> > Believe it or not, I actually do know where the "i" key is, but what > > I couldn't figure out was how to use it. > > I know; I was having fun at your expense. I suppose humor doesn't > translate well in email, even with smileys. Sorry, I didn't mean to > offend. > > > What I expected to be able to do was to invoke the spell checker > > directly from within vi, which is no doubt possible, but which so > > far eludes me. > > Ah! Of course, this is indeed quite possible, but nothing you do to > your mutt configuration files will really affect vi much (except the > value of $editor, for obvious reasons). > > How to run a spellchecker in vi depends on what version of vi you're > using. Ancient standards-compatible vi may not have a good way. If > you're using vim (as most vi folk are), then the technique depends on > what version of vim you're using. If you're using version 7.0 and > beyond, all you need to do is run > > :set spell > > (in vim) and it will spellcheck whatever you're editing. If you're > using an older version, you'd have to do something like this: > > :!ispell % > > I used to (before I got vim7) have the following spelling macro in my > vimrc: > > autocmd FileType mail command aspe ':w<CR>:!aspell -e -c %<CR>:e<CR><CR>' > > Which allowed me to trigger aspell (an ispell alternative with a nicer > interface) on my email by executing > > :aspe > > If you're using something like vile or elvis or one of the other > vi-like programs, you'd have to check with their documentation to see > what would work. > > > Nevertheless, once you pointed out to me where the real > > compose screen exists, I find that I really do have a workable spell > > checker. > > Excellent! :) > > ~Kyle
Not to worry...no offence was taken. Besides, one of my best assests is a rather thick skin. So, ispell works well enough (although I have heard that aspell is better), but you have motivated me to look into vim. I have become rather attached to vi, and have taken some pains to learn to use it. Unfortunately, there is now only vim and vim6 in the FreeBSD ports collection. Rem
