I think I have lost my dictionaries. Kind of fits with genealogy...can't find ancestors either. So maybe with help it will be easier to find the file and dictionaries! On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:50 AM, Mike Fry <mike...@iafrica.com> wrote:
> On 2012/02/18 16:23, Sydney Gabel wrote: > > > Perhaps I don't know how to check for the correct dictionary! It used > to work > > very well, but suddenly checks every word. > > When the Check Spelling window comes up, try pressing F1 or clicking on th > Help > button. Plenty of information in the Help about how to configure and use > the > Spell Checker. All dictionaries are kept in the Dictionaries subfolder > within > the Legacy storage structure. The files have an extension of TLX or CLX > and have > names that indicate the language. For example, userdic-us.tlx is, as you > might > expect, the US spellings dictionary. > > Apparently, Legacy uses the Sentry Spelling Checker Engine for Windows from > Wintertree Software. In their support pages, I came across a description > of a > problem in the Spell Checking Applet which seems to be very like what you > initially described happening. Basically, the Applet can report "every > word as a > misspelling, and no words appear in the suggestion list". A very common > cause of > this problem is Spell Check Applet being unable to open its dictionaries. > The > applet uses its dictionaries to determine which words are spelled > correctly. If > the applet is unable to open all of its dictionaries, all words will be > reported > as misspelled. If the applet is unable to open one or more of its > dictionary > files, then some valid words may be reported as misspelled. > > I wonder if you've 'lost' your dictionaries? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
