Re: set dictionary for a file

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
 > On 2005-10-12, Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> wrote:
 >> So try (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8") in your hook.

Did you try:

(add-hook 'gnus-select-group-hook
           (lambda ()
             (when (string-match "^de\\."
                                 (gnus-group-real-name gnus-newsgroup-name))
               (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8"))))

 >> ,----[ C-h v find-file-hooks RET ]
 >>| find-file-hooks's value is
 >>| (vc-find-file-hook)
 >>|
 >>|
 >>| Documentation:
 >>| List of functions to be called after a buffer is loaded from a file.
 >>| The buffer's local variables (if any) will have been processed 
before the
 >>| functions are called.
 >>|
 >>| Defined in `files'.
 >> `----
 >
 > I am not sure, if I understood that correctly. Customizing
 > the find-file-hook I get a list of functions which are
 > called when a buffer gets loaded; e.g.  vc-find-file-hook
 > gets loaded.
 > So something like could work when I open
 > 'test.tex':
 >
 >     (add-hook 'vc-find-file-hook
 >      (lambda ()
 >       (cond
 >        ((string-match "test.tex" )
 >     (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8")))))
 >
 > Somehow it doesn't work!?

vc-find-file-hook is a function that gets called (via the
find-file-hooks variable) when a file is visited; it is not a hook
variable itself.  You want to add another function to find-file-hooks:

(add-hook 'find-file-hooks
           (lambda ()
             (when (equal (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name) 
"test.tex")
               (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8"))))

But I suspect what you really want is:

(add-hook 'text-mode-hook
           (lambda ()
             (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8")))

Under what circumstances do you want to use any other dictionary than
deutsch8?

 > Now,I just tried to use:
 >
 >  (if (eq buffer-file-name "article.tex" )
 >  (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8"))
 >
 > which doesn't work either!?

`C-h v buffer-file-name' in the article.tex buffer will answer that.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers