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Good Guy
Nov 26, 2014, 5:35:56 PM11/26/14
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On 26/11/2014 21:53, TB_user_3ab276d8
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I am not a great typist. I make typos all the time. So it would be good if I could edit the default dictionary I have in TB. I am not likely to discuss in E-mail the lovely "wold" I'd seen somewhere, and I never address anyone as "thee." I do, however, mistype the words "would" and there" and they come out as "wold" and "thee" and the spell checker lets them go. I do not always catch these as I proof read what I've just written. What I want to do is to remove those two words from the default dictionary. Is there a way to do that? Thanks for any help on this.
When you check the spellings, do you get something like what is shown in this picture:
The only file you can edit is your personal dictionary file called: "persdict.dat" and it should be in your profile folder. Do a search for it and see if you can edit it. You may not even have it if you haven't created your own file in the past. i don't have because I haven't bothered to add any words.
David E. Ross
Nov 26, 2014, 6:02:02 PM11/26/14
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On 11/26/2014 1:53 PM, TB_user_3ab276d8 wrote:
> I am not a great typist. I make typos all the time. So it would be
> good if I could edit the default dictionary I have in TB.
>
> I am not likely to discuss in E-mail the lovely "wold" I'd seen
> somewhere, and I never address anyone as "thee." I do, however,
> mistype the words "would" and there" and they come out as "wold" and
> "thee" and the spell checker lets them go. I do not always catch these
> as I proof read what I've just written.
>
> What I want to do is to remove those two words from the default
> dictionary. Is there a way to do that?
>
> Thanks for any help on this.
>
The basic dictionary is in a .dic file in the the dictionaries folder in
> I am not a great typist. I make typos all the time. So it would be
> good if I could edit the default dictionary I have in TB.
>
> I am not likely to discuss in E-mail the lovely "wold" I'd seen
> somewhere, and I never address anyone as "thee." I do, however,
> mistype the words "would" and there" and they come out as "wold" and
> "thee" and the spell checker lets them go. I do not always catch these
> as I proof read what I've just written.
>
> What I want to do is to remove those two words from the default
> dictionary. Is there a way to do that?
>
> Thanks for any help on this.
>
the Thunderbird root directory (not the Thunderbird profile). In my
configuration, the file is en-US.dic. I strongly urge you to copy and
save your basic dictionary file before attempting to edit it.
No, I do not understand the markups of individual words. So I do not
know what the /S is for thee or the /MS is for wold.
By the way, file en-US.aff -- also in the dictionaries folder --
contains affixes (prefixes and suffices) and rules for correcting the
use of wrong affixes.
--
David E. Ross
I am sticking with SeaMonkey 2.26.1 until saved passwords can
be used when autocomplete=off. See
<https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1064639>.
David E. Ross
Nov 26, 2014, 6:05:52 PM11/26/14
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On 11/26/2014 3:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 11/26/2014 1:53 PM, TB_user_3ab276d8 wrote:
>> I am not a great typist. I make typos all the time. So it would be
>> good if I could edit the default dictionary I have in TB.
>>
>> I am not likely to discuss in E-mail the lovely "wold" I'd seen
>> somewhere, and I never address anyone as "thee." I do, however,
>> mistype the words "would" and there" and they come out as "wold" and
>> "thee" and the spell checker lets them go. I do not always catch these
>> as I proof read what I've just written.
>>
>> What I want to do is to remove those two words from the default
>> dictionary. Is there a way to do that?
>>
>> Thanks for any help on this.
>>
>
> The basic dictionary is in a .dic file in the the dictionaries folder in
> the Thunderbird root directory (not the Thunderbird profile). In my
> configuration, the file is en-US.dic. I strongly urge you to copy and
> save your basic dictionary file before attempting to edit it.
>
> No, I do not understand the markups of individual words. So I do not
> know what the /S is for thee or the /MS is for wold.
>
> By the way, file en-US.aff -- also in the dictionaries folder --
> contains affixes (prefixes and suffices) and rules for correcting the
> use of wrong affixes.
>
I forgot to warn you: Do not use Word or other word-processing
> On 11/26/2014 1:53 PM, TB_user_3ab276d8 wrote:
>> I am not a great typist. I make typos all the time. So it would be
>> good if I could edit the default dictionary I have in TB.
>>
>> I am not likely to discuss in E-mail the lovely "wold" I'd seen
>> somewhere, and I never address anyone as "thee." I do, however,
>> mistype the words "would" and there" and they come out as "wold" and
>> "thee" and the spell checker lets them go. I do not always catch these
>> as I proof read what I've just written.
>>
>> What I want to do is to remove those two words from the default
>> dictionary. Is there a way to do that?
>>
>> Thanks for any help on this.
>>
>
> The basic dictionary is in a .dic file in the the dictionaries folder in
> the Thunderbird root directory (not the Thunderbird profile). In my
> configuration, the file is en-US.dic. I strongly urge you to copy and
> save your basic dictionary file before attempting to edit it.
>
> No, I do not understand the markups of individual words. So I do not
> know what the /S is for thee or the /MS is for wold.
>
> By the way, file en-US.aff -- also in the dictionaries folder --
> contains affixes (prefixes and suffices) and rules for correcting the
> use of wrong affixes.
>
application to edit the file. Use a plain-text editor. In Windows, I
suggest using Wordpad since Notepad does not display the file with
line-breaks.
g
Nov 26, 2014, 6:16:47 PM11/26/14
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On 11/26/2014 05:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 11/26/2014 1:53 PM, TB_user_3ab276d8 wrote:
>> I am not a great typist. I make typos all the time. So it would be
>> good if I could edit the default dictionary I have in TB.
>>
>> I am not likely to discuss in E-mail the lovely "wold" I'd seen
>> somewhere, and I never address anyone as "thee." I do, however,
>> mistype the words "would" and there" and they come out as "wold" and
>> "thee" and the spell checker lets them go. I do not always catch these
>> as I proof read what I've just written.
>>
>> What I want to do is to remove those two words from the default
>> dictionary. Is there a way to do that?
>>
>> Thanks for any help on this.
>
> The basic dictionary is in a .dic file in the the dictionaries folder in
> the Thunderbird root directory (not the Thunderbird profile). In my
> configuration, the file is en-US.dic. I strongly urge you to copy and
> save your basic dictionary file before attempting to edit it.
>
> No, I do not understand the markups of individual words. So I do not
> know what the /S is for thee or the /MS is for wold.
the 2 words. [after he has made a backup]
> By the way, file en-US.aff -- also in the dictionaries folder --
> contains affixes (prefixes and suffices) and rules for correcting the
> use of wrong affixes.
--
in a world with out fences, who needs gates.
tc,hago.
g
.
Chris Ramsden
Nov 27, 2014, 3:29:18 PM11/27/14
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On 2014-11-26 23:05, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 11/26/2014 3:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
>> On 11/26/2014 1:53 PM, TB_user_3ab276d8 wrote:
<snip>
> On 11/26/2014 3:01 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
>> On 11/26/2014 1:53 PM, TB_user_3ab276d8 wrote:
>> The basic dictionary is in a .dic file in the the dictionaries folder in
>> the Thunderbird root directory (not the Thunderbird profile). In my
>> configuration, the file is en-US.dic. I strongly urge you to copy and
>> save your basic dictionary file before attempting to edit it.
<snip>
>> the Thunderbird root directory (not the Thunderbird profile). In my
>> configuration, the file is en-US.dic. I strongly urge you to copy and
>> save your basic dictionary file before attempting to edit it.
>
> I forgot to warn you: Do not use Word or other word-processing
> application to edit the file. Use a plain-text editor. In Windows, I
> suggest using Wordpad since Notepad does not display the file with
> line-breaks.
>
On Windows, I'd suggest Notepad++.
> I forgot to warn you: Do not use Word or other word-processing
> application to edit the file. Use a plain-text editor. In Windows, I
> suggest using Wordpad since Notepad does not display the file with
> line-breaks.
>
I wouldn't trust Wordpad; it knows about fonts and bullet points, so is
capable of inserting mark-up.
Notepad++ understands alternative newline conventions.
http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
--
Chris
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