Re: [aspell] using gaspell with pine...

[Kevin Atkinson]

On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Adam Shand wrote:

> sorry if this is a faq but i've searched the docs and can't find anything.  
> i've recently started using gaspell as my spell checker in pine, it's very
> nice.
> 
> the only thing i don't like about it is that once it's done spell checking
> i have to click to close the window, and then click "yes, save the changes
> to the file".
> 
> is there some way to stream line this so that it automatically finishes
> when it's done with out me having to manually close it and ok the saving
> of the file (eg. a tool or batch mode)?

Not, yet. I get annoyed by the same thing, so maybe I will implement
something but it is not very high on my priority list.

> also i want to use the dict server at www.dict.org but it seems annoying
> to have to put the option on the command line.  is there a config file
> that gaspell uses or does it just use ~/.aspell.conf (even though aspell
> doesn't understand the --dict-host option).

No, that won't work.  You can always use a shell script.  Eventually I
will have a better solution.

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