Re: Spell Check Won't Work

From: F J Franklin (F.J.Franklin@sheffield.ac.uk)
Date: Wed Oct 30 2002 - 11:07:55 EST

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    On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Phil Dibowitz wrote:
    > F J Franklin wrote:
    > >>>Well, if you're using debian's abiword, you're almost certainly using
    > >>>pspell not ispell, so try "apt-get install aspell-en"
    > >>
    > >>I assume you meant something along the lines of "if you're using
    > >>Debian's abiword, then it is almost certainly expecting aspell" ??
    > >>
    > >>As opposed to "you are using".. if I understand correctly.
    > >
    > >
    > > I don't see the difference. AbiWord uses pspell, not aspell - although now
    > > that GNU aspell is out the distinction is gone - and pspell uses whatever.
    >
    > The first implied that I had pspell installed and I was actually using
    > it,

    Which is correct. You have and are. aspell-en is a separate issue.

    > the second implied I didn't have it installed, therefore was not
    > using it, but that abiword WANTED to use it.

    I'll see about updating the documentation.

    Ciao, Frank

    Francis James Franklin
    F.J.Franklin@shef.ac.uk

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