bug#39483: closed (27.0.60; ispell ignores syntax/category tables word boundaries)

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> 27.0.60; ispell ignores syntax/category tables word boundaries
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> Sat, 08 Feb 2020 01:44:52 +1000
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> mu4e 1.2.0; emacs 27.0.60
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> Hello,
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> It appears that the function `ispell-get-word' makes its own judgements
> on word boundaries, ignoring the buffer's syntax tables and character
> categories. This becomes a problem with using `electric-quote-mode' and
> ispell, because contractions are parsed as separate words. e.g. Calling
> `ispell-word' for "doesn’t" returns:
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>     T is correct
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> To reproduce:
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> 1. emacs -Q
> 2. (in *scratch*) M-x text-mode RET
> 3. enter text "doesn’t" (i.e. "doesn" C-x 8 ] "t")
> 4. M-: (modify-syntax-entry ?’ "w")
> 5. M-: (modify-category-entry ?’ ?^)
> 6. M-$ | ispell-word
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> Expected results:
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> Given the above syntax and category tables, M-f | forward-word and M-b |
> backward-word now consider "doesn’t" as a single word, and so should
> should be passed to the `ispell-program-name' and produce the same
> result as when checked on the command line:
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>     % echo "doesn’t" | aspell -a
>     @(#) International Ispell Version 3.1.20 (but really Aspell 0.60.8)
>     *
>     % echo "doesn’t" | enchant-2 -a
>     @(#) International Ispell Version 3.1.20 (but really Enchant 2.2.7)
>     *
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> Actual results:
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> The word "doesn’t" is parsed as "t":
>     T is correct
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> Attempts at workarounds:
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> I've tried altering slot 3 of the corresponding `ispell-dictionary-base-alist'
> entries from "[']" to "['’]" to no avail.
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> Setup:
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> GNU Emacs 27.0.60 (build 2, x86_64-apple-darwin19.3.0, NS appkit-1894.30
> Version 10.15.3 (Build 19D76)) of 2020-02-05
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> Paul W. Rankin
> https://www.paulwrankin.com
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> > From: "Paul W. Rankin" <address@hidden>
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> > Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 19:28:40 +1000
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> > As it turns out it was just a case of customising
> > ispell-local-dictionary-alist and adding both a default and "en_US"
> > entry with OTHERCHARS regexp as "['’]" pretty much exactly as the
> > docstring on ispell-dictionary-alist says.
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> OK, thanks.  With that, I'm closing the bug report.
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