Is there a spell-checker?

[Raymond]

I did a quick look and then searched the forum... but there does not appear to be a spell-checker in HippoEDIt...

Is this correct?

... and if it is, are there any plans on adding one for "text" type of files?

I am using this for 90% programming... but for that occasional text file that I need/want to create, it would be nice to have a spell checker... you know, just in case I email my text file to a client... it would be nice to have the contents speld korectly!!!  :-)

Thanks,
-Raymond

[Stefan]

Hi Raymond, welcome, nice to have you here.

Unfortunately there is no Spell Checker right now implemented.
I agree that would be an great enhancement to HippoEDIT, not only for 10% of my text 

Alex has this on hes ToDo List, even this is already in the list of planed features for HippoEDIT 1.50
see => http://forum.hippoedit.com/index.php/topic,117.0.html

But i think this could take some time since he currently works on Scripting feature for HE.
Perhaps we can use till then something like ASpell or like this,... i have wanted to take an
look on this for an long time too, but i still use always w0rd and FireFox for that issue.

[alex]

Yes, this should be added in 1.50 release. For me this is also important
And I am also planning to use Aspell engine (not sure yet about all license stuff).
Planned as a plug-in. Maybe will add also alternative spell checker based on MS Word engine.

[Raymond]

Thanks for the replies!!!!

OK, I am looking forward to the upgrade already!  :-)

Many thanks,
-Raymond

[Stefan]

I often had this problem but only now i think about asking this as an feature:

will HEs spell checker be an intelligent one and have access to the language syntax files
so the spell checker knows current (for this doc) related keywords are not wrong-spelled words
and also know the spelling of right used var names?

I mean:
the spell checker should know ,
- if used for VBScript e.g., that e.g. 'MsgBox' is an keyword and not an misspelled english word.
- that the line  "^Function .+" has not to be checked.
- that right var names (as stated in the syntax files) are not misspelled word.

And something like this.

Hard to implement? Just an idea.

[alex]

Hi Stefan,

HE spell checker is intelligent enough. Just check 1.50 beta
Another features already inside:
- check of mixed native languages
- correct checking of commented source code
- recognition of keyword like terms

Best regards,
Alex.