Re: ispell gives "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil"

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 29.12.2005 um 19:36 schrieb Jeff D. Hamann:

> (add-hook 'tex-mode-hook (function (lambda () (setq ispell-parser 
> 'tex))))
> (setq ispell-dictionary "C:/ispell/dic/american.hash")
> (add-hook 'text-mode-hook (lambda () (flyspell-mode 1)))
>
> ;; set something...
> (assoc ispell-dictionary ispell-dictionary-alist)

You're doing much more than's needed. Why introduce trouble with 
flyspell? First make ispell work, then you can make your life 
complicated!

I wouldn't use the .hash extension -- but I always worked on UNIX with 
ispell.

A reasonable approach would be to unset (comment) all these. In Emacs 
you can find in the Tools menu the item 'Spell Checking' which leads to 
another menu. It contains 'Change Dictionary...'. Press it. In 
minibuffer you will asked to enter a name, better press <SPC>. A 
*Completions* buffer will open. There you'll find the names of the 
dictionaries known on your system. Choose one, maybe the right one. 
Change to the *Messages* buffer. You will find your choice there too. 
All you need to record in .emacs is this dictionary's name.

If you don't see anything in the *Completions* buffer you will have to 
set some options to tell the ispell programme where to find these 
dictionaries. But I think you're behind this stage ...


Make it simple! Go one step after the after! Once ispell works you can 
start debugging flyspell ...


My settings are:

        (setq ispell-dictionary "german8")
        (setq ispell-program-name "ispell")
;       (setq ispell-program-name "aspell")
        (if (string= "aspell" ispell-program-name)
          (progn
;	    (setq ispell-extra-args "--norm-form=comp --norm-required 
--run-together")
            (setq ispell-dictionary "deutsch")
            (set-default 'ispell-local-dictionary ispell-dictionary);"deutsch")
	    (add-hook 'TeX-language-en-hook (function (lambda () 
(ispell-change-dictionary "british"))))
	    (add-hook 'TeX-language-de-hook (function (lambda () 
(ispell-change-dictionary ispell-dictionary))));"deutsch"))))
            (message "Alles für «a»spell")
            )
            (setq ispell-dictionary "german8")
	    (add-hook 'TeX-language-en-hook (function (lambda () 
(ispell-change-dictionary "british"))))
	    (add-hook 'TeX-language-de-hook (function (lambda () 
(ispell-change-dictionary "deutsch8"))))
            (message "Alles für »i«spell")
        )


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