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===Usage===
===Usage===
Select a text frame, press F7, or Item > Spell Checker.
Select a text frame, press '''F7''', or '''Item > Spell Checker'''. Use '''Select Item''' mode, not '''Edit Contents'''.


''More details when it's working properly.''
Let's go ahead and run the plugin on these first 4 paragraphs from the English Lorem ipsum:
 
[[Image:EnglishLorem.png]]
 
Here is the dialog that shows up once you activate Spell Checker:
 
[[Image:Spellcheck.png]]
 
====Commentary====
Note that, as expected, Aspell finds Bistritz, yet it comes up with some interesting choices, such as Bistros, Bowsprits, and surprisingly, Gastritis. So it is clearly able to throw a rather wide net to try to understand what you're trying to say.
 
'''Further On'''

Revision as of 23:22, 21 August 2008

As of version 1.3.5svn, you can now incorporate Aspell into your build of Scribus.

First, you must have Aspell installed on your system.

Find it here. Note: Use the version labelled latest (0.60.6 as of this writing), not the development version.

You will need to build Aspell using

./configure && make

then, as root:

make install

After it's installed, when you run cmake for your Scribus build, you should see Aspell acknowledged as found.

Fedora It seems the best way to install Aspell in Fedora is by using

yum install aspell aspell-devel

since it's easier. Don't forget the aspell-devel, or cmake will not include Aspell in the build.


Usage

Select a text frame, press F7, or Item > Spell Checker. Use Select Item mode, not Edit Contents.

Let's go ahead and run the plugin on these first 4 paragraphs from the English Lorem ipsum:

EnglishLorem.png

Here is the dialog that shows up once you activate Spell Checker:

Spellcheck.png

Commentary

Note that, as expected, Aspell finds Bistritz, yet it comes up with some interesting choices, such as Bistros, Bowsprits, and surprisingly, Gastritis. So it is clearly able to throw a rather wide net to try to understand what you're trying to say.

Further On