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kellwood
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Joined: 22 Dec 2002
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 Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:13 pm Post subject: KMail and Aspell |
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Hi All
I am having a problem getting KMail to use aspell. When I try to run a spell check I get the message:
ISpell/Aspell could not be started. Please make sure you have ISpell or Aspell properly configured and in your PATH.
The problem is that aspell is in my path:
sh-2.05b$ which aspell
/usr/bin/aspell
and I do have a disctionay installed. Is there a special path that I need to set.
Thanks
Kevin
PS: I have installed KDE 3.1 |
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barlad
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| Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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| It may be a name issue. If it reports that Aspell cannot be found but that aspell is found in /usr/bin you may want to try to link /usr/bin/aspell to /usr/bin/Aspell . Just a random basic idea, I never used the dictionary function of Kmail so I cannot help you much. |
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dabug
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Joined: 29 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2003 5:22 am Post subject: |
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I just fixed this problem on my computer. Here's how.
Configure the spellchecker in the composer window by selecting Settings->Spellchecker. Set the client to Aspell.
There is a spell checker panel under KDE components in the contol center that might have to be configured the same way. |
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happy
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Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: California
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| Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:32 am Post subject: Nothing seems to work for me... :-\ |
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Hello:
I can't seem to get Aspell to work with either Kmail or Kword. Can anyone
help? I've searched the forums, but everyone appears to suggest procedures
that I have already taken... :-\
For reference:
The error when attempting to initiate the spellchecker:
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"ISpell/Aspell could not be started. Please make sure you have
ISpell or Aspell properly configured and in your PATH."
* app-text/aspell
Latest version available: 0.50.3
Latest version installed: 0.50.3
Size of downloaded files: 917 kB
Homepage: http://aspell.net/
Description: A spell checker replacement for ispell
* app-dicts/aspell-en
Latest version available: 0.51.0
Latest version installed: 0.51.0
Size of downloaded files: 168 kB
Homepage: http://aspell.net
Description: English (US, British, Canadian) language dictionary for aspell
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My KDE Spellchecking Control Component is set such that:
Dictionary is set to: Aspell
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Client is set to: Aspell
Does anybody have any ideas???
Thanks in advance!
Steven
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happy
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 7:34 pm Post subject: Still no help from either the mailing list or the forums |
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What else can I do? This would be really nice to have a solution for...
Neither does this work in kword, or any other app that I can tell.
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cult hero
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Location: Las Vegas
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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I had to set it in the control panel AND in Kmail. Just a thought... I just got it working a second ago.
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Vorlon
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Joined: 16 May 2003
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Location: West Grove, PA
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:31 am Post subject: KMail and Aspell - SOLVED! |
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I fixed this problem by emerging ispell and changing the settings to ispell. Everything works just fine now.
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nianderson
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Joined: 06 May 2003
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Location: Lawrence, KS
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| Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: KMail and Aspell - SOLVED! |
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| Vorlon wrote: | | I fixed this problem by emerging ispell and changing the settings to ispell. Everything works just fine now. |
Careful with ispell
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echo reccomend | ispell
@(#) International Ispell Version 3.2.06 08/01/01
word: how about: recco mend, recco-mend
word:
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echo reccomend | aspell -a
@(#) International Ispell Version 3.1.20 (but really Aspell 0.50.5)
& reccomend 10 0: recommend, recommends, recommender, reckoned, regiment, recombined, commend, recommenced, recommended, reclined |
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