From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter Oliver Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#46298: 28.0.50; Best default for ispell-program-name Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 13:11:26 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: References: <3d4d8987-f388-dc95-bd43-d7cc4c29d3bc@froglet.home.mavit.org.uk> <83czxfrbc1.fsf@gnu.org> <87sg6akflx.fsf@gnus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="34125"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 46298@debbugs.gnu.org, Lars Ingebrigtsen To: Richard Stallman Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 07 14:12:37 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1l8jrh-0008mm-I2 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:12:37 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49360 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l8jrg-0000EA-GS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:12:36 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59754) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l8jr9-0000Dj-Ki for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:12:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:35521) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l8jr8-0001D2-JI for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:12:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l8jr8-0006Al-CX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:12:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Peter Oliver Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:12:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 46298 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: wontfix Original-Received: via spool by 46298-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B46298.161270349923695 (code B ref 46298); Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:12:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 46298) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Feb 2021 13:11:39 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47067 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l8jql-0006A6-0e for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:11:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-wr1-f42.google.com ([209.85.221.42]:41112) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1l8jqg-00069p-N0 for 46298@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 08:11:38 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-wr1-f42.google.com with SMTP id n6so1036144wrv.8 for <46298@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 05:11:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mavit.org.uk; s=google; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references :mime-version; bh=wM6c0FcRaWZXCMO8iM61Oft6xduSFWBxkvXNzFJqeUg=; b=f6yNMxiHkxmM0ArJTgvboHia9OvSMTvvf1yKycUilABA0HnF/9XMB9IY73gy6XHSgS QyDgJywtgN99kSJRpR26/0s/grFk6UYnBgLbQrblKr4Vu+Qn57oT5rP5FhC2iYOyPEbu Lzjvs9meLqPY5lcNPZQbVYk5BH1cjKXxnknbw= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:message-id :references:mime-version; bh=wM6c0FcRaWZXCMO8iM61Oft6xduSFWBxkvXNzFJqeUg=; b=Zo0etKFTw0+qQOOhVYgsqsHTF+1uo+FB0kL3crdjCm7jvDbSLHEdNG8Yme41fdepFO tp5E9tFMHGoK77RX15DaOTQnEN5ImhdfwH7gtY5EtOV8Rh90gJF8vD2z9S+lo3A8ydxS D4+KDv6VfyvBcjK3GbgXoCWfU8C30m3Wtmvoi427N5LnkXY3C+2MDoj/k0K2iZ+Zn0qW 9zx1F/lGNyYkEij2z+MLqXpCALaHJCvwzaZxkPZIsqeE+OE5SpnqsqLN4iOL9KlBVkap NzfmVsq6hUeMund+J41ZZlhMfLgCT2fWoDMYNZEd6ZSdPGjWeaILJXcvHaMzgb2a0Ixm u4+A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM5302T636JYjEzmBkkoWCYRpC7QilAxONUXoD3tcOaduPuuCE5D3o fS+SgmPgpSVoL5tfHv4E1awsbg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzwGQAWWVsB/Eqt9DNBxG5JLlQmq3vwEkFi4mMuPrFQQDvf8kBEe2pnDFvVUnf59Q1LG4wJsQ== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6000:1803:: with SMTP id m3mr14794750wrh.34.1612703488724; Sun, 07 Feb 2021 05:11:28 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from froglet.home.mavit.org.uk (cpc118948-dudl14-2-0-cust32.16-1.cable.virginm.net. [82.37.201.33]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 2sm14380454wmn.10.2021.02.07.05.11.27 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Sun, 07 Feb 2021 05:11:27 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from froglet.home.mavit.org.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by froglet.home.mavit.org.uk (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 117DBQ1p009954 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Sun, 7 Feb 2021 13:11:26 GMT Original-Received: from localhost (mavit@localhost) by froglet.home.mavit.org.uk (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 117DBQWZ009951; Sun, 7 Feb 2021 13:11:26 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: froglet.home.mavit.org.uk: mavit owned process doing -bs In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:199482 Archived-At: On Sun, 7 Feb 2021, Richard Stallman wrote: > > Enchant does seem to be the more modern solution, so it might make sense > > to have Emacs give it priority. > > It seems to be a front end for various spell checkers including Ispell. > Emacs already knows how to talk with them. > Does Enchant offer any features of its own? Emacs ispell.el supports only three spell checkers (plus Enchant), whereas Enchant knows how to talk to seven. My understanding is that general-purpose spell checkers perform particularly badly with some languages, so it would be of particular benefit for languages for which Enchant supports a dedicated checker. -- Peter Oliver