Hi Regretably, the script doesn't work on this woody system. The 'which nano' shows that the path needs editing but this is not the only issue. Perhaps a few paths could be offered: # For xxxx users, uncomment the following line: #/usr/local/bin/nano -t -R -k -p -x -r65 -s "ispell -x" $1 Debian users umconnent the line below and leave the one above commented out! /usr/bin/nano -t -R -k -p -x -r65 -s "ispell -x" $1 Yesterday, I came across the path declaration statements which are really cool. But perhaps a little excessive for such a script. But it would look like this! #!/bin/sh # Edit the following to match your system. # You can find the correct values by typing at a shell prompt: # which nano # and # which ispell # the correct values will be displayed $NANO=/usr/bin/nano $ISPELL=/usr/bin/ispell $NANO -t -R -k -p -x -r65 -s "ispell -x" $1 $ISPELL -x $1 HTH Gena Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org ><smile> - I have not posted it anywhere, it is hardly worth it, >it is really very trivial. Here it is: > >---------- >#!/bin/bash >/usr/local/bin/nano -t -R -k -p -x -r65 -s "ispell -x" $1 >/usr/bin/ispell -x $1 >---------- > >You can call this script anything you wish - I call it "nanosp" - >but make sure it has execute permissions and put it on your path >somewhere. If you do not like nano you could substitute pico >instead, but you had better check the parameters to make sure >they are right. > >Chuck > >BTW - I wish you visually impaired students would not sit way in >the back all the time! > >On Sat, 4 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > >> Dear Professor: >> >> Did you put the script on the blackboard? <grin> >> >> Maybe I can't see it from the back row here? <bigger grin> >> >> OK, I know you posted it some months ago, but that was a different semester and a different class, right? >> >> PS: Is it on the web site? I rather think it should/could be. >> >> On Sat, 4 May 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: >> >> > Hi gang, >> > I have never felt more like a retired school teacher than I have >> > since this thread started! <smile> >> > >> > I have found that using a spellchecker routinely makes its use a >> > lot more tolerable than just using it once or twice to see if it >> > works or not. It is a little like defragging a disk. If you only >> > do it once a month or once a year it takes forever. But if you >> > run it in an autoexec.bat file (remember those?) so it runs on >> > every system startup, you hardly notice it at all. >> > >> > I have configured my mail program to use an alternative editor >> > implicitly (i.e., always, without my asking) and instead of >> > specifying an actual editor, I specify a very simple script. That >> > script first runs the editor I want to use, and immediately >> > afterward, it runs the spell checker. So when I compose an email >> > message and his the editor's exit key I find myself in the spell >> > checker. I have learned to quit checking as soon as I get to any >> > included messages. >> > >> > In addition to satisfying my own anal retentive tendencies, the >> > nice thing about a well spelled message is that the voice >> > synthesizer behaves much much better. >> > >> > Okay everybody, class dismissed! >> > >> > Chuck >> > >> > On Sat, 4 May 2002, Ann Parsons wrote: >> > >> > > Hi all, >> > > >> > > Now, old Bill, I fully admit that these isn't spelled like cheese, >> > > even though it sounds like it ought to be. However, unless there's an >> > > extreme blooper like the poster who assured a budding concern that >> > > their registry personnel must be on "autopilate", I think we can >> > > interpret pretty well. I do agree that folks should use spell >> > > checkers, but since I don't myself, at least not within email msgs, I >> > > can't throw any stones. The walls of my house are made of glass. >> > > >> > > Ann P. >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > >-- >Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck >The Moon is Waning Crescent (45% of Full) > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
