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From: geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning)
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Subject: Re: ispell
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Date: Thu, 7-May-87 02:03:01 EDT
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In article <2484@psuvax1.UUCP> jte@psuvax1.UUCP (Jon Eckhardt) writes:

> Could someone test a good
> version of the program and post it has ispell 2.0?

Here are my current plans for ispell:

    (1) I have recently completed changes to ispell to support capitalization
	information.  These changes are in alpha test on my machine.  I have
	also integrated nearly every fix that has been posted or sent
	to me;  the remainder are on my to-do list, but there is nothing
	earthshaking remaining.

	When I am satisfied with the alpha test, and have time (probably
	a couple of weeks from now), I will post a beta update to my
	"ispell patch #1" (unfortunately there's no easy version tracking;
	I will also address this problem at least a bit).  THIS UPDATE WILL
	NOT INCLUDE A DICTIONARY.  (It will, however, come with a sneaky
	shell script that will convert you existing dictionary to upper/lower
	case, without violating the copyright on /usr/dict/words, plus some
	advice on how to make a dictionary if you don't have one.  The
	complete dictionary will be reposted later this year in step
	(3), however.)

	This version will be posted the most efficient way possible (diff
	or reposting).  Though I haven't actually wc'ed the diffs yet, I
	suspect that almost all files will be reposted.  If most of the
	diffs are large (possible), I'll do a complete repost (sans
	dictionary!) on a what-the-heck basis.

    (2) When the beta has been posted, I expect to get another round of bug
	reports (especially because the capitalization was a lot trickier
	than you'd have thought, and I don't trust the code completely).
	I will again collect and integrate bug fixes.

    (3) When the beta bug flurry has subsided, I will send a final version
	(with a complete dictionary included) off to mod.sources for posting
	and archiving, and will then wash my hands of the thing.
	close to reposting all the files, I'll do 

> I suggest that maybe the
> original poster may want to take this up.  Thanks.

Walt Buehring (the original poster) volunteered to collect and post dictionary
diffs;  I seem to have inherited the code (for the moment, see (3) above).
Walt, if you're listening, do you have any dictionary diffs to post?


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	Geoff Kuenning   geoff@ITcorp.com   {hplabs,ihnp4}!trwrb!desint!geoff