Using the Options Window

The options window allows you to change the spell checker options, and create, open, close or edit custom dictionaries.

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Ignore Options

There are three Ignore options, these are:

Words in UPPERCASE - if this option is checked, all words which are all in uppercase will be ignored by the spell checker.
Words in MixedCase - if this option is checked, all words which contain a mixture of upper case and lower case will be ignored
Words with Numbers - if this option is checked, all words which contain numbers will be ignored

Reset Ignore All

During spell checking, OSpell builds a memory dictionary based on your actions. When you select Ignore All on the Spell Checker Window the word is added to this dictionary and the word is ignored from then on. If you correct a misspelled word, the incorrectly spelled word and the correct replacement is also added to this dictionary, so the next time the spell checker encounters the word, the correct replacement is placed at the top of the list of suggestions. When OMNIS is closed, the memory dictionary is lost. It may be desirable to clear this memory dictionary by clicking on the Reset Ignore All button.

Note: Pressing Reset Ignore All is irreversible, and can not be Cancelled.

Custom Dictionaries

The options dialog displays two lists of custom dictionaries. The left list shows all custom dictionaries which are closed, and the right list shows all custom dictionaries which are open. The Close, Delete and Edit buttons are used for both lists. The buttons indicate which list they are currently operating on with the use of the << or >> characters. Clicking on a list will change the focus of the buttons.

Editing a Dictionary

You can edit custom dictionaries to add or remove words. The dictionaries contain one word per line and are sorted alphabetically.

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You can add new words any where and not worry about the order. OSpell will sort the dictionary when it is saved.

Current Language

The drop down list, at the bottom-left of the options window, lists all available language dictionaries. You can change the current language by selecting a different entry. Changing the language does not effect your custom dictionaries.

Config File

The spell checker options are stored in the file ospell.cfg. The next time you launch OMNIS, the options you have set will be loaded from this file.