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THE SPELLING CHECKER
New York Word has the ability to run a spelling checker through
your document, and to flag word which are potentially misspelled. You
can also have an auxillary dictionary which contains words that the
spelling checker thinks are misspelled but which really aren't.
The spelling checker is comprised of several files. These files
are
SPELL.EXE - the executable spelling checker program
NYWORD.DCT - the specially encoded dictionary
GETWORD.EXE - a program needed by the spelling checker to
extract each word from your document.
NYWDICT.AUX - auxillary dictionary created by the user or
by the spelling checker.
When you install NYWord, these files should be in a subdirectory
which is in your DOS search PATH.
To invoke the spelling checker, press the <SPECIAL FUNCTIONS>
command (the ALT S key). Then press 'S' to choose to spelling
function. NYWord will then write the current contents of your document
to a temporary file, and will run the GETWORD program on this temp
file. The GETWORD program extracts each word from the temporary file.
Another temporary file is built which contains a list of all the
word found in your document. The SPELL program is then run on this
list of words, and a list of potentially misspelled words is
accumulated.
For each potentially misspelled word, NYWord will show the word
and where it appears in your document. You are asked if the word is
really misspelled. If you respond 'N', then NYWord will ask you if you
want to add the word to your auxillary dictionary. For instance, a
word like IBM may not really be misspelled, and may be a candidate for
your auxillary dictionary. If a word is added to the auxillary
dictionary, then the spelling checker will ignore it for the rest of
the session.
If the word is really misspelled, and you respond 'Y' to the
prompt, then you are asked to type in the new spelling. Then, NYWord
asks you if you want to substitute the new word. This part of the user
interface is really driven by the <SUBSTITUTE> command, and you should
read the chapter on "Searching and Substituting Text" if you are not
familiar with it.
You may add words at any time to your auxillary dictionary. The
dictionary is called "NYWDICT.AUX". Each word should be on a separate
line, ended by a carriage return. Even though the list of word does
not have to be sorted, you may want to sort it (using the DOS SORT
command) for better maintainability.
New York Word also has a limited spelling corrector. If you tell
NYWord that a word is misspelled, then it will ask you if you would
like possible corrections listed. If you reply 'Y', then NYWord will
take a little while and will search through its dictionary to locate
possible corrections.
LIMITATIONS
With the current version of NYWord, the main dictionary and the
auxilary dictionary should be on your current directory. If user
feedback dictates, this limitation will be dropped in future versions.