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Re: [docbook-apps] spell checking
- From: Bob Stayton <bobs at sco dot com>
- To: Paul Slezak <slezakp at billmax dot com>
- Cc: docbook-apps at lists dot oasis-open dot org
- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 09:03:24 -0800
- Subject: Re: [docbook-apps] spell checking
- References: <3FCE0FFC.1040907@billmax.com>
On Wed, Dec 03, 2003 at 10:31:56AM -0600, Paul Slezak wrote:
> I am creating a large docbook manual using docbook and XEP to create
> html and pdf output.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations for spell checking. As this is a
> technical manual, I will have to
> add to the dictionary.
>
> I have created an RTF output and loaded the result into MS Word, but
> this method is clunky as the document
> is over 1000 pages and I have to spell check piecemeal due to
> performance issues.
I use GNU aspell (http://aspell.sourceforge.net).
I find it has an efficient interface, and
it lets you add to a dictionary.
You can set --mode=sgml and it will skip the
XML tags.
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