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From: rjohnson@seas.gwu.edu (Ray Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 7.0 suggestion
Message-ID: <2022@sparko.gwu.edu>
Date: 16 Jul 90 16:48:05 GMT
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In article <1806@hsi86.hsi.UUCP> kenney@hsi.com (Brian Kenney) writes:
>In article <5@genco.uucp> rad@genco. (Bob Daniel) writes:
>>It would be nice if System7 had a Spelling Manager with a standard dictionary
>>and the ability to add specialized dictionaries (Engineering, Medical, etc.).
> 
>>Wouldn't it be nice to have just one system wide dictionary?
>
>  I don't think so.  That sounds like creaping featurism, and would amount
>to more delays in system software.
>Brian Kenney               kenney@hsi.com            ...!uunet!hsi!kenney 


You must admit, however, that having 3 or 4 spell checkers is a real pain.
I agree that it should not be a part of the system though.  Software
developers should come up with a standard dictionary that can be accessed 
by various spell checking 'engines'.  Thats my thought about it anyway.


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Ray Johnson
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The George Washington University