From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz@elta.co.il>
Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help
Subject: Re: ispell dictionaries
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:53:59 +0200
Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Message-ID: <3405-Fri05Sep2003205358+0300-eliz@elta.co.il>
References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309050829130.17087-100000@klaatu.canisius.edu>
Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@elta.co.il>
NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org
X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1062802814 4141 80.91.224.253 (5 Sep 2003 23:00:14 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 23:00:14 +0000 (UTC)
Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 06 01:00:11 2003
Return-path: <help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173])
	by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian))
	id 19vPYp-00068u-00
	for <geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org>; Sat, 06 Sep 2003 01:00:11 +0200
Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22)
	id 19vPXH-0001xW-KJ
	for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 18:58:35 -0400
Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.22)
	id 19vKoF-0006OH-6o
	for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:55:47 -0400
Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.22)
	id 19vKo9-0006Lt-Cz
	for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:55:44 -0400
Original-Received: from [192.114.186.18] (helo=bilbo.inter.net.il)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19vKo4-0006K6-77
	for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Sep 2003 13:55:36 -0400
Original-Received: from zaretski (pns03-196-17.inter.net.il [80.230.196.17])
	by bilbo.inter.net.il (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.3.5-GR)
	with ESMTP id BJK89015; Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:54:48 +0300 (IDT)
Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
X-Mailer: emacs 21.3.50 (via feedmail 8 I) and Blat ver 1.8.9
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0309050829130.17087-100000@klaatu.canisius.edu>
	(message from Kevin Dziulko on Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:33:03 -0400 (EDT))
X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2
Precedence: list
List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor  <help-gnu-emacs.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/help-gnu-emacs>
List-Post: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs>,
	<mailto:help-gnu-emacs-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org
Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:12314
X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:12314

> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:33:03 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Kevin Dziulko <dziulko@klaatu.canisius.edu>
> 
> Where can I find information and descriptions about ispell dictionaries?  

See the documentation of the command ispell-change-dictionary.  The
command itself can be invoked from the menu-bar's
Tools->Spell-Checking->Change Dictionary dialog.

> Specificlly, I want to set the default dictionary to american.  I also 
> want to augment it with a personal dictionary.  I pasted this from the 
> readme.w32 file into my .emacs:

I see you run Emacs on Windows.  That might be a problem, since you
need to find the american dictionary built for the Windows port of
Ispell.  Sorry, I don't know where to find such dictionaries on the
net.  However, I'd guess that the default english.aff file is actually
for the American English, it's just a medium-size dictionary, not a
large one.

As for the personal dictionaries, see the documentation of the
variable ispell-personal-dictionary.