A quick tour of View Spell
by Jon Ripley D5B
To use View Spell you need the ROM and the accompanying dictionary disc.
*Spell <Return>
This is used to enter View Spell.
Whilst using View Spell the following commands can be used.
MODE <mode> <Return>
Changes the current screen mode.
LOAD <filename> <Return>
This loads a View file into memory for spell checking.
When you load a file the total number of words and the number of unique words
that are used. To see this list type,
LIST <Return>
To abandon the list you can press ESCAPE
To check the words type
CHECK <Return>
You will be asked to put the dictionary disc in the drive if you need to.
View Spell checks the words against the dictionary, this may take a few minutes.
You are told how many words were not found.
You will be asked if you want to check a User dictionary, if you have such a
dictionary type its filename, else just press Return without typing anything.
You can see te list of words that View Spell couldn't find in the dictionary by
typing.
LIST <Return>
It is wise to point out now that this is a list of words that are not in the
View Spell dictionary, indeed some of the words may be correct. This should be
checked with a dictionary if you are unsure.
You can now save the text to disc with all the unfound words marked. Put your
disc back into the drive and type.
MARK <filename> <Return>
Generally it is advisable to use a filename different to the original text,
just in case anything went wrong.
Words are marked by prefixing them with #!.
Now you can enter view and load the marked text.
*Word <Return>
LOAD <filename> <Return>
To search through the file you can either do this manually by pressing Escape
and editing the text normally or typing.
SEARCH #! <Return>
View will then take you to the first marked word. If the spelling is incorrect
then you can correct any mistakes. Press CTRL-f2 to go to the next marked word.
When you have corrected all the mistakes you can remove all the markers by
entering
REPLACE #! <Return>
You can then save your text using
SAVE <filename> <Return>
For more information including how to create user dictionaries and other
facilities available, or if you want a manual for View Spell, then give me a
ring on 01323 721091.