14 DAY TRIAL // Calibre, an eBook reader, editor, and library management software, has been updated to version 1.33, featuring a very important new feature, spell checking.
Most of the Calibre updates released until now have been rather substantial, with very few exceptions. Even if the releases are on a weekly basis, the developer always finds some fixes or improvements to implement.
The last two editions have been rather interesting because they didn't just come with fixes, they also brought some new features, like OPML support for the RSS feeds.
Now, the Calibre developer has decided to finally bring a much needed feature that has been requested by the community, especially after the software received the capability to edit eBooks.
“The calibre book editor now has builtin spellcheck. You can install new dictionaries via Preferences->Editor->Manage spelling dictionaries. It comes with builtin dictionaries for English and Spanish. You can add OpenOffice dictionaries (in .oxt format).”
“The tool checks spellings in all HTML/OPF/NCX files in the book, taking into account any language declarations in the book, so that it will work correctly on multi-lingual books as well. The code is very new, so there may well be bugs. As you type spell checking is not yet implemented,” reads the official changelog.
Users will be able to access the new feature by going to the Tools menu and selecting Check spelling. It's actually that simple.
A number of other fixes and enhancements have also been implemented. For example, the Kogo driver has been updated to support firmware up to version 3.3, the device driver for Tolino Vision has been added on the Windows platform, a lot more information can be found in the complete announcement, Editorial Reviews are now downloading into the comments section for some books, and some text highlighting colors have been corrected in the DOCX file, which were not being correctly translated during conversion.
Also, an incorrect syncing behavior that occurred when the book matching was run for a second time while connected has been fixed, searching by date is now using the system locale to interpret dd/mm vs. mm/dd dates (only on the Windows platform), and a number of Spanish news sources have been updated.
If you’ve decided to compile your own version of Calibre, be warned. It has a lot of dependencies and can be quite tricky. Fortunately, the developer also provides a complete list of dependencies, if you feel brave enough.
A lot more information can be found in the complete announcement, and you can also check out our review of Calibre and download Download Calibre 1.33 from Softpedia.