pinkas@mipos3.UUCP (02/13/87)
References:
I recently picked up ispell from the net and am running into some problems.
If my terminal is a vt100, the help screen does not wait for a keypress at
the end. Unexperienced users have trouble with this. Does anyone have a
patch for this?
-Israel
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CSNET: pinkas%mipos3.intel.comsohan@im4u.UUCP (03/21/87)
I have been seeing a lot of discussion about ispell (an interactive spelling checker) on the net. I have always used a shellscript like echo $1 |spell to check spellings interactively. How is ispell superior to the above script or any appropriate modification of it to achieve similar functionality using the UNIX spell utility. I don't seem to be able to glean this info from the man pages of ispell, but I am sure there must be, since sentient beings seem to be discussing ispell seriously. Could someone enlighten me on this? Thanks in advance Sohan
jte@psuvax1.UUCP (Jon Eckhardt) (05/04/87)
Ispell is a great program in fact I like it a lot but... We have about 180,928,403,280,493 different versions of ispell floating around the network. Could someone test a good version of the program and post it has ispell 2.0? That way we would have one version to work from and we would not have all of those different copies. I suggest that maybe the original poster may want to take this up. Thanks. Jon Eckhardt (Empty space) jte@psuvax1.BITNET UUCP = <allegra,ihnp4,atcgva,burdvax,purdue>!psuvax1!jte
jewett@hpl-opus.UUCP (05/05/87)
> We have about 180,928,403,280,493 different versions of ispell > floating around the network. Could someone test a good > version of the program and post it [as] ispell 2.0? The definitive version was posted by Geoff Kuenning (geoff@desint.UUCP) on 14 Mar 87. It was 1828 lines. It did not include the dictionary. Geoff is clearly the de facto keeper of ispell. He is doing a great job. Accept no substitutes.
geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (05/07/87)
In article <2484@psuvax1.UUCP> jte@psuvax1.UUCP (Jon Eckhardt) writes: > Could someone test a good > version of the program and post it has ispell 2.0? Here are my current plans for ispell: (1) I have recently completed changes to ispell to support capitalization information. These changes are in alpha test on my machine. I have also integrated nearly every fix that has been posted or sent to me; the remainder are on my to-do list, but there is nothing earthshaking remaining. When I am satisfied with the alpha test, and have time (probably a couple of weeks from now), I will post a beta update to my "ispell patch #1" (unfortunately there's no easy version tracking; I will also address this problem at least a bit). THIS UPDATE WILL NOT INCLUDE A DICTIONARY. (It will, however, come with a sneaky shell script that will convert you existing dictionary to upper/lower case, without violating the copyright on /usr/dict/words, plus some advice on how to make a dictionary if you don't have one. The complete dictionary will be reposted later this year in step (3), however.) This version will be posted the most efficient way possible (diff or reposting). Though I haven't actually wc'ed the diffs yet, I suspect that almost all files will be reposted. If most of the diffs are large (possible), I'll do a complete repost (sans dictionary!) on a what-the-heck basis. (2) When the beta has been posted, I expect to get another round of bug reports (especially because the capitalization was a lot trickier than you'd have thought, and I don't trust the code completely). I will again collect and integrate bug fixes. (3) When the beta bug flurry has subsided, I will send a final version (with a complete dictionary included) off to mod.sources for posting and archiving, and will then wash my hands of the thing. close to reposting all the files, I'll do > I suggest that maybe the > original poster may want to take this up. Thanks. Walt Buehring (the original poster) volunteered to collect and post dictionary diffs; I seem to have inherited the code (for the moment, see (3) above). Walt, if you're listening, do you have any dictionary diffs to post? -- Geoff Kuenning geoff@ITcorp.com {hplabs,ihnp4}!trwrb!desint!geoff
randy@chinet.UUCP (Randy Suess) (05/08/87)
I have been trying to get ispell running on a 3b2/300 with 2 megs memory. Everything compiles, but when buildhash runs, I get this message: buildhash 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 11000 12000 13000 couldn't allocate space for collision *** Error code 1 I have tried running buildhash both in single user and multiuser mode, with the same effect. The same source compiles and runs fine on a VAX 8600 running SysVr2. (With 64 megs memory :-)) Is this a problem with any system with limited memory? Could I take the ispell.hash file off the 8600 and use it on the 3b2? Thanks for any info. that's the biz, sweetheart..... Randy Suess ..!ihnp4!chinet!randy
drw@cullvax.UUCP (Dale Worley) (08/04/87)
I find the following lines in term.c of ispell: #ifdef SIGTTIN signal(SIGTTIN, oldttin); signal(SIGTTOU, oldttou); signal(SIGTSTP, oldtstp); #endif but I can't find any other use of 'oldttin', etc.! What do these do? I've commented them out, and it compiles correctly. (I haven't been able to run it yet, as I haven't gotten my hands on a dictionary.) Dale -- Dale Worley Cullinet Software ARPA: cullvax!drw@eddie.mit.edu UUCP: ...!seismo!harvard!mit-eddie!cullvax!drw OS/2: Yesterday's software tomorrow
ugwiles@sunybcs.UUCP (Dale Wiles) (05/11/88)
Does anyone know where I can get a copy of "ispell". I beleive it be a program to help peaple who spell (or misspell) like me. I'd like to hook it up to the new version of emacs spell.el that I got of the net. Thanks; Dale (ug) Wiles.
ansley@sunybcs.uucp (William Ansley) (05/12/88)
In article <11140@sunybcs.UUCP> ugwiles@sunybcs.UUCP (Dale Wiles) writes: > > Does anyone know where I can get a copy of "ispell". I beleive >it be a program to help peaple who spell (or misspell) like me. I'd >like to hook it up to the new version of emacs spell.el that I got of >the net. > Thanks; > > Dale (ug) Wiles. I'd like this information, too. William H. Ansley, Computer Science Graduate Student uucp: ..!{ames,boulder,decvax,rutgers}!sunybcs!ansley internet: ansley@cs.buffalo.edu bitnet: ansley@sunybcs.bitnet [or: ansley%cs.buffalo.edu@relay.cs.net, or: ansley@buffalo.csnet]
bob@allosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield) (05/12/88)
Get ispell from your nearest comp.sources.unix archive site, or from uunet.uu.net or prep.ai.mit.edu via anonymous FTP (on the latter, it's in /u/emacs/ispell.tar.Z), or from osu-cis via anonymous UUCP. -=- Bob Sutterfield, Department of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University; 2036 Neil Ave. Columbus OH USA 43210-1277 bob@cis.ohio-state.edu or ...!att!osu-cis!bob
aboulang@bbn.com (Albert Boulanger) (05/12/88)
Get ispell from your nearest comp.sources.unix archive site, or from uunet.uu.net or prep.ai.mit.edu via anonymous FTP (on the latter, it's in /u/emacs/ispell.tar.Z), or from osu-cis via anonymous UUCP. Unless the version on prep.ai.mit.edu has been updated, it is the WRONG version to use with ispell.el. There are several versions of the ispell program running around. You want the version that takes the -A argument. Albert Boulanger aboulanger@g.bbn.com Albert Boulanger BBN Labs Inc. ABoulanger@bbn.com (arpa) Phone: (617)873-3891
pjh@mccc.UUCP (Pete Holsberg) (05/12/88)
In article <13077@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> bob@allosaur.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bob Sutterfield) writes:
...Get ispell from your nearest comp.sources.unix archive site, or from
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Is there a list of these sites publiched somewhere?
Ram-Ashwin@cs.yale.edu (Ashwin Ram) (05/14/88)
[Sorry if this message is a duplicate; I had trouble with my previous attempt to post this.] In article <2900001@acf5.NYU.EDU>, mitsolid@acf5 (Thanasis Mitsolides) writes: > How about the interface with gnuemacs (ispell.el)? > Where can we find it? I have sent ispell.el to Thanasis. I can e-mail it to anyone else who is interested; just drop me a line (please include your return path). For those coming in late, ispell is an interactive spelling checking and correction program. It provides hooks for using a personal dictionary, removing word processing commands from the text, and so on. It can suggest corrections for misspellings, as well as do "word completion" given a prefix of the word. ispell.el is a GNU Emacs interface to the ispell program. To use ispell.el, you need "Ispell Version 2.0.01, May 1987 Beta posting" or later. Do a "ispell -v" to check the version number of your ispell program. -- Ashwin. ARPA: Ram-Ashwin@cs.yale.edu UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,harvard,cmcl2,...}!yale!Ram-Ashwin BITNET: Ram@yalecs
geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (05/14/88)
The current released version of ispell is 2.0.02. If "ispell -v" prints
this out, you're current. If "ispell -v" prints 2.0 or 2.0.01, you should
get and apply patches 1 and 2. Patch 2 is in the comp.sources.misc archives;
patch 1 is available by writing me. If ispell doesn't have a "-v" switch, or
if it prints an earlier version, you can get along without patches or updates
until my new posting (see below).
A working version of ispell is on uunet, in the gnu emacs archives. I don't
know the pathname or the version, but since it comes with emacs, one can
presume that it works with that editor.
For people who do not have access to archives, I will send the ispell 2.0
sources, plus the two patches, upon request. I will *not* send a dictionary
to anyone at present, but you can build one from /usr/dict/words. However,
when you request ispell from me, please realize that the money to send it
comes from my own personal pocket, so I would appreciate it if you wouldn't
do it frivolously.
As a general rule, after a posting like this I collect requests for a while
and the respond to all at once; this is cheaper for me. So be
prepared to wait a week or two before it actually arrives.
Finally, an update on the much-promised new version of ispell: it is looking
very healthy; it has passed a limited alpha test. I will post it just as
soon as I feel I can; I hope this will be early this summer, but if I get
busy it may take as long as next fall. This posting will be to
comp.sources.unix, so it will be archived, and it will include dictionaries
for English. Watch comp.sources.unix for it. I may post announcements
to other groups, but don't count on it.
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Geoff Kuenning geoff@ITcorp.com {uunet,trwrb}!desint!geoffRam-Ashwin@cs.yale.edu (Ashwin Ram) (05/19/88)
In article <29070@yale-celray.yale.UUCP>, Ram-Ashwin@cs.yale.edu (That's me!) writes: > In article <2900001@acf5.NYU.EDU>, mitsolid@acf5 (Thanasis Mitsolides) writes: > > How about the interface with gnuemacs (ispell.el)? > > Where can we find it? > > I have sent ispell.el to Thanasis. I can e-mail it to anyone else who is > interested; just drop me a line (please include your return path). I got so many requests for ispell that I've made it available for anonymous FTP. (For those who have already sent me e-mail: if your request wasn't acknowledged, it means one of our messages bounced. Try the FTP route.) The ISPELL program, as well as the dictionary, are available for anonymous FTP from celray.cs.yale.edu (128.36.0.25). There are two SHAR files: -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp 333435 May 18 11:56 dict.shar -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp 272402 May 18 11:55 ispell.shar If you don't need the ispell program but only the GNU Emacs interface to it, you need only FTP the following file: -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp 22712 May 18 15:06 ispell.el Again, to use ispell.el, you need "Ispell Version 2.0.01, May 1987 Beta posting" or later. Do a "ispell -v" to check the version number of your ispell program. -- Ashwin. ARPA: Ram-Ashwin@cs.yale.edu UUCP: {decvax,ucbvax,harvard,cmcl2,...}!yale!Ram-Ashwin BITNET: Ram@yalecs