Is it possible to use a different dictionary or thesaurus with Spell Catcher Plus. Say, from a Merriam-Webster dictionary thesarus software package.
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Reference File Issues using a new dictionary
Started by Timmy, Feb 10 2007 10:58 AM
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Posted 10 February 2007 - 10:58 AM
Is it possible to use a different dictionary or thesaurus with Spell Catcher Plus. Say, from a Merriam-Webster dictionary thesarus software package.
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Posted 13 February 2007 - 03:48 AM
Timmy, on Feb 10 2007, 10:58 AM, said:
Is it possible to use a different dictionary or thesaurus with Spell Catcher Plus. Say, from a Merriam-Webster dictionary thesarus software package.Sorry to say, it's really not an option. Linguistic software developers all use different schemes for encoding/compressing/accessing their content databases. This is to protect their property, along with various other reasons.
Meanwhile, Spell Catcher already uses (Proximity's version of) the Mirriam-Webster thesaurus. What is the actual product you're thinking of, and the reasons behind wanting to do this?
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Posted 13 February 2007 - 09:39 AM
Evan Gross, on Feb 13 2007, 03:48 AM, said:
Timmy, on Feb 10 2007, 10:58 AM, said:
Is it possible to use a different dictionary or thesaurus with Spell Catcher Plus. Say, from a Merriam-Webster dictionary thesarus software package.Sorry to say, it's really not an option. Linguistic software developers all use different schemes for encoding/compressing/accessing their content databases. This is to protect their property, along with various other reasons.
Meanwhile, Spell Catcher already uses (Proximity's version of) the Mirriam-Webster thesaurus. What is the actual product you're thinking of, and the reasons behind wanting to do this?
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Posted 13 February 2007 - 09:46 AM
I purchased "Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus Deluxe Audio Edition 2.5 " several years ago
because the spellchecker with my word 95 was not very good. This program searches for words and gives you a
detailed account of it meaning etc.
It would be nice if I could transfer this information to "Spell Catcher" and use it within "Spell Catcher".
Thanks,
Timmy
because the spellchecker with my word 95 was not very good. This program searches for words and gives you a
detailed account of it meaning etc.
It would be nice if I could transfer this information to "Spell Catcher" and use it within "Spell Catcher".
Thanks,
Timmy
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Posted 14 February 2007 - 03:59 AM
Timmy, on Feb 13 2007, 09:46 AM, said:
I purchased "Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus Deluxe Audio Edition 2.5 " several years ago
because the spellchecker with my word 95 was not very good. This program searches for words and gives you a
detailed account of it meaning etc.
It would be nice if I could transfer this information to "Spell Catcher" and use it within "Spell Catcher".
Thanks,
Timmy
because the spellchecker with my word 95 was not very good. This program searches for words and gives you a
detailed account of it meaning etc.
It would be nice if I could transfer this information to "Spell Catcher" and use it within "Spell Catcher".
Thanks,
Timmy
It may indeed be a nice thing to be able to do, but it can't.
Kind of like asking your BMW dealer if they can swap the engine with a Mercedes one - well, sort of...
