VCL Spell Checker

Apr 26, 2023
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The VCL Spell Checker component allows users to find spelling mistakes in text. You can integrate the spell checker into DevExpress VCL controls that support text editing.

The following topics contain step-by-step instructions on how to use the Spell Checker component and general information on how the component detects misspelled words:

Dictionaries

The component supports the following dictionaries:

ISpell
Hunspell
OpenOffice (uses the Hunspell format)
Custom. You can associate the component with a custom plain-text dictionary. Users can populate this dictionary with words that are missing from built-in dictionaries.

Refer to the following topic for detailed information on dictionary management in code: How to Add Dictionaries in Code

Spell Checking Modes

Check As You TypeIn this mode, the spell checker underlines misspelled words while a user types text. A user can open the context menu for a misspelled word and do any of the following:

Select the corrected word
Ignore this misspelling or all its occurrences
Add the word to a custom dictionary
Open the Spelling dialog to use advanced spell checking features.

AutoCorrectIn this mode, the spell checker corrects misspelled words and incorrect capitalization as a user types text. A user can adjust auto correction settings in the AutoCorrect Options dialog. A user should select AutoCorrect -> AutoCorrect Options in the misspelled word’s context menu to invoke the dialog.

Built-in Dialogs

Spelling

This dialog allows a user to correct mistakes and add new words to a custom dictionary while checking the text. You can switch the dialog between Outlook and Word display styles.

Spelling Options

This dialog allows a user to specify spell check rules.

AutoCorrect Options

This dialog allows a user to specify options for the automatic spell checking, and change the list of word replacements.

Exceptions

This dialog allows a user to specify exceptions to automatic correction.

Custom Dictionary

This dialog allows a user to edit words in a custom dictionary.

Spelling Complete

The notification dialog that is displayed when all misspelled words are corrected.