02-12-2019, 06:09 AM | #1 |
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Possible to restrict Spell-Check to selected or current file?
Just wondering if there is a way to do this, similar to Search and Replace, other than loading the desired single file into a separate epub.
Sometimes, especially when dealing with multi-language files, it would be handy to isolate a single “page” to deal with. But loading it into a separate book is really not a huge job, so no big thing if that is the way I must go. |
02-12-2019, 06:27 AM | #2 |
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Just delete all other files except those you wanna check.
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02-13-2019, 09:47 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for your reply.
I am glad it doesn't come up often, but it is really not a horrible situation, just mildly frustrating. |
02-13-2019, 10:13 PM | #4 |
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How about turning on auto spellcheck on that page and look for the red squiggly lines?
Or am I mssing something? |
02-14-2019, 02:19 AM | #5 |
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Oh, I always have the squiggly lines turned on. But being able to use the Spellcheck dialog on an isolated file would allow to "automatically" correct a word only on that file, but not on others.
For example, I am working on a book with some stories that have "British" spelling, and others that use "American" spelling. So it would be handy if "color" appears on a British file and needs correction to "colour" in *that* file, but not in the files that use American spelling. As it is now, I must go through the file and correct manually, either by typing over the word, or by using Search and Replace to find multiple instances of that word --- using the Spellcheck auto-correction would change every occurrence in the book in one step, even the places I don't want changed. It is only a lazy granny's wishlist -- don't worry about it overmuch! Thanks for responding to my post. Last edited by GrannyGrump; 02-14-2019 at 02:49 AM. |
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Maybe a dropdown, like we have in Find/Replace:
Then you can set it + click Refresh, and the Spellcheck list will get repopulated with the info. Then when you use the auto-corrector, it'll act on the files like Find/Replace does. Side Note: Also, think it would be helpful to have a CSV export somewhere. Similar to Calibre's Tools > Reports > Words > Save. Last edited by Tex2002ans; 02-14-2019 at 03:01 AM. |
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I just don't know how much fiddlin' extra work it would make for Kevin and DD, and whether it would be a worthwhile addition to the feature set. Are there enough of us wanting this to be more than a very small niche group? PS -- When using the Spellchecker, I usually display multiple occurrences by double-clicking the word in the dialog until I have viewed each and I am sure I want to use the auto-correct on all. Disaster can lurk in the corners! But even doing that, and then using the auto-correct, is quicker and easier than over-typing by hand. Last edited by GrannyGrump; 02-14-2019 at 03:31 AM. |
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Well we independently thought of the same type of solution then. Great minds think alike! Another use-case: When you want to ignore front/backmatter, and focus purely on the main text. (Current workaround, delete front/backmatter, readd later.) Side Note: One of the issues with Calibre's Spellcheck List is that it also includes the toc.ncx (and other metadata files) as well. (Should definitely be optional.) Quote:
After all those oddities with ' or numbers over the years (or how it deals with "words" in URLs), I've just found it easier to replace the words as I come across them. But yeah, your typical Fiction probably isn't going to have many numbers or URLs floating around. Side Note: Also, there's the edge cases of code like: <i>pre</i>eminent which will show up as 2 words: 1 "pre" + 1 "eminent" and not 1 "preeminent". In a lot of older books, they used the partially italicize only pieces of words. I haven't really seen it being used often in modern books. Or when dealing with horribly generated code (InDesign, etc.): <span>word</span>s = 1 "word" + 1 "s" or sub/superscripts: H<sub>2</sub>O = 1 "H" + 1 "2" + 1 "O" Last edited by Tex2002ans; 02-14-2019 at 07:32 AM. |
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ot: do you know of an html text editor with a Sigil/Calibre like spell checker - i.e a list rather than one at a time? BR |
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