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From: jdc@naucse.UUCP (John Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,comp.misc,misc.wanted,unix-pc.general,unix-pc.sources,comp.unix.questions,comp.editors
Subject: Re: )))))  WANTED : visual spell checker (((((
Message-ID: <964@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 12 Oct 88 03:46:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: naucse.964
References: <583@rbdc.UUCP>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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From article <583@rbdc.UUCP>, by andy@rbdc.UUCP (Andy Pitts):
: In article <449@mrsvr.UUCP> ssa@mrsvr.UUCP (6607) writes:
:>
:>	Does any one have the source (or SUN executable) for a visual spell
:>checker, similar to the "vspell" program that is available on the STORE for
:>the unixpc?
: 
: Vspell from The Store can probably be ported to the Sun with no trouble.
: It is a shell script and should execute without trouble.  It does call a
: small C program (inspell.c) but the source is included in 

Has anyone noticed vspell missing words that spell catches (happens on my
3b1 unixpc).  I haven't looked into it yet, but it effectively ruled out using
vspell to help my son (who is spelling dyslexic).  I'm trying to find something
on-screen that is useful for a unix novice.  (spell alone is hard to use and
has some hashing duplications if I remember rightly.)
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	John Campbell               ...!arizona!naucse!jdc

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