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bytz
New Member
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 Posted - Apr 07 2004 : 10:33:46 AM
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This is another thread on spelling... It would be really great if:
1. You could chose the correct spelling
2. You could tell it to always ignore some words like "init" or other correct "code" words that are included in the comment |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18939 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2004 : 10:44:01 AM
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1 - right click on the word with the red wiggly underline, and pick the correct word from the list
2 - why dont you select "add word"? |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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LarryLeonard
Tomato Guru
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2004 : 11:08:53 AM
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I think the problem here is that the fact that a right-click menu is available when you hover over misspelled words is "non-discoverable": if you didn't *know* it was there, nothing in the way the program behaves would tell you.
Maybe the cursor should change when hovering over a misspelled word? That would be a visual cue to most people that a new "mode" has been entered; most developers would eventually think to try right-clicking, I believe.
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support
Whole Tomato Software
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LarryLeonard
Tomato Guru
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2004 : 2:43:47 PM
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I feel your pain; but it's still non-discoverable (what a wonderful would it would be if only users would RTFM). If changing the cursor won't work, what about, hmmm... a status bar message? A special tooltip ("Right-click for corrections"). An annoying beep (just kidding)!
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18939 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2004 : 09:21:43 AM
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if you are used to MS Word then it makes sense to right click on any word with a red wavey line underneath it, since this is what you do in MS Word.
perhaps i am feeling overly optimistic, it is a side effect of overdosing on XSL in 24 hours  |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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LarryLeonard
Tomato Guru
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2004 : 09:28:07 AM
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If you are used to MS Word then it makes sense to right click on any word with a red wavy line underneath it, since this is what you do in MS Word.
Ugh. If we're going to start taking our UI cues from Microsoft, then I don't want to play anymore... 
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18939 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2004 : 10:13:13 AM
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| true, perhaps a bad example. it isn't exactly obvious that you should right click. at least it is consistent though. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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