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Article #1668Re: Spelling checkers for Tex.
From: Adrian McCarthy
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 1990 17:34
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 1990 17:34
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In article <3374@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> jack@umbc5.umbc.edu.UUCP (Jack Suess) writes:
>Adding my two cents on the topic of spelling checkers. Under VMS the best
>spelling checker is by Spell program from Vassar. This program understands
>the TeX syntax AND will provide correct spelling guesses for the words
>mis-spelled.
True, Vassar Spell is pretty good, but be aware of a few gotchas if decide
to rely upon it. The versions I've seen (which come from the DECUS tape)
have a small bug in the TeX filter that is a real pain if you do a lot of
LaTeX stuff: the first word in braces after a macro (like `\section') is
not checked, so beware of `\section{Instalashun procedure}'. Also be aware,
that misspellings have slipped into the dictionary (e.g., `sherif' for
`sheriff' and `evesdropping' for `eavesdropping').
>Jack Suess
Aid. (adrian@gonzo.mti.com)
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