How to create a user dictionary in eclipse?

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MozenRath picture MozenRath · Apr 23, 2014 · Viewed 16.1k times · Source

When I use eclipse and see my name in the javadocs as the author, I also find the spellchecker marking my name as it does not understand that it is a proper name. Thus, I get the option of:

Add {word} to dictionary

but when I click on it, It says the user dictionary is missing and asks if I would like to create a new one. When I say yes, it just shows the spell checking preferences with a blank user dictionary field where I have the option to only add an existing user dictionary and no option to create a new one.

How do I create the user dictionary so that I can configure it for use in eclipse?

Answer

Adam Caviness picture Adam Caviness · Jan 29, 2015

When in C/C++, you must change the "Select spelling engine to use:" option at the top of that options page to be "C/C++ spelling engine".

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