From: Tami <kd5rju@wb5aoh.dyndns.org>
To: kjambunathan@gmail.com
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Re: spell checking a string in elisp code
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:25:19 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20541.14143.516818.982251@rocky.wb5aoh.ampr.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Jambunathan K's message of Tuesday, 28 August 2012 22:06:03 +0530 <871uirt1n0.fsf@gmail.com>
On 2012 August 28 Jambunathan K wrote:
> Stefan Schlee <stefan_schlee@yahoo.com> writes:
> > Hello dear list!
> > I am posed with the problem to look up strings from within my elisp
> > code in one of the dictionaries that emacs uses. There used to be a
> > function 'spell-string' but the spell-packages is obsoleted and the
> > build in help system refers me to 'ispell'. But I cannot find an
> > equivalent function in the 'ispell' package. Does any one know a
> > solution?
> May be this?
> ,----[ C-h k M-$ ]
> | M-$ runs the command ispell-word, which is an interactive autoloaded
> | compiled Lisp function in `ispell.el'.
> |
> | It is bound to M-$, <menu-bar> <tools> <spell> <ispell-word>.
> |
> | (ispell-word &optional FOLLOWING QUIETLY CONTINUE REGION)
> |
> | Check spelling of word under or before the cursor.
> | If the word is not found in dictionary, display possible corrections
> | in a window allowing you to choose one.
> |
> | If optional argument FOLLOWING is non-nil or if `ispell-following-word'
> | is non-nil when called interactively, then the following word
> | (rather than preceding) is checked when the cursor is not over a word.
> | When the optional argument QUIETLY is non-nil or `ispell-quietly' is non-nil
> | when called interactively, non-corrective messages are suppressed.
> |
> | With a prefix argument (or if CONTINUE is non-nil),
> | resume interrupted spell-checking of a buffer or region.
> |
> | Interactively, in Transient Mark mode when the mark is active, call
> | `ispell-region' to check the active region for spelling errors.
> |
> | Word syntax is controlled by the definition of the chosen dictionary,
> | which is in `ispell-local-dictionary-alist' or `ispell-dictionary-alist'.
> |
> | This will check or reload the dictionary. Use M-x ispell-change-dictionary
> | or M-x ispell-region to update the Ispell process.
> |
> | Return values:
> | nil word is correct or spelling is accepted.
> | 0 word is inserted into buffer-local definitions.
> | "word" word corrected from word list.
> | ("word" arg) word is hand entered.
> | quit spell session exited.
> |
> | [back]
> `----
>
>
>
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Stefan
> >
>
> --
>
>
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-28 10:04 spell checking a string in elisp code Stefan Schlee
2012-08-28 16:36 ` Jambunathan K
2012-08-28 21:25 ` Tami [this message]
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2012-08-30 15:02 ` Fw: " Stefan Schlee
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