[Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary

[Peter Gold]

Hi, Tammy!

I've been a Mac user for years, so my wild Windows guesses are all from
memory.

A few other stabs:

* Have you tried restarting Windows in "safe" mode?

* Have you tried a different font? Are there any non-standard characters in
the text?

* On the chance that there's a bad hardware/memory/drive problem, have you
run diagnostic utilities, logging in as a different user, moving RAM
modules to different sockets, and/or removing and reinserting RAM and drive
connectors?

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 6:00 PM <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com> wrote:

> Hi Peter,
>
> I am a party of one, so nothing on a network directory branch of my
> installation. Everything is in my local directory. I wouldn't have a clue
> as
> to what application tweaked my Windows and even if it did, why on earth
> would the one word "potential" in the FM check spelling world be affected??
> Stranger things, yes, have happened, but . ..
>
> Is there a way to refresh/replace/repair the US English dictionary for FM?
> Just trying all thoughts at this point.
>
> Thank you!
>
> TVB
>
> Tammy Van Boening
> Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com
>
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> Subject: Re: [Framers] Adding a word to FM dictionary
>
> Standing out here on the sidelines of your battle, I can't help but wonder
> if there's some kind of Windows cache issue that's at play. Actually not
> "play" - more like evil. IIRC, in DOS days, some applications needed some
> OS
> environment options, like "files=", or "threads=," customized, to perform
> optimally. Perhaps there's a Windows Ace who can chime in here.
>
> * Is it possible that other applications have tweaked your Windows?
>
> * Is it possible that some of your settings or support files are on a
> network directory branch of your installation, rather than in your local
> directory?
>
> HTH
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 2:37 PM <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com> wrote:
>
> > Update to the problem below: I followed Reng's advice about writing
> > the dictionaries to a file to attempt a correction that way and
> > neither the document dictionary nor the personal dictionary contains
> > "potential."  Does anyone have any advice or ideas?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > TVB
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> > ______
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> > ______
> > _______________________________
> >
> > OK,
> >
> >
> >
> > This was happening in FM12 and now with a standalone new install with
> > FM2019, so I give because as a standalone install (it was not an
> > upgrade install), the dictionaries should be new and not corrupted - in
> theory!
> > The
> > word "potential" is getting flagged as a possible misspelling in my
> > current document set, and based on the section that I am writing
> > currently, it's driving me insane. If I right-click on a flagged
> > instance of "potential," I can select either Learn the Word or Allow
> > in Document and still get the same cryptic message:
> >
> >
> >
> > "You cannot add potential to a dictionary. To add potential to a
> > dictionary, first deselect the corresponding Find setting in the
> > Spelling Checker Options dialog box."
> >
> >
> >
> > What friggin' Find setting? There isn't an applicable one selected. . .
> > it's
> > not a repeated word, etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any advice on how to solve this inane problem?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > TVB
> >
> >
> >
> > Tammy Van Boening
> >
> > Principal/Owner
> >
> > Spectrum Writing, LLC
> >
> > www.spectrumwritingllc.com <http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com>
> >
> > 303-840-1755
> >
> >
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