I'm currently working on the spell checker and later we might have a grammar corrector but not for now.

I'm to release a new version tonight, It doesn't work with openoffice yet and I failed to write an OpenOffice plugin.

For me, I care about he availability of a library that can implement the spell checking support, I'm not welling to build plugins to support all the applications.

Honestly, I'll build plugins for whatever applications I use "sadly I don't use openoffice".

After the checker is doe, I think I'll resign and stop working on Arabic specific applications.

first of all, thank you for taking the time to reply.

I have a few move questions, if you have the time:

1.what word processor do you use if not openoffice? perhaps I can switch to a wordprocessor which has arabic spellcheck.

2. would you be interested in being paid to do the plugins for openoffice? If not, do you know someone who would be? How much would that cost & how long would it take?

3. why do you want to stop "arabic specific applications"? Is it lack of time or you have other different interests?

thanks again. tariq

I rarely use a word processor and honestly, I rarely write Arabic.

I have a plugin for enchant which is the spelling backend for abiword but it's crashing.

Honestly, I'd be interrested in being paid but I didn't finda guide on how to write a plugin for openoffice, That's why it's out of my goals.

I'm not also welling to implement the arabic spell checking in every application out there. I'll implement an infrastructure "which is the baghdad library" and implement the capability in enchant so it'll be available for gnome and abiword and if KDE decided to use enchant, It'll be available too.

I said I'm thinking about stopping my arabic specific applications engine, I didn't say I'll 100% stop. why ? Because I'm really tired.

Anyway, All you can do now is ait, It'll take time but it'll be done ISA.

If you can spread the word about baghdad then please do it.

When I go back, I remember someone asked me about 2 years ago when I was at the AUC giving a seminar with other EGLUG'ers about an Arabic spell checker, I told her someone is working on it. I don't know what can I say today after 2 years if she asked me the same question.