CheckSpell (Property)

in edit controls.
in Table control columns.
Versions 22 and later
in Word Processing controls.
New in version 22
in Word Processing controls.
in 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
EDT_Text.CheckSpell = True

Syntax

Determining if 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 the control to be used:
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 the control to be used:
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 Edit controls and columns of a Table control in a WINDEV application, the CheckSpell property uses:

the OpenOffice 2.0 dictionary.
For more details, see Checking spelling with OpenOffice.
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.
- For more details, see Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries.
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.
- For more details, see Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries.
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.
- For more details, see Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries.

ConfigureSpellCheck is used 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 context 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).
Add the word to the dictionary.

Versions 22 and later

Spelling checker used in the Word Processing controls

In Word Processing controls, the CheckSpell property uses Hunspell dictionaries to check spelling.

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.

For more details, see Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries.

New in version 22

Spelling checker used in the Word Processing controls

In Word Processing controls, the CheckSpell property uses Hunspell dictionaries to check spelling.

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.

For more details, see Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries.

Spelling checker used in the Word Processing controls

In Word Processing controls, the CheckSpell property uses Hunspell dictionaries to check spelling.

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.

For more details, see Check spelling based on Hunspell dictionaries.

Spelling checker used

The CheckSpell property uses the system spelling checker.

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

Replacing the word by a valid word.
Add the word to the dictionary.

Remark: The system spelling checker must be enabled.