Re: [gedit-list] Spell Checker in Windows

[Russell Dickenson <russelldickenson gmail com>]

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Russell Dickenson
<russelldickenson gmail com> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Mike Dee <mike-gedit emteedee net> wrote:
>> Russell Dickenson wrote:
>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Ignacio Casal Quinteiro
>>> <nacho resa gmail com> wrote:
>>>> The main reason because you don't have any diccionary is because of the
>>>> license of them.
>>>> You just have to download one dictionary and install it in the same folder
>>>> as gedit.
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 4:16 AM, David Starling <david starling gmail com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have recently started using Windows 7 due to a hardware/driver issue in
>>>>> Ubuntu. I love gedit and I've been trying to get it working in Windows. What
>>>>> steps do I need to take to get the "Spell Checker" plugin working?
>>>>> Currently, I have the plugin enabled, but there are no languages listed
>>>>> under "Set Language."
>>>>>
>>>>> I have installed Aspell with an English dictionary (and I know that aspell
>>>>> is working properly), but I don't think gedit knows where to find it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> David
>>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>> If you were successful in enabling spelling checking under Windows,
>>> can you please list the steps you followed?  I'd also like to get this
>>> working, but am not sure how to do it.
>>
>> Russell, Hi.
>>
>> I wrote the solution/workaround to the list in the post labelled:
>>
>> Subject: Re: [gedit-list] Dinamic Link Library LIBASPELL-15.DLL not
>> found (Solution?)
>> Message-ID: <4AAB1B64 90001 emteedee net>
>> Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:54:12 +1000
>>
>> I'm sending the relevant bits, but you can look up the gedit-list
>> archives to review the thread in full if you like.
>>
>> ------------------<previous post>------------------
>> Hello, I am also posting this response to the list, as it may be of use
>> to others.
>>
>> I am using Gedit on Windows XP Pro. I assume that this will work in
>> Windows 2k onwards, but is untested by me. This is what I did to get the
>> Aspell spelling checker in Gedit (Win32) to work under Windows XP.
>>
>> I installed the binaries for Aspell Win32 found here:
>> <http://aspell.net/win32/> That is; both the Aspell executable and
>> dictionaries of my choice were downloaded and installed from that link's
>> page.
>>
>> I also installed the latest *stable* binaries for Gedit (Win32).
>>
>> Installing the Aspell Win32 binaries using its default settings, places
>> the Aspell directory in C:\Program Files\Aspell
>>
>> Inside the Aspell directory is the "bin" folder, inside this are several
>> files but the one of interest is named "aspell-15.dll".
>>
>> I made a *copy* of "aspell-15.dll" and re-named it "libaspell-15.dll"
>> I kept both DLLs in the same "bin" folder of Aspell because I use other
>> programs that make use of Aspell win32 and do not want to break them
>> (they are happy with using "aspell-15.dll" as is).
>>
>> Then I made sure that I set the PATH environment in Windows to point to
>> "C:\Program Files\Aspell\bin". For those who are unsure of how to do
>> this in Windows can follow the instructions here:
>> <http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm>
>>
>> Restart the computer or logout and log back into Windows.
>>
>> Spelling checks should now work properly in the Windows version of
>> Gedit. At least this is what has worked for me.
>>
>> HTH
>> ------------------<\previous post>------------------
>>
>> Now, Ignacio may have sinced fixed the plugin so that Gedit is no longer
>> looking for a "libaspell-15.dll" any more. So if you haven't been asked
>> by Gedit where this DLL is, then I think that all you need to do is set
>> the PATH environment to point to Aspell as described above and it should
>> start working for you.
>>
>> Cheers, Mike.
>
>
> Mike,
>
> That's brilliant!  Thanks for taking the time to re-post your
> solution.  I apologise for not seeing it earlier, but I only
> subscribed to the gedit list recently.  I don't know how I missed
> finding your original post in my searches but...
>
> I'll try this approach and see if it works for me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Russell Dickenson