Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| Angus Leeming wrote:
| > Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
| >> Well, I think I communicate a lot already.
| > LOL! Email is a notoriously bad way to communicate. I'm forever
| > writing emails that are clear and lucid and which are taken to mean
| > something else by the eejit reading them. Often I seem to offend
| > them. Honestly! (Who'd have thought it!) I suspect that they
| > misconstrue my words on purpose.
| >
| >> I have described a number of times the flaws in the controller.
| >> If someone is opposing some argument to a patch, he should at
| >> the minimum read the code in question. Opposing a patch because it
| >> removes some pseudo-feature is wrong.
| > I've read the patch. I understand the rationale. I think that you're
| > doing the correct thing. Here's how I think you should proceed:
| > * strip out Ispell and Pspell support. Do it completely. That means
| > configure tests, src/ispell.C and src/pspell.C. Fix up the
| > Preference dialog.
|
| Yes, I forgot that in my patch as Georg did point out.
|
| > * re-write the ControlSpellchecker code. The logic is currently upside down.
| > * Add support for Enchant. Do it completely. That means configure
| > tests and src/enchant.C. Fix up the Preferences dialog. I'd assume
| > that the dialog would enable the user to pass options through to
| > Enchant.
| > * Get people to test it out. If Enchant provides us with everything
| > that Aspell currently provides us with, start a "let's remove
| > Aspell" debate. Don't get upset when you meet resistance. (Grow a
| > thicker skin ;-))
| > * Assuming that you win that argument you'll be able to get rid of
| > SpellBase (or whatever it's called).
| > Now that's a lot of work, but if your serious in your desire to
| > clean up LyX, it's the only sensible way to proceed.
|
| You've just described my very plan ;-). I just thought it was obvious
| so I didn't care to write it so explicitly. The problem is just that
| Lars won't allow step 1.
Very right. If the bus thing happens after step 1, we are left with no
spellchecker.
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Lgb
