TOXI_CE@HNYKUN51.BITNET (02/10/89)
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I am looking for a spelling checker that will run as a desk accessory.
What I would like to do is use SEDT to edit text files, while the accessory
is doing continous spell check. The SEDT manual says that this should be
possible.
I assume the accessory would use a lot of memory for the dictionary.
It would be nice if this memory could be freed when the spelling checker
is not used. (TeX will need the memory).
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Chris Evelo
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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs) (02/11/89)
In article <8902101251.AA27825@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, TOXI_CE@HNYKUN51.BITNET writes: > What I would like to do is use SEDT to edit text files, while the accessory > is doing continous spell check. The SEDT manual says that this should be > possible. > > Chris Evelo > Did I get this right? If this SEDT is the freely-redistributable editor that looks like a tweaked-up version of DEC EDT, I'd be real interested in getting a copy. There are jobs on the IBM PC where I've found it to be EXACTLY the right tool, and there isn't anything similar in my Atari ST kit. Thanks! Steve J.
wxh@a.lanl.gov (Billy Harvey) (02/11/89)
In article <8902101251.AA27825@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, TOXI_CE@HNYKUN51.BITNET writes: > I am looking for a spelling checker that will run as a desk accessory. I seem to remember a desk accessory called Thunder! which would do this. It would spell check on the fly, and beep when it found a misspelled word. > I assume the accessory would use a lot of memory for the dictionary. > It would be nice if this memory could be freed when the spelling checker > is not used. (TeX will need the memory). I remember the program could be permanently turned off, but I don't know if it freed its memory. I don't know if its available anymore or from where. Anyone? --Billy wxh@a.lanl.gov
close@cacilj.UUCP (Diane Barlow Close) (02/12/89)
In article <828@a.lanl.gov> wxh@a.lanl.gov (Billy Harvey) writes: >In article <8902101251.AA27825@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, TOXI_CE@HNYKUN51.BITNET writes: >> I am looking for a spelling checker that will run as a desk accessory. > >I seem to remember a desk accessory called Thunder! which would do this. >It would spell check on the fly, and beep when it found a misspelled word. > >I don't know if its available anymore or from where. Anyone? Batteries Included from Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada does indeed make/ market Thunder. Thunder is a spelling program and DA, and a writing statistics checker. It is quite good. A company here in San Diego called Warner Engineering has bought up about 150 copies of Thunder (all they could get their hands on before it recently "disappeared" due to distributor problems) and they are selling it for about $30. Warner's phone number is (619) 224-5090 and they are located on: 3545 Midway Dr., San Diego, CA. I have a copy of Thunder, and I think it is great. -- Diane Barlow Close {uunet, crash, ucsd}!cacilj!close close@cacilj.uucp Free Canada -- Trade Mulroney