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Re: set dictionary for a file
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Fabian Braennstroem |
Subject: |
Re: set dictionary for a file |
Date: |
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:29:46 +0000 (UTC) |
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Hi Kevin,
On 2005-10-13, Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
> > On 2005-10-12, Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> So try (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8") in your hook.
>
> Did you try:
>
> (add-hook 'gnus-select-group-hook
> (lambda ()
> (when (string-match "^de\\."
> (gnus-group-real-name gnus-newsgroup-name))
> (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8"))))
I did use that before, now I don't use Gnus any more.
>
> >> ,----[ C-h v find-file-hooks RET ]
> >>| find-file-hooks's value is
> >>| (vc-find-file-hook)
> >>|
> >>|
> >>| Documentation:
> >>| List of functions to be called after a buffer is loaded from a file.
> >>| The buffer's local variables (if any) will have been processed
> before the
> >>| functions are called.
> >>|
> >>| Defined in `files'.
> >> `----
> >
> > I am not sure, if I understood that correctly. Customizing
> > the find-file-hook I get a list of functions which are
> > called when a buffer gets loaded; e.g. vc-find-file-hook
> > gets loaded.
> > So something like could work when I open
> > 'test.tex':
> >
> > (add-hook 'vc-find-file-hook
> > (lambda ()
> > (cond
> > ((string-match "test.tex" )
> > (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8")))))
> >
> > Somehow it doesn't work!?
>
> vc-find-file-hook is a function that gets called (via the
> find-file-hooks variable) when a file is visited; it is not a hook
> variable itself. You want to add another function to find-file-hooks:
>
> (add-hook 'find-file-hooks
> (lambda ()
> (when (equal (file-name-nondirectory buffer-file-name)
> "test.tex")
> (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8"))))
Thanks! That is exactly what I need.
>
> But I suspect what you really want is:
>
> (add-hook 'text-mode-hook
> (lambda ()
> (setq ispell-local-dictionary "deutsch8")))
>
> Under what circumstances do you want to use any other dictionary than
> deutsch8?
I need the german dictionary just for a couple texts;
actually I don't know which I need before I get started to
write anything. So I think the best way to set the dictinary
is to explicitly define the name of the file.
Greetings, Fabian