[kdepim-users] Spell Check

[Anne Wilson]

On Tuesday 01 April 2008 03:39:35 Ken O'Malley wrote:
> On Friday 28 March 2008 04:28, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Friday 28 March 2008 02:06:38 Ken O'Malley wrote:
> > > Thanks to whomever recommended importing Outlook Contacts using Vcard. 
> > > I was avoiding that option as it seemed too onorous but it worked fine
> > > with minor telephone listing edits (after determining the correct
> > > method) and a few addresses edits too.  So far I like the flexibility
> > > available when editing complicated listings in Kontact even better than
> > > in Outlook.
> > >
> > > I have a second request for assistance.  On my Asus Eee PC when editing
> > > e-mail messages I get an error message when selecting Tools/Spelling
> > > that reads... "Ispell/Aspell could not be started.  Please make sure
> > > you have Ispell or Aspell properly configured and in your PATH".
> > >
> > > Using the file manager I located...  All File
> > > Systems/USR/BIN/Ispell-Wrapper and executed it resulting in another
> > > error message that indicated Ispell was not installed.
> > >
> > > So do I need to install Ispell or just find the correct file and
> > > configure it? Under the help screen I did locate the link for
> > > downloading Ispell. This is my first experience with Linux so I am
> > > still finding my way around.
> >
> > Yes, it looks as though you are missing the package.  Just install
> > ispell, and if that doesn't cure it we'll look further.
> >
> > Anne
>
> Anne:
>
> I have downloaded the Ispell package but have not been successful in
> unzipping and installing it despite the included instructions.  On further
> review I have located Aspell files in a folder but cannot select a path for
> Kmail to access it.  Under Settings/Spellchecker I have a dialogue box that
> allows selection of both options but it has no effect.  Any suggestions
> would be appreciated.
>
Ken, it sounds as though you are doing this the hard way :-)  As Caleb 
suggested, the good way is to use the software installer provided with your 
system.  Unfortunately I can't access mine just at the moment, and I have not 
been using it lately, so I'm not familiar enough with it to give detailed 
instructions.  Somewhere on one of the tabs is an icon that opens synaptic, 
the software installer.  There you should be able to see either ispell or 
aspell.  I use Internation ispell on all my systems, but either can work with 
your installed packages.  Take a browse around and see if you can do it this 
way.

Anne
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