Tapatalk

Spell checker for Windows 7 - updated script (mostly working)

Spell checker for Windows 7 - updated script (mostly working)

681
Advanced UserAdvanced User
681

PostNov 19, 2025#1

Hello everyone,

I've been working on a spell checker solution for UltraEdit v31 and UEStudio v23 on Windows 7, since the built-in spell check feature doesn't work on Win7.

After lots of testing and troubleshooting, I've developed a JavaScript-based spell checker that uses a custom dictionary file (en_US.txt format). I'm happy to report it's mostly working now!

What the script does:
  • Checks spelling on selected text (or entire document)
  • Shows intelligent suggestions for misspelled words using Levenshtein distance algorithm
  • Provides dialog boxes to replace, ignore, or ignore all instances
  • Handles word variations (plurals, past tense, etc.)
  • Maintains proper capitalization when replacing words
  • Hidden output window for cleaner operation
Current status:
✅ Dictionary lookup working
✅ Suggestions displaying correctly
✅ Word replacement functional
✅ Case matching works properly
✅ "No errors found" notification shows correctly

Attachment:
I've attached my working script: SpellCheckWin7_v26.js

Configuration:
Just update line 5 with your dictionary path:

Code: Select all

var DEFAULT_DICT_PATH = "C:\\Dictionary\\en_US.txt";
Dictionary file:
You can use any standard word list (one word per line). I'm using a standard en_US dictionary file.

My question to the community:
If anyone knows of an easier method or alternative approach to get spell checking working on Windows 7 with UltraEdit v31/UEStudio v23, please let me know! Or if you have suggestions to improve this script, I'm all ears.

The script works well for my needs, but I'm curious if there's a simpler solution I might have missed.

Thanks in advance for any feedback or suggestions!

Best regards
SpellCheckWin7_v26.zip (1.05 MiB)   0

PostNov 27, 2025#2

Please reply any one, I am writing to your valuable reply...