On Fri, 18 Apr 2025, Darrell Anderson via tde-users wrote:
> On 4/18/25 8:01 AM, Marvin Jones via tde-users wrote:
>> I use kwrite to create/build fortune files. I see what you see.
>> I use the spell checking in kwrite, and then I use
>> $ aspell -c <filename> from the command line.
>
> That is part of what confuses me. TDE should be tapping into the underlying
> spell engine. Should be transparent. I believe most Linux software functions
> that way. Why does TDE routinely not flag misspelled words and other Linux
> tools do this correctly? My first guess is this might be circular reasoning ---
> we use TDE and presume the problem is TDE.
OH! And I forgot to mention. To fully complete the process of cleaning
up the spelling anomalies in the files, I load them as text files in
Libre Office ... and I see yet a *third* unique spelling process.
>> Yes, I once asked where kwrite's spell checker saves the user (a)dded
>> words. Crickets. I need to clean it up due to fat-fingering the
>> keyboard from time-to-time.
>
> I edited a document in Kate/KWrite and intentionally added a spell check
> exception. The result was two new files:
>
> $HOME/.aspell.en.prepl
> $HOME/.aspell.en.pws
I did that with Libre Office and did *not* see any updates in either of
those files. So, Libre Office (in linux) seems to come with it's own
dictionary and/or maintain it's own user's 'quirks' file.
> Looks like the prepl file (REPLacement dictionary) contains the user's
> preferred dictionary language preference and a list of common misspellings and
> corrections.
That's my understanding (now), too. I can see several of my
"correction-in-error" in there -- which I'll delete.
> Looks like the pws (personal word list) file duplicates the
> language information and contains a list of additions.
Additions -- yes, the "Add To Dictionary" choices -- where again I see
several of my prior "additions-in-error".
(I guess I could use Libre Office to spell check and clean up those 2
files. :-}
> ... adding spell check exceptions has little to do with not flagging
> obviously misspelled words. A possible presumption is the underlying
> engine does not contain the correct spellings and is not a TDE
> specific issue.
It's got to be more than that. I see different aspell flaggings in
kwrite versus straight from the command line. Dunno what Libre Office
is doing/using...
Oh, well. I trudge on.
Jonesy
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