to en_US.bdic and en_US.dic_delta contains the following entries:

BetterRed
chillax

PageEdit will offer "BetterRed" and "chillax" as spelling suggestions. (It'd be relatively easy to write a script for adding a user dictionary to a .bdic file during conversion with qwebengine_convert_dict.)

I for one would surely like to have my Sigil and PageEdit dictionaries match. If it only requires the developers to add a single file, I would for Doitsu instructions on how to get both the standard dictionary and my custom word dictionary into PageEdit.

I'm a Windows 10 user that uses OO to do most of my typing and corrections. I have the Language tool addon which I find works very well for me. I use PageEdit for minor additions as I hate to keep hitting the control-7 keys for each new paragraph in Sigil. From OO I either cut&paste into PageEdit if my changes are small, or if it multiple pages I save the OO file as html and add it as a new text file in Sigil. After all typing a edits I thanks to Doitsu run the Language Tool add-on in Sigil.

So again it would be nice to have both PageEdit and Sigil share the same dictionaries.

Thanks

Brent

[Doitsu]

Originally Posted by brent63

I for one would surely like to have my Sigil and PageEdit dictionaries match. If it only requires the developers to add a single file, I would for Doitsu instructions on how to get both the standard dictionary and my custom word dictionary into PageEdit.

The conversion with qwebengine_convert_dict is actually quite simple, the problem is that there's no official download location for qwebengine_convert_dict Windows binaries. I.e., I'd have to manually build it for Windows users.
I could cobble up a simple script or plugin that adds your user dictionary to a .bdic version of your .dic file.
What's your operating system?

[DiapDealer]

If it helps, the Qt used to build PageEdit/Sigil is always available as an asset here. That URL can be found in the Sigil Windows build documentation as well.

5.12.9 is the latest. It's just a 7-zip archive (a little over 100MB), so there's no need to download/install the official Qt just to get the convert tool. Just unzip it and grab the converter out of the bin directory.

I'll try my best to add the tool to the next Windows PageEdit release (in an "accessories" folder or something) so it's more readily available.

[KevinH]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

If it helps, the Qt used to build PageEdit/Sigil is always available as an asset here. That URL can be found in the Sigil Windows build documentation as well.

5.12.9 is the latest. It's just a 7-zip archive (a little over 100MB), so there's no need to download/install the official Qt just to get the convert tool. Just unzip it and grab the converter out of the bin directory.

I'll try my best to add the tool to the next Windows PageEdit release (in an "accessories" folder or something) so it's more readily available.

Yes adding an accessories bin folder with this is a good idea. I will look into where that would best be placed in the macOS side as well.

[brent63]

Originally Posted by Doitsu

The conversion with qwebengine_convert_dict is actually quite simple, the problem is that there's no official download location for qwebengine_convert_dict Windows binaries. I.e., I'd have to manually build it for Windows users.
I could cobble up a simple script or plugin that adds your user dictionary to a .bdic version of your .dic file.
What's your operating system?

Thanks that would be nice, but I think you should add it as another add-on like your LT tools. I am a Windows 10 home, 64 bit; 10.1.18363.

Brent

[brent63]

DiapDealer & KevinH

I understand sometimes a little to much consumer customization can go the wrong way... I was an Autocad user from ver. 11 and I modified the hell out of it which always made it fun when I got an upgrade on software or PC as I had to reload and re-path plotters and settings to the company standards I had put in place on our companies network drives. So thank you listening to a humble user.

Brent

PS Just downloaded ver 1.3 of both and will be installing after i post this.

[brent63]

Originally Posted by brent63

Thanks that would be nice, but I think you should add it as another add-on like your LT tools. I am a Windows 10 home, 64 bit; 10.1.18363.

Brent

Doitsu

One last thing, Last night I switched from OpenOffice to LibreOffice. Still don't like the icons as they look like they were created by a third grader using crayons; but I will get used to it.

Brent