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− | = What is spell-checking good for = | + | == What is spell-checking good for == |
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| Spell-checking can help children with writing disabilities/dyslexia improve their writing speed. | | Spell-checking can help children with writing disabilities/dyslexia improve their writing speed. |
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| Since there is a minimum speed that children need to have to follow the meaning within the writing, spell-checking can make the difference between writing-without-understanding and writing-and-understanding. | | Since there is a minimum speed that children need to have to follow the meaning within the writing, spell-checking can make the difference between writing-without-understanding and writing-and-understanding. |
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− | = Spell-checking in the DEFAULT language of Sugar = | + | == Spell-checking in the DEFAULT language of Sugar == |
| To enable spell-checking in Write for the a document in a language that IS the DEFAULT language of Sugar, install (as suggested at http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-247039.html, and choosing Aspell as a spell-checker) the packages | | To enable spell-checking in Write for the a document in a language that IS the DEFAULT language of Sugar, install (as suggested at http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-247039.html, and choosing Aspell as a spell-checker) the packages |
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| # yum install aspell aspell-<the code of the default language on your Sugar> enchant-aspell | | # yum install aspell aspell-<the code of the default language on your Sugar> enchant-aspell |
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− | = Spell-checking in the rest of the languages = | + | == Spell-checking in the rest of the languages == |
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| To enable spell-checking in Write for the a document in a language that IS NOT the DEFAULT language of Sugar, follow the instructions at | | To enable spell-checking in Write for the a document in a language that IS NOT the DEFAULT language of Sugar, follow the instructions at |
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| Then restart the Write Activity for that document, and spell-checking should start working in the non-default language. | | Then restart the Write Activity for that document, and spell-checking should start working in the non-default language. |
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− | = Getting help from the Spell-checker = | + | == Getting help from the Spell-checker == |
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| When a word is marked as incorrect, right-click (if your device allows it) on the word marked as incorrect to get help. | | When a word is marked as incorrect, right-click (if your device allows it) on the word marked as incorrect to get help. |