Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 20:38:11 -0400 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need feedback/review, a big change in AbiWord2 port. Message-ID: <20040609003811.GC72578@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <opr9aicro99aq2h7@mezz> References: <opr89h2ul39aq2h7@mezz> <20040608175318.GY72578@toxic.magnesium.net> <opr9ag46nu9aq2h7@mezz> <20040608185934.GB72578@toxic.magnesium.net> <opr9aicro99aq2h7@mezz>
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>> (06.08.2004 @ 1513 PST): Jeremy Messenger said, in 3.8K: <<
> >>>> - Change the default spell from Enchant to Aspell, because it doesn't
> >>>> work at all unless you compile Enchant with the Aspell support. I
> >>>> think, it's waste to depend on Enchant by default.
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, I have removed the check of Enchant. I prefer to see force
> >>>> user to want use Enchant if they know what to do with it. I need
> >>>> the
> >>>> help on write the better comment in @${ECHO_CMD} about this.
> >>>
> >>>I disagree strongly with this. I think that Enchant is a great idea.
> >>>Enchant isn't being utilized properly ATM, but it has the propensity to
> >>>be a great leap forward in i18n spell-checking.
> >>
> >>What's your best suggest then? Force Enchant to compile with Aspell
> >>support? This is the way that I will allow Enchant to be default. It
> >>doesn't make any sense to have something that will not work by default.
> >>I
> >>think, it's important to have the default that is just work.
> >
> >Enchant should theoretically work fine without aspell support. But, I
> >think that Enchant should be enabled by defaultm, and should work
> >out-of-the-box, by whatever means necessary.
>
> Do you mean, you think we should change Enchant port to compile with
> Aspell support? If no, then I will not switch Aspell to Enchant for the
> default spell, unless you have anything to fix it.
>> end of "Re: Need feedback/review, a big change in AbiWord2 port." from Jeremy Messenger <<
Yes. If Enchant needs aspell support for AbiWord2 to work best, then
Enchant should depend upon aspell by default.
# Adam
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