Spell Checking in Layout?

[MennoJim]

I'm having a problem with spell checking. In a new duplicated layout when I say check record, it only checks one field, but if I go back to other layouts built on the same file and table the check record works on the whole record. I'm on 7v03. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[-Queue-]

If fields are formatted not to allow entry in Browse Mode, then Spell Check will ignore them. Do the fields in your duplicate layout allow entry?

[MennoJim]

Hi Carpal, yes the fields do allow entry in browse mode and at this point we are all using the admin user profie. Any other ideas?

[-Queue-]

Hi Stranger!

Well, that's just weird. I can't replicate the problem. I wonder if it's some OS X issue.

[Steve Jensen]

Not sure if you ever got an answer to this, but I have the same problem. I was told the issue was with files converted over from Filemaker 6, but I just created a new file in 7, and have the same problem. Also use Mac OS X.

[Steve Jensen]

I think I figured this out... the problem is not with files converted from version 6... the problem is with layouts (specifically the text fields on those layouts). Any layouts created in version 6 won't work. If you paste that layout in a fresh FMP 7 file, the spell check won't work. Just pasting one text field from a "broken" layout seems to be enough to kill the spell checker.

The solution? Create a new layout, copy over all the graphical elements (but NOT the text fields) from the "bad" layout, then create new text fields from scratch (a bit of a pain, but having a separate window open with the old layout helps... the size pallet helps too). The result? A spell check that works as advertised.