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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at > http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]
