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