Can't add words to spelling list.

[Dan Grunberg]

I upgraded to new hardware that uses Windows XP Home.

I backed up my accounts, installed TheBat! on my new system, and
restored the accounts from the backup file. My accounts and messages
are all here.

I haven't been able to right-click on an underlined misspelled word
(e.g. my last name) and add it to any of the dictionaries, like I
could add words on my old system.

What did I miss?




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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[Tony Boom]

Hello Dan,

  A reminder of what Dan Grunberg on TBUDL typed on:
  21 November 2004 at 11:07:41 GMT -0500

> What did I miss?

 Assuming you used The Bats! own internal backup and installed The Bat!
 fresh you'll need to install the dictionary pack as well.

 http://www.ritlabs.com/download/the_bat/intpack.msi

 HTH.


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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[WilWilWil]

DG> I haven't been able to right-click on an underlined misspelled word
DG> (e.g. my last name) and add it to any of the dictionaries, like I
DG> could add words on my old system.

DG> What did I miss?

Maybe if you restore from a CD-Rom, your speller files have "read only" 
attribute, and you can append new words in them...

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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[Dan Grunberg]

Sun, 21 Nov 2004 23:37:56 +0100 (5:37 PM EST here) WilWilWil wrote:



DG>> I haven't been able to right-click on an underlined misspelled
DG>> word (e.g. my last name) and add it to any of the dictionaries,
DG>> like I could add words on my old system.

DG>> What did I miss?

> Maybe if you restore from a CD-Rom, your speller files have "read
> only" attribute, and you can append new words in them...

That sounds possible. Which file names should I look for?


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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[Greg Strong]

Hello Dan,

Sunday, November 21, 2004, 6:17:49 PM, Dan Grunberg wrote:

>> Maybe if you restore from a CD-Rom, your speller files have "read
>> only" attribute, and you can append new words in them...

> That sounds possible. Which file names should I look for?

Probably "UserDic.TLX"

Other possibility is if your using NTFS file system and your logged in
as a limited user.  You will have to change security so that the limited
user can modify the "UserDic.TLX" file.

What I did is reboot into safe mode on WinXP Pro and open Windows
Explorer for the "C:\Program Files\The Bat!\Speller" directory.  Right
click and select the security tab.  Check for the user name, then add
modify capabilities.

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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[MFPA]

Hi

On Monday, 22 November, 2004, at 1:21:48 AM, Greg Strong wrote:


> Other possibility is if your using NTFS file system and your logged in
> as a limited user.  You will have to change security so that the limited
> user can modify the "UserDic.TLX" file.

> What I did is reboot into safe mode on WinXP Pro and open Windows
> Explorer for the "C:\Program Files\The Bat!\Speller" directory.  Right
> click and select the security tab.  Check for the user name, then add
> modify capabilities.

I think the security tab is not present in XP Home; I used a
command line utility called CACLS to edit permissions.
Alternatively, copy the "speller" directory to somewhere the user
does have write permission, such as
C:\Documents and Settings\Your_User_Name\Application Data\The Bat!
and tell TB to look there.

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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[Dan Grunberg]

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 22:37:20 + (5:37 PM EST here) MFPA wrote:

> On Monday, 22 November, 2004, at 1:21:48 AM, Greg Strong wrote:

>> Other possibility is if your using NTFS file system and your logged
>> in as a limited user.  You will have to change security so that the
>> limited user can modify the "UserDic.TLX" file.

>> What I did is reboot into safe mode on WinXP Pro and open Windows
>> Explorer for the "C:\Program Files\The Bat!\Speller" directory.
>> Right click and select the security tab.  Check for the user name,
>> then add modify capabilities.

> I think the security tab is not present in XP Home;

That is true, and its lack is driving me up the wall.

> I used a command line utility called CACLS to edit permissions.

Will that work in XP Home? If it will, how do you use it?

> Alternatively, copy the "speller" directory to somewhere the user
> does have write permission, such as C:\Documents and
> Settings\Your_User_Name\Application Data\The Bat! and tell TB to
> look there.

If I go this route, how should I "tell TB to look there?"


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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[MFPA]

Hi

On Tuesday, 23 November, 2004, at 8:33:34 PM, Dan Grunberg wrote:



>> I used a command line utility called CACLS to edit permissions.

> Will that work in XP Home?

Yes.

> If it will, how do you use it?

*
Please note I do not claim to be an expert. You follow my
suggestions at your own risk.
*

Open a command window. (Start menu > Run > cmd)

Change the directory by typing (without the quotes)
"cd C:\Program Files\The Bat!" (assuming that's where you have
installed it)

Type (without quotes) "cacls *.* /t /e /g Users:f"

Just typing "cacls" without all the switches should bring up a
list of what they do, or you could google for it.


>> Alternatively, copy the "speller" directory to somewhere the user
>> does have write permission, such as C:\Documents and
>> Settings\Your_User_Name\Application Data\The Bat! and tell TB to
>> look there.

> If I go this route, how should I "tell TB to look there?"

Method 1: In a "New Message" window, Spell Checker >
Dictionaries... > Add File. Then browse to where you've copied the
files to and click "open".

This will add entries to the file list at Spell Checker >
Dictionaries... > File:. You can remove the extras from the list
with the "remove" button. Probably easier to remove before adding
if the file names in both locations are the same.

If you want to add the custom dictionary that you've put words
into from MS word or OE it's probably at C:\\Documents and
Settings\\USER_NAME\\Application
Data\\Microsoft\\Proof\\CUSTOM.DIC

Method 2: edit the registry.

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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[Dan Grunberg]

Fri, 26 Nov 2004 04:54:16 + (11:54 PM EST Thu here) MFPA wrote:



> Hi

> On Tuesday, 23 November, 2004, at 8:33:34 PM, Dan Grunberg wrote:

>>> I used a command line utility called CACLS to edit permissions.

>> Will that work in XP Home?

> Yes.

>> If it will, how do you use it?

> * Please
> note I do not claim to be an expert. You follow my suggestions at
> your own risk.
> *

> Open a command window. (Start menu > Run > cmd)

> Change the directory by typing (without the quotes) "cd C:\Program
> Files\The Bat!" (assuming that's where you have installed it)

> Type (without quotes) "cacls *.* /t /e /g Users:f"

> Just typing "cacls" without all the switches should bring up a list
> of what they do, or you could google for it.

>>> Alternatively, copy the "speller" directory to somewhere the user
>>> does have write permission, such as C:\Documents and
>>> Settings\Your_User_Name\Application Data\The Bat! and tell TB to
>>> look there.

>> If I go this route, how should I "tell TB to look there?"

> Method 1: In a "New Message" window, Spell Checker > Dictionaries...
> > Add File. Then browse to where you've copied the files to and
> click "open".

> This will add entries to the file list at Spell Checker >
> Dictionaries... > File:. You can remove the extras from the list
> with the "remove" button. Probably easier to remove before adding if
> the file names in both locations are the same.

> If you want to add the custom dictionary that you've put words into
> from MS word or OE it's probably at C:\\Documents and
> Settings\\USER_NAME\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\Proof\\CUSTOM.DIC

> Method 2: edit the registry.

This didn't solve the problem. Non-administrators still can't add
words to the spelling lists.


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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[MFPA]

Hi

On Monday, 29 November, 2004, at 2:50:55 PM, Dan Grunberg wrote:

> This didn't solve the problem. Non-administrators still can't add
> words to the spelling lists.

I moved my speller dictionaries initially and I thought it did it
for me but there was some problem that I can't remember. I then
decided to edit permissions with cacls and it's been ok since.

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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[Dan Grunberg]

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:59:49 + (4:59 PM EST here) MFPA wrote:

> On Monday, 29 November, 2004, at 2:50:55 PM, Dan Grunberg wrote:

>> This didn't solve the problem. Non-administrators still can't add
>> words to the spelling lists.

> I moved my speller dictionaries initially and I thought it did it
> for me but there was some problem that I can't remember. I then
> decided to edit permissions with cacls and it's been ok since.
   --?--

What is/are cacls?


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Re: Can't add words to spelling list.

[MFPA]

Hi

On Wednesday, 1 December, 2004, at 12:09:52 AM, Dan Grunberg wrote:


> What is/are cacls?

CALCS is a command line utility for setting file permissions which
is built into Windows NT,2000 and XP.

See 

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