Proofing Tool GUI

_{An
open-source multiplatform advanced linguistic tool coded in
PureBasic for editing the
Dictionary/Thesaurus/Hyphenation/Autocorrect files of
OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey,
etc., provided they are in UTF-8-BOM format.

This program was originally developed to easily edit the
synonyms of OpenOffice and LibreOffice.

I had this idea after asking the people in charge of the
Portuguese (Portugal) project, from Minho
University, what I should do to suggest synonyms since they
were only adding dictionary entries.

I was told that they didn't know how to add synonyms, since
the person in charge of that project left it long-ago
(2006).

Later, I wanted to make my program compatible with Firefox
and Thunderbird, after it became possible to edit
dictionaries. I hoped that in the future, someone would use
it in Thunderbird to fix the British speller, which was full
of typos and missing words. Since no one volunteered, I took
this task myself in 2013.

This is where my idea came from: develop something easy to
use, since I tried some official tools for the tasks and I
didn't understand anything about them, not even how to use
them.

Proofing Tool GUI is so intuitive that even a 6-year-old
child can use it.

On 25.Aug.2013 I released a
“forked” British speller V2.00, which has been
made available to OpenOffice/LibreOffice, Firefox,
Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. So far, I have added
141 534+
words (as of V3.3.6).

NOTICE:

I have been publicly attacked regarding my dictionary,
even in front of other developers. They only know how to
criticise instead of suggesting words/fixes for the
dictionary. There are millions of words, and I can't find
them all by myself.

This is a serious project, I have been paying out of my
own pocket hundreds of EUR per year for web hosting,
domains, premium account in Oxford Dictionaries, etc. so
that people can enjoy quality work freely.

I am a disabled person and open-source is almost all I
have left in life.

Proofing
Tool GUI: Why PureBasic⠀

I use PureBasic for all my projects because
“I
like it simple and powerful”.

This language is straightforward to use and powerful, it
produces compact and very fast executables, and has
multiplatform support.

It is
“Basic” only in the name and in the syntax.

I reached the conclusion that this is what I have been after
all over these years.

Like
Linus
Torvalds, I use the
“best
tool for the job”, even if
that includes proprietary software.

I use multiple tools for accomplishing something, both free
and commercial, since all the features required aren't just
in one app.

On 8.Nov.2023 I posted on the PureBasic forum that
the language was one of the most powerful and easy to use
languages I ever had. However, it lacked many basic features
which users have reported and suggested for decades. So, I
proposed an annual subscription so that Fred could dedicate
more time to implement major features and avoid the hundreds
of lines of direct API usage just to code tiny features in
our apps.
https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=82820

Fred replied:
“If you
really a new feature for your software and you are not in
mood to use API, you always can contact me in PM so we can
discuss a pricing so I can prioritize it to implement it
quickly (it needs to be useful for PB and fit in the
command-set).”

On 5.Feb.2024 I posted bug reports on the PureBasic
forum and a user complained that 99.99% of my reports are
useless because they can't be replicated. I replied that I
always try my best in everything I do and Fred came to the
rescue saying that my reports were legit, but that they
mostly occur in odd situations.
https://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?t=83496

Proofing Tool GUI 3.0 build 203 — PureBasic IDE
screenshot

You can know more about PureBasic here:

https://www.purebasic.com

… or visit the forums:
https://www.purebasic.fr/english

Proofing Tool GUI: Release Notes⠀

V3.0 beta is very stable, and it is the latest release.

V3.0 build 204: Major GUI/UX improvements.

V3.0 build 202: Supports
importing/exporting profiles.

V3.0 build 197: Now compatible with Ubuntu
22.04 LTS.

V3.0 build 195: Dropped support for 32-bit
OSes, and the Linux version requires GTK 3.20 and Ubuntu
20.04 LTS or above.

V3.0 build 187: PureBasic 5.73 LTS fixed
Hindi and Korean fonts. Major GUI/UX/stability improvements.

V3.0 build 169: PureBasic
5.72 LTS beta 2 updated all libraries, fixing a
vulnerability in the RegExp library.

V3.0
build 168: All files saved/exported now
use UNIX line endings, plus UTF-8-BOM.

V3.0 build 147: Preferences allow choosing
the font for the language.

V3.0 build 146: Added support for GTK3
(requires
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or above).

V3.0 build 144: Real time refreshing
dictionary flags, Hyphenation improvements, coded
“Show/Merge/Delete
duplicates .dic”.

V3.0 build 139: Better decoding of affix
rules, including dots, by using the RegularExpressions
library.

V3.0 build 132: Major UX improvements.

V3.0 build 128: Massive speed gain in
Hyphenation and Dictionary processing.

V3.0 build 123:

“Check
for Updates” now detects
new builds and coded the Hyphenator.}

_{On build 204:

— Compiled with PureBasic 6.04 LTS;

— Major GUI/UX improvements;

— Updated colour constants to 2023-07-02;

— Updated common procedures to V2024-01-14;

— Cleaned the code;

— Now the GUI window fits in Windows 11 desktop
height;

— Adding filename + path with icons;

— Improved

“Check for Updates”;

— Disabled non-working buttons on the LanguageTool
tab;

— Disabled non-working buttons on the AutoText
tab;

— Dictionary words editor no longer enables
“Display”
button if word=primary;

— Complex Prefixes not supported warning in
extract wordlist;

— Statistics:

1) Fix: Remember would not update the
Remember value;

2) New button:
“Copy ∑ New”.

— LanguageTool:

1) Opening a file now shows % progress;

2) Now shows the number of rules per
category;

3) Now shows total of rules for all
categories.

On build 203:

— Compiled with PureBasic 6.02 LTS;

— Removed tab “Language-specific” and its menu is always
active;

—
“Words
missing in Master wordlist” is now in the menu “Language-specific
tools”;

—
“Show/merge
words in .dic”:

1) Improved the GUI;

2) Support for repeated flags;

3) Shows progress % while
scanning/processing.

— Removal of duplicates in the sort of flags;

— Dictionary Statistics:

1) Optimised the statistics processing;

2) Improved GUI of dictionary statistics
and added the
“Remember” date.}

_{Proofing Tool GUI: Known issues on
Windows/Linux⠀

The latest
versions of PTG V3.0 (Windows) require at least
Windows 7.

The latest versions of PTG V3.0 (Linux) require
at least GTK 3.20 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

PTG V3.0 will be the last one to support Windows 7/8.x.

PTG V3.0 will be the last one to support Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Proofing Tool GUI: Downloads⠀

— V3.0 build 204 (beta)

MANUAL
(semifinished — 2023-05-05)

SOURCE
CODE}