Abbreviation, autocorrect and apostrophes
Submitted by on Sunday, 18 April, 2004 - 13:37
Hi,
I would like to have an abbreviation that includes an apostrophe, such as "are'nt", which is to be replaced with the correct spelling of "aren't" upon expansion.
The problem is that the abbreviation engine does not seem to recognise apostrophes (in abbreviations, not expansions). I've tried escaping them as such; "\'", but that also does not work.
If there is a workaround for this, I'll be able to have jEdit autocorrect common spelling mistakes, and I'll post up my abbrev file for everyone's benefit. If not, I guess this will have to go in the Feature Requests forum.
Many thanks,
Mohammed.
I would like to have an abbreviation that includes an apostrophe, such as "are'nt", which is to be replaced with the correct spelling of "aren't" upon expansion.
The problem is that the abbreviation engine does not seem to recognise apostrophes (in abbreviations, not expansions). I've tried escaping them as such; "\'", but that also does not work.
If there is a workaround for this, I'll be able to have jEdit autocorrect common spelling mistakes, and I'll post up my abbrev file for everyone's benefit. If not, I guess this will have to go in the Feature Requests forum.
Many thanks,
Mohammed.
