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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