Odd spell-check behavior with hyphenated words
Posted: 2008-12-26 07:49:49
I've encountered an odd spell-check bug in NWE 3.1 which may not have been present in earlier versions.
If I make a typo in a hyphenated word, and run a spell-check using COMMAND-; (my standard procedure), it flags the whole hyphenated sequence when there's an error in one word, e.g. solid-sptate for solid-state. If the first word is spelled correctly, hitting COMMAND-OPTION-; , which usually puts up possible corrections, instead puts the cursor at the hyphen. That's fine, and when I hit COMMAND-; again it highlights the misspelled word. But when I hit COMMAND-OPTION-; again to get spelling alternatives, it doesn't display them, instead going back to showing the cursor just before the hyphen. I can correct by using the mouse to pick the right spelling, but that slows me down. The spell-check does work as expected when the first word is misspelled.
I think this behavior is new in 3.1 or perhaps in 3.0, but I haven't gone back and checked. Any idea what's happening? It's not a fatal mistake, but it's annoying.
If I make a typo in a hyphenated word, and run a spell-check using COMMAND-; (my standard procedure), it flags the whole hyphenated sequence when there's an error in one word, e.g. solid-sptate for solid-state. If the first word is spelled correctly, hitting COMMAND-OPTION-; , which usually puts up possible corrections, instead puts the cursor at the hyphen. That's fine, and when I hit COMMAND-; again it highlights the misspelled word. But when I hit COMMAND-OPTION-; again to get spelling alternatives, it doesn't display them, instead going back to showing the cursor just before the hyphen. I can correct by using the mouse to pick the right spelling, but that slows me down. The spell-check does work as expected when the first word is misspelled.
I think this behavior is new in 3.1 or perhaps in 3.0, but I haven't gone back and checked. Any idea what's happening? It's not a fatal mistake, but it's annoying.