Re: Spell checking too slow on Emacs.app

[Tom Dye <tsd@tsdye.com>]

On 2009-12-29 08:16:40 -1000, Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> said:

> On 2009-12-29 16:57 +0000, Tom Dye wrote:
>> Did this problem find a solution? emacs 22 on OS X has a speedy spell
>> check. emacs 23 on OS X has a slooow spell check. Aspell takes minutes
>> between words and ispell (from MacPorts) takes several times longer
>> than aspell did under emacs 22.
>> 
>> All the best,
>> Tom
> 
> I doubt that.
> 
> The problem with ns port is that there is only one major developer for
> it - Adrian Robert. And unfortunately it is not as solid as on
> GNU/Linux. I usually try to find a workaround while waiting for a fix.
> For spellings, I disable flyspell mode and call ispell-buffer maybe once
> in a month. This is far from ideal though.
> 
> Leo

Thanks Leo.  It helps to know the problem is beyond my control.  ispell 
is quick and fairly easy to use from the command line in case you want 
to check spelling more than once a month.  It's a bit of a hassle to 
remember to save the buffer before the spell check and then revert the 
buffer after the check, but even with those steps its way quicker than 
trying to check spelling within emacs.

Topm
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Tom Dye
T. S. Dye & Colleagues, Archaeologists, Inc.
Honolulu, Hawai`i