D-
The Interactive Spelling Wrecker
by Craig Hickman

D- takes your perfectly good spelling and makes it horrible. Besides making common spelling errors, it also switches homonyms, makes typing errors and can add unwanted comments to your writing.

You can type directly into the text box, or you can paste text in from another application (like a word processor) or from the web. (Please note that there is occasionally a bug that requires you to "Paste" twice before the text shows up.)

Here's what the Buttons do:

Wreck It! "Processes" the text, making the "desired" changes.

Un-Wreck Restores the text to the way it was before Wreck It! was pressed.

Clear Text Erases any text entered.

Copy Copies all text to the clipboard so you can paste it into another program (like a word processor or email).

Here's what Check Boxes do:

General Errors Adds common spelling mistakes, like mixing up "ible" and "able."

Homonyms Always tries to make sure you are using the wrong form of a homonym, like using blew instead of blue.

Bad Typing Makes anyone into a real fumble fingers. Sometimes it's "teh" instead of "the" and "$t*p" instead of "stop."

Opposites This one switches words like "up" and "down."

Running Commentary Randomly adds common phrases to your text.

General Errors and Homonyms are on by default and Bad Typing, Opposites and Running Commentary are off.

Why Use D-? It is increasingly evident that people with dyslexia tend to be more creative and insightful than the general population, and employers are beginning to look for dyslexic individuals to hire and promote. If you are not dyslexic D- lets you get in on the dyslexia gravy train by helping you fake it!

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