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#Cocoaspell how to#
#Cocoaspell install#
#Cocoaspell full#

I know this works for the English dictionary, but I'm not sure if it would work for the others. cocoAspell version 1.4.2 and above can compile dictionaries created for aspell 0.5. cocoAspell version below 1.4.2 can only compile dictionaries created for aspell version 0.33.7.1 or below. If, for some reason it is not in the path, you will have to add ~/bin to your path which is beyond the scope of this hint (search macosxhints on "path " for more information). cocoAspell will compile the dictionary on the fly the first time you try to enable the dictionary. Your ~/bin folder should automatically be in your UNIX shell path. You'll just have to replace cocoAspell with aspell when typing the manual's instructions.īasically, you are creating aliases to the cocoAspell program and two directories in your ~/bin folder. It's from the GNU aspell manual, which as I understand, is the basis for cocoAspell.

#Cocoaspell how to#

Here's a web site that tells you the details on how to access cocoAspell from within these program. You can now use cocoAspell in programs such as vi, emacs, lynx, pine etc. Make sure you're in the same directory as the file you're spell checking or else you have to supply the entire path instead of 'filename'. Now you're ready to spell check! Type cocoAspell check filename at the prompt. % ln -s /Users/username/Library/Services/Ĭrvice/Contents/Resources/libĬrvice/Contents/Resources/share Each command is one complete line followed by a single press of the return key: % ln -s /Users/username/Library/Services/Ĭrvice/Contents/MacOS/cocoAspell Type the following four commands (the % represents your UNIX shell prompt). Next, go to the Terminal and 'cd' into your newly created ~/bin directory. Now, create a new folder in your home directory called "bin".

#Cocoaspell install#

Here's how I did it.ĭownload and install cocoAspell as usual. The trick is, you have to create links to add the actual binary (which is deeply nested) to your path. cocoAspell can do this, since it's based on the GNU aspell application. However, I also wanted to be able to spell check from the command line. This is one of the best spell checkers around for use with your GUI applications.

Preference Pane now saves the path to the application, so it does not need to ask (annoy) the user all the time any more.I recently installed the cocoAspell program (it's discussed in this hint).

Fixed the dictionary installation description, so it reads that the dictionaries have to be installed into "Library/Application Support/Aspell" instead of simply "Library/Application Support" as in the previous version.

Fixed misspelled "dictionary" in the "Advanced" tab.

Now "English" is an alias of the "American English" dictionary.

Language names are now displayed in the default system locale.

Added an ability to edit known TeX command set.

Fixed the problems with cocoAspell in the command line mode.

The user's system dictionary is saved in UTF-8 and it's read back in ASCII, which lead to a crush if one had words with non-ASCII characters.

Added a workaround for yet another system bug.

Spelling now checks whether rvice is running and asks to start it.

However, running applications have to be restarted to take advantage of the newly enabled dictionary.

Enabling a dictionary does not require you to re-login into the system anymore.

Everything is rolled into the Spelling.prefPane bundle.

Fixed the problem with the Ukrainian dictionary by adding the koi8-u data files.

cocoAspell will compile the dictionary on the fly the first time you try to enable the dictionary.

The dictionaries are now distributed in their compressed (uncompiled) form.

cocoAspell does not require Apple Developer Tools to compile a dictionary anymore.

added data files for iso8859-13, -14, and -15 codepages.

See the dictionaries page for more details.

aspell 0.5 dictionaries can be compiled now.

fixed the problems with iWork and BBEdit.

It supports word completion: type in a few letters and then press option-esc.

The distribution is an Installer package to simplify the installation process.

It includes an updated Spelling preference pane that accommodates new Aspell features.

It uses the latest Aspell engine (0.60.2).

#Cocoaspell full#

The distribution includes a full installation of the Aspell command line utility and shared libraries.Fixed the problem when cocoAspell would hang on some of the UK dictionaries.Fixed the problem when the Spelling panel appears blank on systems set for languages other than English.Fixed the problem when cocoAspell would not remember "ignored" words.Fixed the problem when cocoAspell would not remember filter settings.This release updates Aspell engine to version 0.60.4.This release updates Aspell engine to version 0.60.5.This release updates Aspell engine to version 0.60.6.1.