SpellSource

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Release Date: 7 January 1999

Wintertree Software is pleased to announce the release of SpellSource, a utility program for Windows software developers that checks displayable text strings in Resource Compiler (".rc") files.

Software developers who write Windows programs in the C or C++ languages typically create user interface elements such as dialog boxes, menus, and displayable text strings using a resource editor program. Resource editors create ".rc" files containing these user interface elements which are compiled and attached to a software application. Resource editors lack spell checkers. Furthermore, ".rc" files are text files containing many key words that would normally confuse a standard spell checker, so checking the spelling of displayable text strings such as menu items and button labels has until now been difficult at best. As a result, spelling errors go undetected, resulting in embarrassment, reduced customer confidence, and loss of sales for software developers.

Wintertree Software's SpellSource utility program solves this problem. It understands the format of ".rc" files, skipping over key words and spell-checking only displayable strings. SpellSource offers suggested replacements for misspelled words, and applies corrections to the ".rc" file directly. SpellSource comes with American and UK English dictionaries, each containing about 100,000 words. Application-specific and personal words can be added to a user dictionary. Dictionaries in 10 European languages are available separately from Wintertree Software.

SpellSource can be run on Win9x/NT4 or later. It requires 8Mb or RAM and 1MB of disk space. SpellSource is available for downloading at no charge from Wintertree Software's Web site at

http://www.wintertreesoftware.com/dev/spellsource

Located near Ottawa, Canada, Wintertree Software has been providing spelling checker and linguistic technology products since 1993. The Company markets its software technology to individuals, major corporations, and governments. Additional information on the Company's products is available at www.wintertreesoftware.com.

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