The Logos spell checker for notes fails to add words with a curly apostrophe, even after right-clicking on "Add word to dictionary."
Don't know if this is a Windows spell checker at root.
Hi, Philip:
"Curly apostrophe" is not a familiar term to me. Do you mean that the word is not added, or that the apostrophe lacks curliness? Could you give an example, please?
The Logos spell checker for notes fails to add words with a curly apostrophe, even after right-clicking on "Add word to dictionary." Don't know if this is a Windows spell checker at root.
I can't replicate this. I typed
notaword's (U+0027)
notaword’s (U+2019)
When I right-clicked -> add to dictionary on the first word, it actually accepted both types of apostrophe in the dictionary. However, if you just add
notaword
to the dictionary, it will not accept either apostrophied version. You have to select the entire word with the apostrophe.
NOTE: It would be nice (though probably seldom used) if Notes would use the Alt+X command that Word has for inserting unicode in to notes.
I can reproduce this on Windows.
I tried to add the word Nebuchadnezzar’s and nothing appears to happen.
Ok. Got it. My bad. I added to the dictionary first with the straight apostrophe, where the dictionary then allows either form. If you try to add a word first with U+2019 it will not be added to the dictionary. Definitely a bug.
It's just an apostrophe that isn't straight.
Here's a straight apostrophe:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/27/index.htm
Here's a curly apostrophe:
http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2019/index.htm
Yes, I'm in Windows 10.
It occurred to me this morning to check the bug tracker. Is this the same?
https://github.com/hunspell/hunspell/issues/504
I have verified that the word is added to the dictionary, but the spell check isn't handling it correctly.
Aside: Found EnableHexNumpad registry setting as a good workaround for entering unicode in notes. Still request Alt-X as it doesn't require users to edit the registry..
