DtEditorInvokeSpellDialog

library call

`DtEditorInvokeSpellDialog`

display the DtEditor widget dialog for checking text for spelling errors

    #include <Dt/Editor.h>

    DtEditorErrorCode DtEditorInvokeSpellDialog
    Widget widget

## DESCRIPTION

The `DtEditorInvokeSpellDialog` function displays the Spell dialog for the DtEditor widget. This dialog displays the list of unrecognized or misspelled words from the widget's text. Users can search for and replace misspelled words with the Spell dialog. The list of misspelled words is automatically generated by filtering the text for the DtEditor widget through the filter specified by the `DtNspellFilter` resource when `DtEditorInvokeSpellDialog` is called. For a complete description of the Spell dialog and the `DtNspellFilter` resource, see &cdeman.DtEditor;.

The widget argument specifies the DtEditor widget ID.

For a complete definition of the DtEditor widget and its associated resources, see &cdeman.DtEditor;.

## RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, the `DtEditorInvokeSpellDialog` function returns `DtEDITOR_NO_ERRORS` if the widget successfully executed the spell filter; otherwise, it returns one of the following:

DtEDITOR_SPELL_FILTER_FAILED

- If it cannot successfully execute the filter specified by the DtNspellfilter resource.

DtEDITOR_NO_TMP_FILE

- If it cannot create a temporary file in the directory returned by `tmpnam`(3S).

## SEE ALSO

&cdeman.Dt.Editor.h;, &cdeman.DtEditor;, `tmpnam`(3S).