pycrossword
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3.7.1.1. Peeking suggestions

 
pycrossword lets you look up and use suggestions for any incomplete word (having at least one blank letter). Suggested words are retrieved from the active Word sources.
 
To show suggestions for the selected word, choose Edit > Suggest word, or press the button on the Toolbar, or use the Ctrl + F hotkey.
 
The suggestions will be shown in a separate dialog:
 
3.7.1.1. Peeking suggestions
Fig. 3.7.1.1.1. Word lookup (suggestions) dialog
 
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Selected word

1. Selected word
The selected word. Since it contains blanks, its pattern looks as follows: "_a_". Found suggestions match this pattern.
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List of suggestions

2. List of suggestions
List of suggested words found in the active Word sources. See Working with word sources to learn about Word sources.
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Refresh suggestions

3. Refresh suggestions
Press this button to reload suggestions from the Word sources.
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Sort suggestions

4. Sort suggestions
Sorts the suggestion list from A to Z.
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Shuffle suggestions

5. Shuffle suggestions
Shuffles the suggestion list in a random manner.
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Configure Word sources

6. Configure Word sources
Lets you configure (add / edit / remove / reorder / [de]activate) your Word sources. See Working with word sources to learn about Word sources. 
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Number of found suggestions

7. Number of found suggestions
Displays the current number of found suggestions.
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Truncate suggestions

8. Truncate suggestions
Check this box to truncate the found suggestions by the max threshold value. This value is set in Settings > Sources > Source management > Constrain max results.
When unchecked, no truncation will be applied and all the results will be displayed in the list.
 
If you select a suggested word in the list and press the OK button at the bottom of the dialog (or double-click the suggested word), that suggestion will be put into the crossword grid replacing the selected word. If you press the Cancel button, no changes will be made to the crossword.
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