Spell Checker

I'm working on a Notepad like program and a spell checker would make a big difference, it would in any kind of typing program, I just wanted to know how hard it would be to make one. . .like I know I'd have to enter each word but I was hoping maybe I could run it off like one of the dictionary searches, like dictionary.com or something.

Maybe its possible to have it search the word (not hard), but then show the results on the program so they can at least search for words them self's. Or maybe something like Click Here, Rules say no outside download links so yeah... and have it just enter the text then click replace all? Anyways I wanted to know how to make one, I'm not planning on adding more then...1,000 words, shouldn't be that big...Maybe a local spell checker then able to search for words off one of the sites...

It's gonna be for all normally used words & web editing (HTML, CSS, Flash ect.)

Thanks.

Anyone who helps +rep +1 thanks.
(All of it will be open source, I'll release all the project files, once its totally done)

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List of other things I'm looking to add:

1. Password Protect, able to set a password and user name.

2. Syntax highlighting, ScintillaNET I can't find out how to use, but working on it.

3. Preview tab, and a hellz of a lot of website templates

4. With easy .htacess, .htpasswd, form items, and meta tag generator Maybe a roll over image generator also

5. FTP File Upload, Get Source From WebSite (already up and working tho.), load of Special symbols (for web & text).

6. Search, Find, Replace control

(I can do all but #1,2, and 6. And as most of you know it just takes time, its easy but time consuming...and gets boring, sadly I got nothing else better to do

So perfect time to work on it...)

Estimated Beta 1 Release: Nov. 29th (My birthday ^.^)

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Saw an article the other day about something similar to what you want. It's a tad complex but the results should be much better than what you'd achieve on your own.

Advanced VB/Office Guru™ Word SpellChecker™.NET - VBForums

alternatively:

Spell check and underline the wrong word using Microsoft Office Word - CodeProject

Go nuts.

For #6 RegEx is your best bet for searching and finding and replacing. I wrote some snippets a while ago but it's on a different site that may or may not count as advertising, will post them later if I have time.

Read up on Scintilla, there's plenty of tuts readily available.

Try this link

Add a dictionary file to your application such as:

Code:

aardvark
apple
antagonist
...etc

You know what I mean? Then load the dictionary file & have a timer_tick search for "dictionaryfile.contains 'stringhere'".

Just a pointer.

Implying that wouldn't take forever /

There's already readily available dictionaries for download that you can use with your projects, but the word one is better IMO.

what word one? Scintilla?

Scintilla makes my brain hurt

Originally Posted by Insane

Scintilla makes my brain hurt

Yeah Me 2...

Anyways thanks for the links and advice, I think I got it now, please close thread.

(I'm going to try to work with scintilla, look into download-able project spell checkers...Going to try the "Microsoft Spell Checker" that first post was talking about. I'm still gonna try to do the search box & result with-in the program idea, take me like forever to test it but yeah lol)

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