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U say U cain't spel? Me either...

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This is for EDT and TPU users; WMC users will not find this utility of
any value.

During the printer room shuffle I found a program that I believe was left
behind by the consumer group. It's a spelling checker/corrector from DEC.
I installed it on all the systems today. It seems to be kind of neat. It's
a lot better than Webster and the Unix spelling checkers. The only pain
might be the editor. It only allows you to edit one line of text. To use
it type:

	$ SPELL/KEY=EDT filename

I think you'll want the /KEY=EDT otherwise it defaults to a WPS keypad
for editing and it's anybody's guess what that is. The first time it
runs, it'll ask if you want a personal dictionary created (defaults to
yes). I recommend it. It then displays your file in a window with the
questioned words highlighted. The word highlighted the brightest is the
one it is currently asking about. In the lower window it displays a list
of words that it thinks you meant (if any). Use the left/right arrow
keys to select the correct word and type return to select it. All the
words in the file matching the questioned word will be corrected (if
the global replace option is in effect). You may also use the up/down
arrow to switch to the other options line and either type the first
letter of the command and return or use the arrow keys and return to
select the option. 

Your personal dictionary is an ASCII file located in your home directory
(SYS$LOGIN:PERSONAL.LGP) and you can edit it and add words of your
choosing. You may also have multiple dictionaries or none. The command 
line options:

	/NOPERSONAL		!selects no personal dictionary
	/PERSONAL=file		!selects file other that PERSONAL.LGP
	/DICT=(file[,...]) 	!selects multiple dictionaries
	/OUTPUT=file		!gives a new name to output file
				! the default is the same name as the input
	/NOOUTPUT		!if you don't want an output file.
				! you can still add words to your
				!  personal dictionary though

The only syntax requirement for dictionary files is that there be spaces
or new-lines separating the words in the file. Words may appear in any order. 
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Sep 16, 1988