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Removing words from the main dictionary

The main dictionary files used by Wintertree Spelling Server (with a .clx extension) are binary files that cannot be edited. However, it is still possible to effectively remove words from the main dictionary by marking them as "excluded" using the following procedure:

1. Using NotePad or a similar text editor, create a new file in the same directory on your server as WintertreeSpellingServer.dll. Give the file a ".tlx" extension (e.g., "delete.tlx").

2. Make the first line of the file look like this:

   #LID lid

   where lid is a language id (see "Language ids" in the "Reference" section of the Wintertree Spelling Server user's guide for a list of language ids. For example, American English is 24941).

3. Enter the words you want to remove on the second and subsequent lines, one word per line, in the following format:

   word<TAB>e

   word is the word you want to delete, and <TAB> is a tab character (i.e., press the <TAB> key on the keyboard). In NotePad, the entry will look like this:

   word    e

   Note that each form of a word must be removed. If you want to remove "dog" and "dogs," you will need to enter both forms, each on a separate line.

4. When you have entered all the words you want to remove, save the file.

5. Using regedit, open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wintertree\Spelling Server\Languages, then open the key associated with the language from which you want to remove words (e.g., open 24941 for American English).

6. Edit the Dictionaries string value, and insert the name of the file you created previously in front of the existing entries. Be sure to separate your file name from the other file names with a semicolon (;). For example, if your file is named "delete.tlx" and you want to remove words from the American English dictionary, edit the Dictionaries value so it looks like this:

   Dictionaries="delete.tlx;ssceam.tlx;ssceam2.clx"

   The file containing deleted words must appear before the dictionary file containing those words, or the deletions will not work.

7. Restart Wintertree Spelling Server so it will re-read the dictionary files.