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Subject:    [Aspell-user] british
From:       "Michael Redbourn" <redbourn () bezeqint ! net>
Date:       2004-08-15 5:27:36
Message-ID: 001801c48288$952f6190$8a02a8c0 () hal9000
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I recently started using metapad which I love and now have it working with Aspell's \
standard American dictionary.

I can't however, after doing what follows get it to work for British spelling ?
Q:  How do I spell check the stuff I write in metapad? 

A:  Here is a solution (submitted by C.L. Jacobsen): 

  1.. Download Aspell http://aspell.sourceforge.net/ (There is a windows binary some \
way down the page)   2.. Unzip Aspell into a directory, say C:\aspell 
  3.. Configure the primary or secondary viewer in metapad to be Aspell:
  Primary/secondary external viewer: C:\aspell\aspell.exe
  For British spelling:
      Args: --lang=british -c
  For Default spelling:
      Args: -c

  4.. Make sure to either select "Prompt to save" or "Automatically save" OR you will \
have to remember to save the file before you spell check it!!!   5.. Now you can \
launch the "viewer" and a window will pop up and check your document, if there are no \
mistakes this window will pop up and then disappear very quickly. After you have \
spell-checked your doc make sure to press reload to reload the file with the \
corrections made.  When I enter --lang=british -C and then try to check spelling the \
message on screen (very very briefly) says that it can't find the word list.

My C:\Aspell\dict  has ..

american.alias

american-w-accents.alias
british.alias

british-w-accents.alias
canadian.alias

canadian-w-accents.alias
en.multi

en_CA.multi
en_CA-only.rws

en_CA-w-accents.multi
en_GB.multi

en_GB-only.rws

en_GB-w-accents.multi
en_US.multi

en_US-only.rws
en_US-w-accents.multi

english.alias
en-only.rws

located in it.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm and ex-film sound editor (Hollywood and London 30 \
years) now teaching English.

thanks,

Michael


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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I recently started using metapad which I 
love and now have it working with Aspell's standard American 
dictionary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">I can't however, after doing what follows 
get it to work for British spelling ?</FONT></DIV>
<P><BIG><B>Q</B></BIG>:&nbsp; How do I spell check the stuff I write in metapad? 

<P><BIG><B>A</B></BIG>:&nbsp; Here is a solution (submitted by C.L. Jacobsen): 
<OL>
  <LI>Download Aspell <A 
  href="http://aspell.sourceforge.net/">http://aspell.sourceforge.net/</A> 
  (There is a windows binary some way down the page) 
  <LI>Unzip Aspell into a directory, say C:\aspell 
  <LI>Configure the primary or secondary viewer in metapad to be 
  Aspell:<BR>Primary/secondary external viewer: C:\aspell\aspell.exe<BR>For 
  British spelling:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Args: --lang=british -c<BR>For 
  Default spelling:<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Args: -c<BR>
  <LI>Make sure to either select "Prompt to save" or "Automatically save" OR you 
  will have to remember to save the file before you spell check it!!! 
  <LI>Now you can launch the "viewer" and a window will pop up and check your 
  document, if there are no mistakes this window will pop up and then disappear 
  very quickly. After you have spell-checked your doc make sure to press reload 
  to reload the file with the corrections made. </LI></OL>
<DIV>When I enter --lang=british -C and then try to check spelling the message 
on screen (very very briefly) says that it&nbsp;can't find the word list.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">My C:\Aspell\dict&nbsp; has ..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">american.alias</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
face="Bookman Old Style">american-w-accents.alias<BR>british.alias</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
face="Bookman Old Style">british-w-accents.alias<BR>canadian.alias</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
face="Bookman Old Style">canadian-w-accents.alias<BR>en.multi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">en_CA.multi<BR>en_CA-only.rws</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
face="Bookman Old Style">en_CA-w-accents.multi<BR>en_GB.multi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">en_GB-only.rws</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
face="Bookman Old Style">en_GB-w-accents.multi<BR>en_US.multi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
face="Bookman Old Style">en_US-only.rws<BR>en_US-w-accents.multi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">english.alias<BR>en-only.rws</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">located in it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Any help would be appreciated. I'm and 
ex-film sound editor (Hollywood and London 30 years) now teaching 
English.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT 
face="Bookman Old Style">Michael</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>


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