I'm not a dictionary maven but according to what you described M. followed by a space could be set to say Mosieur but what happens in a statement such as: I ate a sandwich of peanut butter and jam. ? When writing m.123 it already says m. Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: <kstarrett5@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:46 PM Subject: Modifying the dictionary > Hi Everyone, > I am trying to modify the jaws default dictionary to do the following: > > When jaws encounters the letter M followed by a period then a space I want it to say "monsieur" as in monsieur de Gaul. > > When jaws encounters the letter M followed by a period and another letter (like M.L.A.) I want it to say M. > > Is this possible? > > -- > Kimberly Starrett > "Sharing an office is like being in a Beckett play...after everything has been said you still must go on talking." > Edmund White, in "The Farewell Symphony". > > -- > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx