WProofreader is multilingual proofreading tool for web applications. It enables grammar and spell check combining spelling and grammar suggestions while you type or work with your text in a dedicated dialog. WProofreader meets standards of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), in particular: Thus, all web application users, regardless of the limitations they might be facing, can access main WProofreader features via a keyboard only, thus interacting with it can be more effective and easier. Below is an overview of the keyboard commands you can use to proofread your texts, navigate between the spelling and grammar suggestions, add words to a personal user dictionary, and customize WProofreader settings. As you type your text in a web app with integrated WProofreader, it tries to suggest grammar and spelling suggestions for you on-the-fly and shows the number of discovered issues in the badge in the lower-right part of the editor screen. If no spelling issues found, the badge shows the tick sign inside. New screenshot TBA Number of issues found is displayed in the badge Use the commands in table below to navigate between the underlined issues found. The badge in the lower-right part of the editable area shows the number of errors on page and allows to access more options: To access more commands and WProofreader dialog in as you type mode, navigate to the badge using Tab. As you navigate to the badge, a circle appears around the number of found issues. New screenshot TBA Press Enter or Space to open the badge and access more WProofreader options listed in table below. New screenshot TBA Badge menu. Settings button is highlighted Use the commands in table below to access more WProofreader options. Select the Turn the WProofreader off/ Settings / Proofread in dialog mode. Exit the menu. To access WProofreader dialog in as you type mode: Use the commands in table below to proofread your text, namely, view and accept or reject the grammar and spelling suggestions, and add words to a personal dictionary. New screenshot TBA To accept or reject the corrections for discovered spelling or grammar errors, use the keyboard buttons described in table below. Navigate inside the suggestion area: Move between the suggestions found; Select Add word or Ignore all actions. Right/Left arrow key Move between problems-suggestions found. When a spelling issue is active, and you use Up or Down arrow keys, you can navigate to Dictionary and Ignore buttons and add a word to a personal dictionary or ignore the issue respectively. You can access and change WProofreader settings in the Settings dialog. To access this dialog: You can alternatively access WProofreader settings while proofreading your text in a dialog. To do so, press Tab continuously until you focus on the Settings icon and it gets highlighted and then press Enter or Space. New screenshot TBA WProofreader Settings dialog, Options tab is selected. To access and change WProofreader options: Command Description Tab/Shift + Tab Move continuously across the Options tab settings. Enter/Space Open/select the menu group. To change the options of the selected Options dialog group, use the commands in table below. Switch through the options. Space Select or deselect the desired option. Remember to focus on the option before selecting or deselecting it. New screenthot TBA Selecting an option To specify the currently used language for proofreading (spelling and grammar check): New screenthot TBA To customize personal user dictionaries features, navigate to Dictionaries settings area. New screenthot TBA Dictionaries tab options Here you can create new dictionaries or connect an already existing one, and also add or remove the words from the dictionaries. To create a new personal user dictionary or connect to the already existing one: To add a new word to a personal user dictionary: New screenthot TBA To edit, i.e. to delete the list of already existing words in a dictionary: To disconnect the dictionary: To see the information about the version of WProofreader you are currently using, navigate to the About area of the Settings dialog. To do so:Proofreading Your Text While You Type
Keyboard Command Description Tab Move between the screen elements. The selected element is highlighted. Shift + Tab Return to the previous element. Accessing More WProofreader Features
Keyboard Command Description Left/Right arrow key Move between the items. Enter/Space Escape Proofreading in a Dialog
Keyboard Command Description Left/Right arrow key Move between the underlined words in the proofreading mode. The selected problem is highlighted. Return to previous underlined element. Keyboard Command Description Up/Down arrow key Enter/Space Changing WProofreader Settings
Keyboard Command Description Tab/Shift + Tab Selecting the Desired Language for Proofreading
Working with Personal User Dictionaries
Depending on an action made either a new dictionary is created or an already existing one is connected.
You will see a pop-up message confirming that the word is added to the dictionary.
The word is deleted from the dictionary, and the notification appears in the lower part of WProofreader Settings dialog.
The dictionary is disconnected, and notification message appears in the lower part of WProofreader Settings dialog. Viewing information about the current version of WProofreader
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