Questions tagged [spell-checking]
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Intelligent spell-checking in org-mode
By default, the results of running M-x ispell-buffer in org-mode are
very disappointing.
Ispell looks inside :PROPERTY: drawers, which commonly contain things like
:ID: 797495bd-581b-4a42-883b-c2a55a08f08a
It tries to correct org…
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What options are there for doing spell-checking in emacs
Because I'm currently doing a lot of non-programming tasks in Emacs, spell-checking became one of my major concerns once again.
I noticed that there is no question related to the options for spell-checking in Emacs yet, so here we go:
What are my…
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Spell check with multiple dictionaries
How can I use multiple dictionaries with the Emacs spell checker? Specifically I want to use a British English dictionary and a medical English dictionary at the same time.
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How can I make flyspell ignore urls?
When I use flyspell-mode, it reports spelling errors whenever I type a URL. Is there a way I can tell Flyspell to stop checking URLs?
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How can I use Company to spell-check a word?
company-ispell can complete a word at point, but what if you want
to use Company to list the possible corrections for spelling?
As an added bonus, is there any way to integrate this into Flyspell?
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Pure elisp spell checking in Emacs
The question What options are there for doing spell-checking in emacs discuss various spell checking solutions for Emacs.
Emacs ispell interface uses external tools such as Aspell or Hunspell for spell checking.
Considering the fact that many free…
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How to get Emacs to use the Mac system-level spell correction capabilities?
Mac OSX has autocorrect for spelling that:
Doesn't require pressing any buttons to make a retroactive change.
Doesn't require manually inputting these corrections/abbrevs.
I want to get this same autocorrection in Emacs. I know there is already…
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What is the relationship between Emacs and various spellcheckers (ispell, etc.)?
A. Is there a spellchecker built in to Emacs?
This seems to say that there is a "built-in ispell package" that "handles spell-checking and correction".
The manual (Emacs > Fixit > Spelling > 16.4) makes it sound like nothing is built in: "These…
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Can you turn on flyspell for comments but NOT strings?
I currently use the following to enable flyspell in prog-mode:
(add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'flyspell-prog-mode)
This checks spelling automatically in comments and strings. However, I would like to disable spell checking in strings.
How can I enable…
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Can I have a different dictionary for flyspell in different headings?
I have an org-mode file where I use different languages. I was hoping to be able to have flyspell checking them. Something like:
* Title 1
:PROPERTIES:
:Language: Italian
:END:
This is italian text spell checked.
* Title 2
:PROPERTIES:
:Language:…
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how to install Aquamacs' OSX spellchecker (NSSpellChecker) in GNU Emacs?
Spellcheck in Aquamacs works much better than either the default aspell or the improved hunspell.
Example typo: whtehr
Here are the suggestions provided by the various engines when I do flyspell-auto-correct-word.
Aspell: Corrections: whiter water…
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Send a text from Emacs to Grammarly
Is there a nice way to bind Emacs and Grammarly. This is what I wrote to myself. A very simple plugin that helps you to send a marked text to Grammarly. It is a very simple plugin, is there a better way?
https://github.com/mmagnus/emacs-grammarly
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How to speed up flyspell-mode?
When flyspell-mode is active, typing is somewhat – although barely noticeable
– more sluggish than without, also marking of words.
Is it possible to somehow speed up flyspell-mode, maybe make it not check as
frequently?
I’m running GNU Emacs 24.5.1…
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Efficiently use the spell checker
I want to check the spelling in a buffer. I do that by M-x ispell. When it finds nd in the folowing example:
apple a nd orange
I hit the left or right arrow key, in order to move the cursor to the space after a in the buffer and then delete the…
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Beginner: Doom Emacs, or Emacs in general: Which program is used for spellcheck-as-you-write in text mode and how to change its dictionary
I am learning how to work with Emacs on Ubuntu 20.04. After going through Tutorial and using default key-bindings for some time, I have decided to test more ergonomic (at least for me) setup - that is how I ended up in Doom Emacs.
First time using…
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