GNU Aspell

Template:Short description Template:About {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters | check | showblankpositional=1 | unknown = Template:Main other | preview = Page using Template:Infobox software with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y | AsOf | author | background | bodystyle | caption | collapsetext | collapsible | developer | discontinued | engine | engines | genre | included with | language | language count | language footnote | latest preview date | latest preview version | latest release date | latest release version | latest_preview_date | latest_preview_version | latest_release_date | latest_release_version | licence | license | logo | logo alt | logo caption | logo upright | logo size | logo title | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_upright | logo_size | logo_title | middleware | module | name | operating system | operating_system | other_names | platform | programming language | programming_language | released | replaced_by | replaces | repo | screenshot | screenshot alt | screenshot upright | screenshot size | screenshot title | screenshot_alt | screenshot_upright | screenshot_size | screenshot_title | service_name | size | standard | title | ver layout | website | qid }}Template:Main other GNU Aspell, usually called just Aspell, is a free software spell checker designed to replace Ispell. It is the standard spell checker for the GNU operating system. It also compiles for other Unix-like operating systems and Windows. The main program is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (GNU LGPL), the documentation under the GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL). Dictionaries for it are available for about 70 languages.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The primary maintainer is Kevin Atkinson.

Comparison to IspellEdit

Unlike Ispell, Aspell can easily check UTF-8 documents without having to use a special dictionary. But the mechanism behind is still 8-bit.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Aspell will also do its best to respect the current locale setting. Other advantages over Ispell include support for using multiple dictionaries at once and intelligently handling personal dictionaries when more than one Aspell process is open at once. However, Ispell follows the Unix convention of being a command applied to a file, e.g., <syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">ispell text-file-with-spelling-errors</syntaxhighlight>, whereas Aspell requires other command-line options, and the "<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">--help</syntaxhighlight>" option is more comprehensive. Sample uses include:

Interactively run through the Template:Var checking the spelling (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">aspell check text_file</syntaxhighlight>).
Allow typing a word (followed by newline and Template:Kbd) to find words that sound the same (<syntaxhighlight lang="text" class="" style="" inline="1">aspell soundslike</syntaxhighlight>).

Windows portsEdit

Template:As of, the latest official Windows port of GNU Aspell was still 32-bit version 0.50.3 (Dec 2002), with dictionaries of similar age.<ref>Aspell Windows port page</ref> The developer says he has "no time and very little interest in maintaining a Windows port", and has been looking for somebody to maintain it.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, the LyX project maintains a separate fork of Aspell for Windows and dictionaries, and says "the LyX project has long solved the Windows packaging problem by forking Aspell."Template:Citation needed LyX is being maintained and Template:As of the latest version is 2.3.7, dated 7 January 2023.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The regularly updated Cygwin port of aspell can also be used in Windows and it is the latest version.Template:Citation needed

IntegrationEdit

Aspell has been integrated into software such as Gajim,<ref>Gajim and Aspell: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> LyX, Notepad++, Claws Mail and previously Pidgin,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Opera,<ref>Opera 10 now uses Hunspell: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> gedit and AbiWord.

Notes and referencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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