PC Win: Spelling and Custom Dict Entries in WIN.INI
ID: Q92805
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Mail for Windows, version 3.0
SUMMARY
Microsoft Mail put special Spelling and Custom Dict 1 entries into the
WIN.INI file (other Microsoft products share a single Spelling and Custom
Dict 1 entry). For example, Microsoft Mail adds the following three lines
to the [MS Proofing Tools] section of the WIN.INI file:
[MS Proofing Tools]
Custom Dict=C:\win31\msapps\proof\CUSTOM.DIC
Spelling 1033,0=c:\win31\msapps\proof\msspell.dll,
c:\win31\msapps\proof\mssp_am.lex
-> Spelling (Mail) 1033,0=C:\WIN31\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSPELL.DLL,
-> C:\WIN31\MSAPPS\PROOF\MSSP_AM.LEX
-> Custom Dict 1=C:\win31\msapps\proof\CUSTOM.DIC
Microsoft Mail takes this approach in order to leave existing Windows
applications as they are while at the same time providing Microsoft Mail
with the versions of the spell checker and the dictionaries it requires.
MORE INFORMATION
Here is the complete process Microsoft Mail follows:
- Look for existing spelling entries in the WIN.INI file.
- Check the .DLL file names of the spelling entries.
- If the spelling entry .DLL filename is not MSSPELL.DLL, add a line
to the WIN.INI so Microsoft Mail will not interfere with other
Windows applications.
- If the spelling entry .DLL filename is MSSPELL.DLL, try to update
the DLL file to the latest version if possible. One problem here is
that Microsoft Publisher requires version 1.01 of the speller.
Microsoft Mail would break Microsoft Publisher if it updated the
.DLL version rather than putting in a special section just for
Microsoft Mail.
- Look for a Custom Dict 1 entry in the WIN.INI file. If one is
found, it may point to a dictionary that is not supported by
Microsoft Mail. Because it is not possible to determine what type
of dictionary (if any) is pointed to by a Custom Dict 1 entry,
Microsoft Mail creates a new entry in the WIN.INI file to point to
the custom dictionary (a Softart dictionary) that Microsoft Mail
does support.
- Create a Custom Dict 1 entry if none exists in the WIN.INI file.
Additional query words:
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Version : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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