> From: "Beverly Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 08:15:30 -0500 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (iMac List) > Subject: Re: My spellchecker disappeared > > >> on 12/15/02 12:41 AM, zippy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>>>> Thanks, Herb. What happens is when I click the checkmark icon on my > toolbar >>>>> to get spellchecking,I get the HD dialog box, showing everything I have on >>>>> the Mac HD, with select, open, save options, etc. Right above the place >>>>> to show a dialog box selection is another strip stating: "Select >>>>> Dictionary >>>>> Type" and a pull down menu option revealing: Main Dictionary; >>>>> Hyphenation Dictionary and Thesaurus. But this dictionary selection menu >>>>> doesn't seem to be tied into the dialog box process because if I do choose >>>>> one of the three, it's not reflected in the dialog box as a choice. >> >>> I get the same dictionary selection as you do when I look for this option on >>> my HD. How the particular dialog box selection that showed up to replace my >>> spellchecker got there, or where it came from I don't know. >> >> The sentence: "But this dictionary selection menu doesn't seem to be tied >> into the dialog box process because if I do choose one of the three, it's >> not reflected in the dialog box as a choice." doesn't make any sense to me. >> If it presents a dialog box asking you to choose your dictionary, then why >> don't you simply select "Main Dictionary"? It sounds to me like your >> preferences file was deleted or corrupted, and Appleworks just wants to know >> where the dictionary is located. >> >> Gerry > > What Gerry said. I don't think you need to reinstall AW, just make the right > choice in the dialog box. Where it asks what you want for "Main Dictionary" > you select "US English - Spelling" and everything will likely work again. > Please let us know how it goes. > > Beverly > -- > Beverly Woods > http://www.beverlywoods.net ------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks, Beverly. I responded to Gerry's message off line because I sent him a screen shot showing what the HD dialog box looked like. It's a different than usual configuration, with that strip for a pull down menu to select the type of dictionary. Gerry also responded off line, that he still didn't understand why I was unable to get any response when I attempted to activate the dialog box. Here's what I sent back to him, and I think it will answer your questions above. Zippy
------------------------------------------------------------------------ No matter what I select on this dialog box, nothing happens, ie: if I make a choice under the Mac HD and open it, nothing happens. If I select a type of dictionary with the pull down menu, again, nothing happens. The dialog box is there, but it's non-functional. I checked for dictionaries in my hard drive...Appleworks-->Essentials-->Dictionaries. Three english dictionary versions were shown, but when I clicked on any of them I got a message telling me that it couldn't be opened because the appication that created it can't be found. So it looks like they're also non-functioning. All of this is persuading me to do a reinstall of Appleworks. Should I trash the current appleworks before reinstalling? I'm thinking there could be some confusion as to which is the old and which is the new. Thanks again for your input. Zippy ============================================ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
