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by pantagruel
Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:09 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: spelling and grammar checker
Replies: 15
Views: 23972

Re: spelling and grammar checker

Mellel version 2.8 has been released and the unaddressed issue of multilingual spell checking remains. I fail to see how the developers can persist in touting Mellel as the tool for academic and multilingual writing without this feature. I also continue to be puzzled at their silence on this importa...
by pantagruel
Tue Dec 15, 2009 3:50 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: spelling and grammar checker
Replies: 15
Views: 23972

Re: spelling and grammar checker

bump

2.7.2 was released a few weeks ago and spell check still isn't working properly in Snow Leopard. We're also still waiting for a response from the developers here.
by pantagruel
Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:11 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: spelling and grammar checker
Replies: 15
Views: 23972

Re: spelling and grammar checker

DRM, Thank you for your post. I just wanted to add a clarification. Asking for Mellel to take advantage of Snow Leopard's "Automatic By Language" spell checking is not equivalent to requesting some grand new feature that Redlers would have to develop from scratch. Mellel has partially take...
by pantagruel
Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:30 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: spelling and grammar checker
Replies: 15
Views: 23972

Re: spelling and grammar checker

Gke, I agree with you and I was not suggesting that Mellel develop a customized internal spell-check system. As I wrote in my original post, Mellel 2.7.1 is not working with Snow Leopard's built-in, OS-level spell check and that has more to do with Redlers than Apple, as the Automatic By Language fe...
by pantagruel
Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: spelling and grammar checker
Replies: 15
Views: 23972

Re: spelling and grammar checker

While I agree with donb and miles11 about grammar check, I strongly disagree with them about spell check. Mellel has long needed multilingual spell check capabilities if it is to be the academic writing tool of choice. As good as the software is, it lags behind nearly every other competitor in this ...