Re: flyspell-mode

[Tassilo Horn <heimdall@uni-koblenz.de>]

Paul Cizmas <cizmas@mac.com> writes:

Hi Paul,

> I added in .emacs the line
>
> (setq flyspell-mode t)

Setting a mode's variable has no effect at all. These are only used
internally to check if a mode is turned on. Instead use the mode's
function. When you invoke `M-x flyspell-mode' you do exactly that.

Have a look at the function's documentation:

,----[ C-h f flyspell-mode RET ]
| flyspell-mode is an interactive autoloaded Lisp function in `flyspell'.
| It is bound to <menu-bar> <tools> <spell> <flyspell-mode>.
| (flyspell-mode &optional ARG)
| 
| Minor mode performing on-the-fly spelling checking.
| This spawns a single Ispell process and checks each word.
| The default flyspell behavior is to highlight incorrect words.
| With no argument, this command toggles Flyspell mode.
| With a prefix argument ARG, turn Flyspell minor mode on iff ARG is
| positive.
`----

So put this in your ~/.emacs:

  (flyspell-mode 1)

The argument 1 prevents toggling off the mode when you load your .emacs
another time.

Bye,
Tassilo
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