Re: ispell-get-line: Wrong type argument: stringp, ni

[Tom Dye <tsd@tsdye.com>]

On 2009-12-25 18:23:00 -1000, Tom Dye <tsd@tsdye.com> said:

> Aloha all,
> 
> I'm installing emacs 23 on my OS X 10.5 system.  The Emacs Wiki helped 
> me with a configuration in .emacs to find Cocoaspell and its 
> dictionaries.  These load now, but I get this error:
> 
> Spell-checking tsd_135_drr.tex using aspell with english dictionary...
> Spell-checking region using aspell with english dictionary...done
> ispell-get-line: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil
> 
> I googled a bit but didn't find anything useful.   If someone can get 
> me started in the right direction, I'll be thankful.
> 
> All the best,
> Tom

This problem "went away" without any apparent intervention from me.  
Looking at the cocoAspell web site again, perhaps this was the culprit:

> In some rare case the first time you spell check a document, cocoAspell 
> may fail to come up with a list of suggestions. It happens because the 
> spell server needs some time to load the dictionary and initialize 
> itself. The client application simply times out on the spell checking 
> request and behaves as there were no suggestions. This may not happen 
> at all if you have a fast machine.
Apologies for the noise level.

Tom

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