make ispell-word bahave like flyspell?

make ispell-word bahave like flyspell?

[emacs user]

Hi all, so one of my favorite features in flyspell is the way it
remembers the words I corrected via the middle-mouse menu and
aotomatically fixing them next time I make the same mistake via abbrev
mode or such.  unfortunately, I have to use emacs via xterm and with no
x-windows, in which case I cannot seem to use this flyspell feature.

my questions...: (1) is there a way to use flyspell under xterm to
correct words (as opposed to only highlight mistakes, which it does do)

                         (2) alternatively, can I make ispell-word
remember such corrections and add them to the abbrev list, just like
flyspell does?

many thanks...  EU

Re: make ispell-word bahave like flyspell?

[Eric Hanchrow]

>>>>> "emacs" == emacs user <emacs_user@hotmail.com> writes:

    emacs> my questions...: (1) is there a way to use flyspell under
    emacs> xterm to correct words (as opposed to only highlight
    emacs> mistakes, which it does do)

Yes, I do this all the time, and I don't think I needed to take any
special action -- simply turning on flyspell-mode does it for me.

I think your problem is that you're assuming that the _only_ way to
correct a word is via the middle mouse button.  But in fact, you can
also type C-. to correct the word (and if you're lucky, you might also
be able to do it with M-TAB, although emacs might not "hear" M-TAB,
since many window managers "steal" that key sequence).

-- 
"I said, `Shut up!' " Ms. Glass recalled ... " `You do not!
Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!' So I went to Nina, my boss, and
said, `Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!' "

        --- Julie Salamon, in the New York Times

Re: make ispell-word bahave like flyspell?

[Kevin Rodgers]

Eric Hanchrow wrote:
> I think your problem is that you're assuming that the _only_ way to
> correct a word is via the middle mouse button.  But in fact, you can
> also type C-. to correct the word (and if you're lucky, you might also
> be able to do it with M-TAB, although emacs might not "hear" M-TAB,
> since many window managers "steal" that key sequence).

You can always use the ESC prefix key instead of the Meta modifier key,
e.g. `ESC TAB' (2 keyboard events in sequence) instead of `M-TAB' (2
simultaneous key presses generating 1 keyboard event).

-- 
Kevin

Re: make ispell-word behave like flyspell?

[emacs user]

Perhaps I didn't explain myself too well.  when I click middle mouse
under X,  I get a list of words with the correct spelling to choose
from.  I choose one, and next time the spelling mistake is fixed
automatically when I type space after the misspelled word.  if I try
alt-tab or control-. on a misspelled word highlighted by flyspell I
don't get a list of words to choose from.  or did I miss something
again??  thanks...  EU