Naracea 1.2.0 RC1

So finally, after little bit longer than I expected, there is first release candidate for Naracea 1.2. New feature in this version is background spell checker. For various technical reasons, I decided, that Naracea will not come with any spelling dictionaries preinstalled, however it is extremely easy to add those spelling dictionaries you need.

Pressing Check spelling ribbon button will open menu, where you can either select spelling dictionary you want to use for current branch, or install new dictionary. Naracea uses Hunspell for spelling checking, so you can use any Hunspell dictionary available, or you can import Hunspell dictionaries from OpenOffice.org dictionary files (which can be downloaded from OpenOffice.org extension page). Just select .aff and .dic files (Hunspell spelling dictionary files), or .oxt file (OpenOffice.org spelling dictionary file), and Naracea will do rest of the work. (Please note, that different dictionaries come with different licenses. While most of the dictionaries have very permissive licenses, please read carefully attached licenses carefully before installing any dictionary.)

Activating spell checker is as easy as selecting one of the installed languages. Spelling errors are marked with red underline, right clicking word with spelling issue opens context menu with suggestions. To turn spell checker off for current branch, select “None” as your spelling dictionary.

I’ll spend one or two weeks with intensive testing now, and if there are no major issues, I’ll release Naracea 1.2 version early in the June.