Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.javascript > #86084 > unrolled thread

Aspell Download Windows

Back to article view | Back to comp.lang.javascript

Contents

  Aspell Download Windows Deidra Mehis <deidramehis@gmail.com> - 2024-01-05 14:17 -0800

#86084 — Aspell Download Windows

If Aspell is configured with --enable-win32-relocatable orcompiled with WIN32_RELOCATABLE=1 when using a Makefile, itcan be run from any directory: it will set prefixaccording to its install location (assuming it resides inprefix\\bin). Your personal wordlists will be saved inthe prefix directory with their names changed from.aspell.lang.* to lang.* (you can overridethe path by setting the HOME environment variable).


Next we need to make a series of changes in your InitFile. You need to add the path of the aspell exec to your emacs exec-path. I tried the path string without the C: at the beginning but it did not work consistently.



aspell download windows

Download Zip https://refmamsubcpa.blogspot.com/?zf=2x3vAN 






Yes, hunspell is THE spell-checker to use with emacs 26.1, as there's no windows binary of aspell 0.6 for the time being, and no one can foretell when there will be one. I tried hunspell this morning with emacs 26.1 on Windows 10 and it ran perfectly well. You will find some very useful tips on how to configure your .emacs file for hunspell here. Have a nice day !


Win32/Win64 binaries for aspell-0.60.6.1 have always existed. You can obtain a standalone fully working with Emacs version of aspell-0.60.6.1 from Cygwin. Basically, all you need from Cygwin are the following files:


I have tested flyspell with Aspell 0.60 and Emacs 26.1 yesterday. All I can say is that feature is slow and not working well. In my opinion not recommended because there are alternative faster Windows native programs.Despite the fact having fine tuned Emacs installation in windows 10 for several versions, I do think this program is not for me. For those using LaTeX source, TeXStudio is the recommended solution in Windows (and even in Linux).


I had just stupidly not installed the aspell dictionary! (i.e. you have to install aspell -- and then you have to install a dictionary/word-list ALSO -- for me it was the English dictionary, which is found on the same page that you downloaded the aspell install from.)


Note: When setting the system paths on Windows systems, use of the 8.3 notation for the path and filename is preferred. So instead of entering c:\program files\path to aspell\aspell.exe, enter c:\progra1\path1\aspell.exe. Check the exact 8.3 path using the dir /x command at the prompt.


If PSpellSpell is selected as the spell engine for TinyMCE in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Text editors > TinyMCE HTML editor then you must specify the correct path to access the aspell binary.






aspell is a spell-checking tool that runs on the command-line. I always have plenty of command-line windows open, so that works for me. If you prefer graphical applications, you should probably try something else. But a command-line tool can be very powerful, and allow you to batch process many files at once.


Your personal dictionary is stored at /.aspell.lang.pws, where lang is one of the language codes supported by aspell. This file is fairly simple: a single header line, followed by a word per line for the rest of the file.


You can specify the spell checker type by specifying it on the command line. PySpelling supports hunspell and aspell, but defaults to aspell. This will override the preferred spellchecker setting in the configuration file.


While setting up Flyspell on Linux was a really straightforward process, I wasreally struggling with spell checking on Windows. After giving up and tryingagain several times, I have finally found a solution which is ok-ish usingaspell. There's a Windows port for aspell, but the last time I've checked thelatest release was several years old. So instead I'm running aspell using WSL.My steps look like this:


I have contacted my host to make sure they have aspell installed and the version is above 0.50, both of which they have. Now, I went into the editor settings and put in the aspellpath to /usr/bin/aspell


I just checked again, and they are all unchecked, including the icon for the spellcheck feature. I've also did a complete refresh, deleted my cache files, everything. Still no luck. The aspell directory works as it gives me the option to choose the dictionary I want to use and moodle doesn't complain about the directory.


We made sure, first of all, that the path to aspell was not in the config file (config php). We then moved aspell to C:\Aspell (previously in program file, which seemed to be the problem because there were spaces in the file name). You may want to make sure you clear your cache before you check to see if the button appears.


The spell checker then worked but I still had this error "Error! Check your aspell installation!" in the editor.php page. So, I made a backup copy of the editor.php and proceeded to open the original and look for any indications of dictionary (by the way, I know next to nothing about .php -- I'm an .asp guy). Well, what I found found was this line:


Note: Beginning with 2.0 support for the aspell command line program has been dropped. Although the aspell library (aspell 0.60.x) is still supported, Windows binaries are compiled without this feature. Windows users should thus use either Hunspell or Enchant.


You don't need to install anything actually, just use the correct command after aspell -a. You can specify a specific language a couple of different ways. One I just tested was appending -d to the end followed by the two character language code. I tried Spanish using the following: aspell -a -d es and it worked fine from Terminal. and in KM


Do this: open Terminal, type brew info aspell and note the location where it is installed. On mine it is /usr/local/Cellar/aspell/0.60.8. Verify that your ENV_PATH includes the /usr/local/Cellar part or at least /usr/local/ in it. Report back and we'll go from there.


Once installed, you will need to configure ispell-program-nameto tell ispell and flyspell to use aspell orhunspell as a replacement for ispell. You can include thefull path to the aspell/hunspell binary, which means youdo not need to add its installation directory to the PATH.


The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the aspell.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.


Important: Some malware camouflages itself as aspell.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the aspell.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.


Summary: Average user rating of aspell.exe: based on 3 votes with 4 user comments.One user thinks aspell.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application.One user thinks it's probably harmless.One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous.One user is not sure about it.


A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with aspell. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.


To help you analyze the aspell.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. BMalwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.


Spell-checking can commonly be handled by your text editor. I'm not sure what the windows LaTeX editors have, but it's common to use vi or emacs in linux, and the editor's spell checking is pretty sufficient. Also, because these editors are syntax-aware, your spell-checking can be as well.


However, rather than configuring aspell's behaviour at the command line with --add-tex-command=, --rem-tex-command=, etc. I'd recommend creating project-level tex_conf and my_spelling files. These files are easier to manage and curate for larger projects and can also be version controlled (hopefully with the rest of your project files) and distributed with your content.


Cross-platform (on Linux I use 4.1.1 as it is the last static build available for download, otherwise my OS is too old), apparently it has it's own spell-check dictionaries (program directory contains e.g. en_GB.aff, en_GB.dic - not sure if these use aspell or standalone engine); comments are skipped (I like), commands are skipped (I like), filecontents with bibliography entries are skipped (surprised at this, like), math is skipped (like) -- though some packages/arguments are still checked/underlined, and \cite arguments too (see Make spellchecker ignore contents of certain commands in TexMaker). In any case, this looks quite good to me...


It seems that the best tool on the market is GNU aspell and it supports TeX. However, it's very difficult to configure it right. I made my own texsc tool to simplify the usage of aspell. You just do this and your LaTeX documents will be checked:


January 12, 2009. If you are upgrading from cocoAspell 2.0.4 to cocoAspell 2.1 you may occasionallyobserve that some correctly spelled words are marked as misspelled. This is caused by a minor incompatibility betweendictionaries compiled with aspell 0.60.5 and 0.60.4. I'd suggest you reinstall the dictionary directoryin /Library/Application Support/cocoAspell. For the English dictionary that comes with cocoAspell, you shouldremove aspell6-en-6.0-0 folder and run the cocoAspell installer again.

 35fe9a5643

[toc] | [standalone]

Back to top | Article view | comp.lang.javascript

csiph-web