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Spell Checker: Two Questions

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Yaron
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Hello,

1) I'd like "i" (as a word) to be marked in red, and have "I" as a suggestion.

2) I've added "tooltip" to the personal dictionary. I'd like also "Tooltip" and "tooltips" to be evaluated as correct.


What do I need to change in the dic/aff files?

Thank you

Hello, 1) I'd like "i" (as a word) to be marked in red, and have "I" as a suggestion. 2) I've added "tooltip" to the personal dictionary. I'd like also "Tooltip" and "tooltips" to be evaluated as correct. What do I need to change in the dic/aff files? Thank you

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The personal dictionary file persdict.dat file only stores words that are allowed and doesn't support meta data like built-in and installed dictionaries. You nee to add all modifications separately to make Firefox recognize them.

Bug 338291 - Words added to the personal dictionary are not suggested for misspelled words

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FredMcD
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When an entry it marked, there is a choice to add it to the checker.

Yaron
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Thank you FredMcD.

If you add "tooltip" to the personal dictionary, "Tooltip" and "tooltips" are marked in red.

If, however, you add "tooltip/S" to en-US.dic, "Tooltip" and "tooltips" are evaluated as correct.

How can I achieve that with the personal dictionary?

cor-el
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The personal dictionary file persdict.dat file only stores words that are allowed and doesn't support meta data like built-in and installed dictionaries. You nee to add all modifications separately to make Firefox recognize them.

Bug 338291 - Words added to the personal dictionary are not suggested for misspelled words

Modified by cor-el

Yaron
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Thank you cor-el. I appreciate it.

If you want "i" to be marked in red, and have "I" as a suggestion - remove "i/US" from en-US.dic and add "I" instead.

Where can I read about the meta data parameters (/S /M etc.)?

Regards.

cor-el
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You're welcome

You can look at hunspell4.pdf:

hunspell1.pdf = Hunspell from the command line hunspell3.pdf = API details hunspell4.pdf = How to define spell checking using Hunspell

See also hunspell-1.3.3.tar.gz/hunspell-1.3.3/man hunspell.5

Bug 1022262 - (hunspell-1.3.3) Upgrade to Hunspell 1.3.3 (fx33)

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Yaron
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Thanks again. I appreciate your kind help.

Correction: If you want "i" to be marked in red, and have "I" as a suggestion - remove "i/US" from en-US.dic. No need to add anything.

Yaron
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Another correction: if you remove "i/US" from en-US.dic, you have to add "is" and "i.e." is marked in red even if explicitly added.