Something that makes no sense in spell check

[Stuart Rogers]

Steve Rickaby wrote:
> FrameMaker 7.0p577, Mac OS X 10.4.11, FrameMaker files possibly with
> some Word dross. (Yes, i know it's an old version, best I can do at
> present.)
> 
> The spell check stops in the space before a cross-reference, showing
> 'Extra space?'. There is no supernumary space in the text on screen.
> The objects displayed in the spell check dialog show a period
> followed by a character that looks like a small circle with an arrow
> at about 320 degrees. Neither of these objects occur in the text on
> screen. Repeatedly clicking 'Start checking' does not move the spell
> check past the offending text.
> 
> Retyping the relevant text and reinserting the cross-reference does
> not affect this behavior. The text in the file is fine on the screen
> and in PDF, but the spell check is responding to something invisible
> in the file that appears to be resistant to removal.
> 
> Anyone any ideas? This sort of thing spooks me. I am already aware of
> the adjudications for safe handling of material from Word, but it's
> far too late to redo any of this.
> 

Have you tried saving as MIF and then examining the MIF file in a plain 
text editor?  Search for the text surrounding the problem area and see 
if there's anything unusual.  You might be able to do a find/replace 
operation within the text editor if you uncover some weird characters.

Good luck,

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Stuart Rogers
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