Spellchecking on Windows and Linux

On Windows and Linux, spellchecking is based on Hunspell dictionaries from the Chromium project.

About this task

Swordfish automatically downloads and installs dictionaries for your target language when they are available at the Chromium project. Use these steps to adjust Swordfish's default language settings.

Procedure

  1. Select Settings → Preferences from the main menu.
    The Preferences dialog appears:
    Preferences Dialog
  2. Select the Spellchecker tab.
    Preferences dialog switches to:
    Spellchecker Tab
  3. If your target language is English, Portuguese or Spanish, select the default variant used for spellchecking using the appropriate drop-down selector.
  4. If you want to verify that your target language is supported for spellchecking, click on the Available Spellchecker Languages button to display a list of supported languages.
    The following dialog appears:
    Spellchecker Languages Dialog
  5. Click on the Save Preferences button to save your changes.