Chuck: I had trouble using the script initially--even though I quickly dealt with the path issues. Somehow, the situation seems to have cleared itself up overnight. Does that make any sense to anyone? All I know is that it didn't work yesterday, and I left for dinner. Today, when I came back to my machine, it was working. Go figure. On Sun, 5 May 2002, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > Thanks, Gena, > > I understand Debian generally deprecates the use of /usr/local, > so your suggestions are well made. It is possible that the > solution might even be easier ... it is possible that the path to > the two utilities nano and ispell might even be omitted > altogether. I have not tried that though. > > This script is merely what works on my system, and has not been > placed on any web site. It seemed to me to be way too simple for > publication. > > Chuck > > On Sun, 5 May 2002, 'Georgina' wrote: > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
