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   Kerr-Mudd, John to Herbert Kleebauer   
   Re: request for easy to implement spell    
   10 Feb 22 15:49:39   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.usage.english   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 11:56:01 +0100   
   Herbert Kleebauer  wrote:   
      
   > On 10.02.2022 00:06, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   >   
   > > Note I don't have screenshots of my extensive tests of Herbert's kind and   
   > > very detailed and conscientious help, as I couldn't get it to work yet.   
   > > I spent_hours_  on his detailed suggestions, but alas, I'm not a good   
   coder.   
   >   
   > Just save the code below in a file called "spell.bat" in the same   
   > directory where you have stored your "spell.txt" file containing   
   > the list of words. Then start spell.bat, either be a double click   
   > in explorer or open a cmd window, "cd" to this directory and   
   > type spell.bat. Then just wait a few seconds until the reading   
   > starts. But it only works in 64 bit Windows because there   
   > seems to be no 32 bit version of the Microsoft reader.   
   >   
   Oh? there is on my (32bit) XP machine; but it only "says" each letter, not   
   words, AFAICT   
      
   Ah, it does say "Foreground Window [the subject line] - Compose *   
   (which is the window title)   
      
   (but I can't see how to say selected text)   
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