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emacs spellcheck (especially on windows) #emacs
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| ; configure the f8 function key for spell checking | |
| (global-set-key [f8] 'ispell-word) | |
| (global-set-key [(shift f8)] 'ispell-buffer) | |
| ; enable flyspell mode for text-mode | |
| (add-hook 'text-mode-hook | |
| (lambda () | |
| (flyspell-mode t) | |
| (auto-fill-mode) | |
| )) | |
| (if (eq system-type 'windows-nt) | |
| (progn ; This is the "then" | |
| (message "you are on windows ...") | |
| ;; spellcheck | |
| (setq-default ispell-program-name "c:/Program Files (x86)/Aspell/bin/aspell.exe") | |
| (setq ispell-personal-dictionary (concat (getenv "HOME") "/.ispell_dictionary")) | |
| ) | |
| ;; the rest is the "else" | |
| (message "you are NOT on windows!") | |
| ) |
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My starting point for setting up emacs aspell/ispell spellchecking was
http://www.johndcook.com/blog/emacs_windows/#aspell. My summary is:
Install the aspell for windows (Yes, this release of aspell is from 2002, but it works and there is not a newer release that I could find anywhere!) and your dictionary of choice. If the installer for the dictionary warns you about Aspell already installed, ignore the warning and proceed.