Re: Standardized spelling checker interface?

From:

"Tom Serface" <tom.nospam@camaswood.com>

Newsgroups:

microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:11:17 -0700

Message-ID:

<AF6857B5-5894-49D8-A2D0-8E3D8AA987F4@microsoft.com>

Here are some:

http://www.thefreecountry.com/sourcecode/spellcheckers.shtml
http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/EDXspell.asp
http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/dcbsecor.asp
http://www.wintertree-software.com/spell-check/mfc/sentry/index.html
http://spellex.com/Products/sdks/Windows/features.htm

Also on CSAPI, but it isn't a Microsoft only interface:

http://www.codeproject.com/cpp/csapi.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/262605

Tom

"Susan Rice" <srice1@cox.net> wrote in message
news:147Uh.157604$115.149723@newsfe10.phx...

I want to suggest to dictionary companies that make dictionary software
that they also provide a callable interface. All I need is two functions:

1. Spell check this word
2. Spell guess (used when word is misspelled)

I see Microsoft has a "Microsoft Common Speller Application Programming
Interface (CSAPI)", which they conveniently won't give unless I request
it, and appears to be much more than is needed.

Is there a standardized interface for "Spell check this word" and
"Spell guess"? If this is to work at all, various dictionary companies
will need a standard interface we can count on. Otherwise, if every
dictionary company invents their own interface, it'll be chaos trying
to support them all with my product.

I want users to be able to purchase a dictionary in their language
and tell my program, "Yes I have a dictionary," and my program says,
"Great. I'll use it."