Please: -read the README file for install instructions. -run ./configure -help for configure options For a standard install (e.g. aspell was installed from a deb or rpm or similar) ########## run: ./configure make then as admin (or sudo) make install ######### Problems ? mail <tetum-translators@nongnu.org> or Peter Gossner <gossner@arcom.com.au> ## USING the tetum dictionary with aspell. ## If all went well with the install run using the --master option: You may use tetun or tetum to identify the master wordlist (dictionary). SIMPLE EXAMPLES: A plain text file: $ aspell --master tetum check filename-to-check.txt or $ aspell --master tetum -c filename-to-check.txt An sgml / html file: $ aspell --master tetun -H -c filename-to-check.html The Following is output by running: $ aspell --help Aspell 0.50.5 alpha. Copyright 2000 by Kevin Atkinson. Usage: aspell [options] <command> <command> is one of: -?|help display this help message -c|check <file> to check a file -a|pipe "ispell -a" compatibility mode -l|list produce a list of misspelled words from standard input [dump] config dumps the current configuration to stdout config <key> prints the current value of an option soundslike returns the soundslike equivalent for each word entered filter passes standard input through filters -v|version prints a version line dump|create|merge master|personal|repl [word list] dumps, creates or merges a master, personal, or replacement word list. [options] is any of the following: --conf=<str> main configuration file --conf-dir=<str> location of main configuration file --data-dir=<str> location of language data files --dict-dir=<str> location of the main word list --encoding=<str> encoding to expect data to be in --add|rem-filter=<str> add or removes a filter --mode=<str> filter mode = none,url,email,sgml,tex -e,--mode=email enter Email mode. -H,--mode=sgml enter Html/Sgml mode. -t,--mode=tex enter TeX mode. --add|rem-extra-dicts=<str> extra dictionaries to use --home-dir=<str> location for personal files -W,--ignore=<int> ignore words <= n chars --[dont-]ignore-accents ignore accents when checking words --[dont-]ignore-case ignore case when checking words --[dont-]ignore-repl ignore commands to store replacement pairs --jargon=<str> extra information for the word list --keyboard=<str> keyboard definition to use for typo analysis --lang=<str> language code --language-tag=<str> deprecated, use lang instead --local-data-dir=<str> location of local language data files -d,--master=<str> base name of the main dictionary to use --module=<str> --add|rem-module-search-order=<str> --per-conf=<str> personal configuration file -p,--personal=<str> personal word list file name --prefix=<str> prefix directory --repl=<str> replacements list file name -C|-B,--[dont-]run-together consider run-together words legal --run-together-limit=<int> maxium numbers that can be strung together --run-together-min=<int> minimal length of interior words --[dont-]save-repl save replacement pairs on save all --[dont-]set-prefix set the prefix based on executable location --size=<str> size of the word list --spelling=<str> no longer used --[dont-]strip-accents strip accents from word lists --sug-mode=<str> suggestion mode --add|rem-word-list-path=<str> Search path for word list information files -b|-x,--[dont-]backup create a backup file by appending ".bak" --[dont-]reverse reverse the order of the suggest list --[dont-]time time load time and suggest time in pipe mode --keymapping=<str> keymapping for check mode, one of aspell ispell --add|rem-email-quote=<str> email quote characters --email-margin=<int> num chars that can appear before the quote char --add|rem-tex-command=<str> TeX commands --[dont-]tex-check-comments check TeX comments --add|rem-tex-extension=<str> TeX file extensions --add|rem-sgml-check=<str> sgml attributes to always check. --add|rem-sgml-extension=<str> sgml file extensions ########## For more complete information: (and explanations) $ man aspell and or $ info aspell Finally check /usr/share/doc/aspell-doc for a manual in postscript or html format. and look at the aspell site for the latest versions. ########## A final hint: Add some convenience aliases to your ~/.bashrc for example: ##### Tetum Aliases ##### # this runs aspell set for tetum alias aspelltet='aspell --master tetun' # the following 2 entries are for using the Tetum translating dictionaries alias teteng='dict --database tet-eng-dictionary' alias engtet='dict --database eng-tet-dictionary' # call a local version of aspell alias asl='/usr/local/bin/aspell' #### End tetum aliases reload bash: (just type bash and hit enter) then $ aspelltet -c filename-to-check