Easy Spellcheck?

[iqsoup]

Does anyone know of an easy way to spellcheck dialog? I write all our dialog from within Dialogue System for Unity and our game has a TON of dialog. I know of no way to spellcheck an inspector field from within Unity (which would be amazing). Maybe there is an asset somewhere that does this, but none that I'm aware of.

Currently I have to open the dialog database in Notepad++ and try to find spelling errors that way. This method is difficult though--my Notepad++ doesn't understand much of the syntax used so about half my screen is underlined in red.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

[Tony Li]

Hi,

This is a bit roundabout, but you can export to CSV format and import it into a spreadsheet program such as Excel. Then spell check specific content, such as all the dialogue entries' Dialogue Text. When you're done, save and import it back into your dialogue database using the CSV Converter window.

Built-in spell check is on my wish list, but I'm afraid it's not even on the development roadmap yet. The Dialogue System is used in so many languages that I haven't quite decided how to approach it.

[iqsoup]

Thanks for the guidance! This will help me immensely! Our game has thousands of lines of dialog--the minor hassle of exporting, spell checking, and then importing is well worth the trouble!

Built in spellcheck would be amazing, but it is understandably a giant task to try to tackle.

Thanks for the great asset!

[Tony Li]

Thanks!

Test out your export/import process first before overwriting your dialogue database. Also, version 1.6.9 has more robust CSV export (mostly in handling invalid links if someone's gone through and manually fiddled with ID numbers), so I recommend updating when you can.

[iqsoup]

We're using source control so the database is safe. I believe we are using the latest version but I'll make certain.

Thanks for all your help and for a truly amazing asset!

[Tony Li]

My pleasure! Thanks for using the Dialogue System!