Re: Spellcheck
> > Believe it or not, I actually do know where the "i" key is, but what
> > I couldn't figure out was how to use it.
>
> I know; I was having fun at your expense. I suppose humor doesn't
> translate well in email, even with smileys. Sorry, I didn't mean to
> offend.
>
> > 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.
>
> Ah! Of course, this is indeed quite possible, but nothing you do to
> your mutt configuration files will really affect vi much (except the
> value of $editor, for obvious reasons).
>
> How to run a spellchecker in vi depends on what version of vi you're
> using. Ancient standards-compatible vi may not have a good way. If
> you're using vim (as most vi folk are), then the technique depends on
> what version of vim you're using. If you're using version 7.0 and
> beyond, all you need to do is run
>
> :set spell
>
> (in vim) and it will spellcheck whatever you're editing. If you're
> using an older version, you'd have to do something like this:
>
> :!ispell %
>
> I used to (before I got vim7) have the following spelling macro in my
> vimrc:
>
> autocmd FileType mail command aspe ':w<CR>:!aspell -e -c %<CR>:e<CR><CR>'
>
> Which allowed me to trigger aspell (an ispell alternative with a nicer
> interface) on my email by executing
>
> :aspe
>
> If you're using something like vile or elvis or one of the other
> vi-like programs, you'd have to check with their documentation to see
> what would work.
>
> > Nevertheless, once you pointed out to me where the real
> > compose screen exists, I find that I really do have a workable spell
> > checker.
>
> Excellent! :)
>
> ~Kyle
Not to worry...no offence was taken. Besides, one of my best assests is a
rather thick skin. So, ispell works
well enough (although I have heard that aspell is better), but you have
motivated me to look into vim. I
have become rather attached to vi, and have taken some pains to learn to use
it. Unfortunately, there is now
only vim and vim6 in the FreeBSD ports collection.
Rem