It looks like the bug fixed in this patch of Vim: Patch 7.3.536 Problem: When spell checking the German sharp s is not seen as a word character. (Aexl Bender) Solution: In utf_islower() return true for the sharp s. Note: also need updated spell file for this to take effect. Files: src/mbyte.c
*** ../vim-7.3.535/src/mbyte.c 2012-06-01 15:20:49.000000000 +0200 --- src/mbyte.c 2012-06-01 16:50:41.000000000 +0200 *************** *** 2949,2955 **** { {0x61,0x7a,1,-32}, {0xb5,0xb5,-1,743}, ! {0xe0,0xf6,1,-32}, {0xf8,0xfe,1,-32}, {0xff,0xff,-1,121}, {0x101,0x12f,2,-1}, --- 2949,2955 ---- { {0x61,0x7a,1,-32}, {0xb5,0xb5,-1,743}, ! {0xe0,0xf6,1,-32}, /* 0xdf (German sharp s) is not upper-cased */ {0xf8,0xfe,1,-32}, {0xff,0xff,-1,121}, {0x101,0x12f,2,-1}, *************** *** 3129,3135 **** utf_islower(a) int a; { ! return (utf_toupper(a) != a); } /* --- 3129,3136 ---- utf_islower(a) int a; { ! /* German sharp s is lower case but has no upper case equivalent. */ ! return (utf_toupper(a) != a) || a == 0xdf; } /* *** ../vim-7.3.535/src/version.c 2012-06-01 15:20:49.000000000 +0200 --- src/version.c 2012-06-01 17:45:17.000000000 +0200 *************** *** 716,717 **** --- 716,719 ---- { /* Add new patch number below this line */ + /**/ + 536, /**/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175347 Title: vim spellchecking disturbed by "ß" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/175347/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs