Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Now, having experienced the latest version of LyX, >> I've tested 1.4.1 on a USB stick. All good, if there >> wouldn't be the aspell dilemma! As LyX is compiled >> against libaspell.a and expects to find aspell >> dictionaries and data files in a predefined location >> portability has been lost.
> AFAIK, the problem is not within LyX but in Aspell. Indeed Aspell > dictionaries are not relocatable (under Windows); this means that they > must be installed in the same path where they have been compiled. One > needs to investigate Aspell source code as to know if this could be fixed. I must be setting some sort of record in late replies here ;-) Actually, Abdel, the fault is all LyX's. Aspell is perfectly configurable, but LyX doesn't have any code to push its buttons. A long time ago, I wrote this: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lyx-devel&m=111954451507730&w=2 Somewhat more recently, I seem to remember expounding further on this subject but I can't find the post in the archives. Insufficient searching skills ;-) If you read the aspell docs, you'll find that aspell can be controlled programmatically through the library's API; you can most definitely tell the library where to find its data files. Perhaps this will inspire someone who's frustrated by the current C:/Aspell limitation to dig deeper... Regards, Angus
