{dictionaries} marks questions about spell-checking dictionaries used in TeX/LaTeX tools.
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Is there a better (British) English dictionary available for TexStudio?
I am using the default en_GB dictionary that comes with TexStudio. It seems to be identical to the one distributed with OpenOffice here (at least from the filesize). However it seems to miss a lot of ...
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patgen: tex file generation from dictionary
I am managing a project where we will need to run patgen on a new niche language (a mixture of English and vernacular). I am just wondering if anyone has any advice on generating the patterns.
For ...
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Texmaker cannot load dictionary
In texmaker, though I have configured the dictionary, i cannot still check the spelling, any idea??
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British LaTeX files with Emacs and Hunspell [closed]
I am using Hunspell with Emacs.
In my init.el I set the dictionary list as follow:
(setq ispell-local-dictionary-alist
'(
(nil "[A-Za-z]" "[^A-Za-z]" "" nil ("-d" "en_US") nil ...
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Dictionary for TeXstudio: “No dictionary Available”
I have trouble spell checking my document in TeXstudio. When I press spellcheck, I get the error No dictionary Available. Am I supposed to install a dictionary separately? How? Any suggestion?
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How to sort the entries of a dictionary alphabetically?
This is a follow-up question to: How to automate a dictionary (sorting, headers)?
I was wondering if there is a way to sort the entries alphabetically in the following code.
I guess myself that ...
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Add word to TexMaker dictionary?
How can I add a word to the dictionary of TexMaker? I cannot see any options for this in the software.
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How to Export and Import a Kile dictionary?
While using a web-browser I create bookmarks which help me revisit the pages that I find interesting. For times such as when I format my computer, I can export my bookmarks, format and re-install my ...
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Typesetting a dictionary containing pictures
I am seeking advice (any ideas) how to typeset a bilingual dictionary that will contain many pictures. The picture below shows the dictionary.
Problems:
The lines in columns differ.
The spaces ...
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How to set a letter to the margin of the page and position it vertically according to alphabetical order?
I would like to place a letter (that indicates which letter in the dictionary is shown) on the outer side of the book, set it for example in a darker box and position that letter vertically. Users of ...
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Integrating external dictionaries with Texmaker
I'm a relatively new LaTeX user and I want to know:
Is there a way to link an external dictionary to LaTeX and
what dictionaries are recommended?
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How can I install scientific dictionaries to use with TeXworks? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
TeXworks: How to add a word to the spell checker dictionary?
I frequently use terminology common in biology and chemistry, but not found in the hunspell dictionary. I ...
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How to configure the dictionary-path for TeXworks @ TeX Live portable?
I want to use spell-checking with TeXworks under TeXlive (portable) under Windows XP.
Is it possible to use the dictionaries of Mozilla, e.g. en-GB.aff
and en-GB.dic?
Where do I place the ...
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How to automate a dictionary (sorting, headers)?
Here is a piece of solution to automate a dictionary using the links given in the first following comments.
There are two problems to solve :
When one definition starts on one page and finishes ...
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Where to find french dictionary for ispell? [closed]
I am editing documents in French with Emacs, ispell comes will English dictionary by default. When I try ispell-change-dictionary, it proposes francais-tex, francais7 and francais in the list. But ...
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How can I install Kile 2.1.0 spellcheck libraries other than English?
I need a french dictionary. At least, it would be nice to have any information on the location where kile stores its spell-checking dictionaries.
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Indexing an interval of words on top of every page
Friends, I'm curious on how to do the following in LaTeX:
Dictionaries have two words on the top of each page, meaning the interval of words to be found on that specific page, e.g.,
In the figure, ...
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Package and/or macro for producing a bi-lingual dictionary/glossary?
A use case is simple, say you write a computer science text book for pirates. Then, each time you mention a term, you may need to mention its English equivalent. So, instead of writing,
Ye first ...
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Dictionary with marginal references
I follow a mathematica course with a lot of definitions. I want to make a list of those definitions. However sometimes terms refer to each other. To make the list more usable to read it would be nice ...
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TeXworks: How to add a word to the spell checker dictionary?
I use TeXworks to write my documents. The spell checker tool works nice, but I'd like to add some words to the dictionary, but I can't find a function for that.
So how can I do that?
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How to add another dictionary in LaTeX/TeXnicCenter?
In the options menu in TexnicCenter you can go to the tab Spelling. There is the option to download a dictionary. I did that, but I still cannot choose this dictionary as default language. How can I ...
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Creating a standalone glossary
As a followup to this question, I would like to ask how can I use the glossaries package just for the creation of a glossary. I do not want it to be part of a document rather a standalone document ...
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building a dictionary
sometimes when I am not sure about a term, I would like to write it somewhere with the subsequent definition to be able to re-read it from time to time and then remember it forever. I think I am going ...
