CheckSpell (Property)

in the edit controls.
in the columns of the Table controls.
Versions 22 and later
in the Word Processing controls.
New in version 22
in the Word Processing controls.
in the Word Processing controls.

Remark: This property is equivalent to the option "Check the spelling" found:

in the "Details" tab of the description window of edit controls,
in the "Details" tab of the description window of the Table control columns.

Versions 20 and later

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 20

This property is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 21

This function is now available for Android applications.

Example

// Enable the spell check in an edit control
SAI_Text.CheckOrthograph = True

Syntax

Finding out whether the spelling checker is enabled Hide the details

<Result> = <Control used>.CheckSpell

<Result>: Boolean

True if the spell check is enabled,
False otherwise.

<Control used>: Control name

Name of control to use:
edit control,
column of a Table control,
Versions 22 and later
Word Processing control.
New in version 22
Word Processing control.
Word Processing control.

Enabling or disabling the spell check Hide the details

<Control used>.CheckSpell = <Enable/Disable>

<Control used>: Control name

Name of control to use:
edit control,
column of a Table control,
Versions 22 and later
Word Processing control.
New in version 22
Word Processing control.
Word Processing control.

<Enable/Disable>: Boolean

True if the spell check must be enabled,
False otherwise.
Caution: the activation (or not) of spell check is not applied directly. Indeed, the control must lose focus and regain it (in order for the system to adapt to the control keyboard).

Remarks

Spelling checker used in edit controls and in the columns of a Table control

In the input fields and columns of an Table control of a WINDEV application, the CheckSpell property uses:

the OpenOffice 2.0 dictionary.
See Performing a spell check with OpenOffice for more details.
Versions 24 and later
or the integrated checker.
In this case:
- the French and English dictionaries are automatically copied (as well as their respective license) into the executable directory (configurable option in the project description window, "Options" tab).
- the French and English dictionaries are loaded by default.
- to use other dictionaries, they must be associated with a language and loaded in memory with DictionaryLoad.
- See Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries for more details.
New in version 24
or the integrated checker.
In this case:
- the French and English dictionaries are automatically copied (as well as their respective license) into the executable directory (configurable option in the project description window, "Options" tab).
- the French and English dictionaries are loaded by default.
- to use other dictionaries, they must be associated with a language and loaded in memory with DictionaryLoad.
- See Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries for more details.
or the integrated checker.
In this case:
- the French and English dictionaries are automatically copied (as well as their respective license) into the executable directory (configurable option in the project description window, "Options" tab).
- the French and English dictionaries are loaded by default.
- to use other dictionaries, they must be associated with a language and loaded in memory with DictionaryLoad.
- See Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries for more details.

ConfigureSpellCheck allows you to:

Versions 24 and later
choose the spelling checker used.
New in version 24
choose the spelling checker used.
choose the spelling checker used.
enable the spelling checker for all the edit controls of the application.
configure the language used (if the OpenOffice spelling checker is used).

For the unrecognized words, the default popup menu of WINDEV proposes the following options:

Replacing the word by a valid word (the 8 first suggestions of OpenOffice or the integrated checker are proposed).
Adding the word into the dictionary.

Versions 22 and later

Spelling checker used in the Word Processing controls

In the Word Processing fields, the Property CheckSpell uses spell checking based on Hunspell dictionaries.

By default, if your project contains a Word Processing control:

the French and English dictionaries are automatically copied (as well as their respective license) into the executable directory (configurable option in the project description window, "Options" tab).
the French and English dictionaries are loaded by default.

To use other dictionaries, they must be associated with a language and they must be loaded in memory by DictionaryLoad.

See Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries for more details.

New in version 22

Spelling checker used in the Word Processing controls

In the Word Processing fields, the Property CheckSpell uses spell checking based on Hunspell dictionaries.

By default, if your project contains a Word Processing control:

the French and English dictionaries are automatically copied (as well as their respective license) into the executable directory (configurable option in the project description window, "Options" tab).
the French and English dictionaries are loaded by default.

To use other dictionaries, they must be associated with a language and they must be loaded in memory by DictionaryLoad.

See Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries for more details.

Spelling checker used in the Word Processing controls

In the Word Processing fields, the Property CheckSpell uses spell checking based on Hunspell dictionaries.

By default, if your project contains a Word Processing control:

the French and English dictionaries are automatically copied (as well as their respective license) into the executable directory (configurable option in the project description window, "Options" tab).
the French and English dictionaries are loaded by default.

To use other dictionaries, they must be associated with a language and they must be loaded in memory by DictionaryLoad.

See Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries for more details.

Spelling checker used

The Property CheckSpell uses the system's spell checker.

For the unrecognized words, the popup menu proposes the following options:

Replacing the word by a valid word.
Adding the word into the dictionary.

Remark: The system spelling checker must be enabled.