Rem P Roberti wrote:
> What I expected to be able to do was to invoke the spell checker
> directly from within vi, which is no doubt possible, but which so
> far eludes me.
If your vi is vim >= 7, then you can use the built-in spellchecker in
vim. To do this, you type :set spell while in normal mode. See :help
spell in vim for details on how to use the spell checker.
> Nevertheless, once you pointed out to me where the real compose
> screen exists, I find that I really do have a workable spell
> checker.
I tend to prefer this method myself. It's probably as much from habit
as from anything else.
> N.B. I am a refugee from Windows, so the going has been a bit dicey.
> But I have learned enough about my system (FreeBSD), and the
> programs therein to report to you that the die is cast, and there is
> no turning back.
If you're using vi as an editor and mutt as a mailer, I can imagine
that you'll do well in the *nix world. Have fun. :)
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