@c This is part of the Emacs manual.
@c Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c See file emacs.texi for copying conditions.
-@node Fixit, Files, Search, Top
+@node Fixit, Keyboard Macros, Search, Top
@chapter Commands for Fixing Typos
@cindex typos, fixing
@cindex mistakes, correcting
it, or change your mind while composing text on the fly.
The most fundamental command for correcting erroneous editing is the
-undo command, @kbd{C-x u} or @kbd{C-_}. This command undoes a single
-command (usually), a part of a command (in the case of
-@code{query-replace}), or several consecutive self-inserting characters.
-Consecutive repetitions of @kbd{C-_} or @kbd{C-x u} undo earlier and
-earlier changes, back to the limit of the undo information available.
-@xref{Undo}, for more information.
+undo command, @kbd{C-x u} or @kbd{C-_} or @kbd{C-/}. This command
+undoes a single command (usually), a part of a command (in the case of
+@code{query-replace}), or several consecutive self-inserting
+characters. Consecutive repetitions of the undo command undo earlier
+and earlier changes, back to the limit of the undo information
+available. @xref{Undo}, for more information.
@menu
* Kill Errors:: Commands to kill a batch of recently entered text.
word or of a portion of a buffer. These commands work with the spelling
checker program Ispell, which is not part of Emacs.
@ifinfo
-@xref{Top, Ispell, Overview ispell, ispell.info, The Ispell Manual}.
+@xref{Top, Ispell, Overview ispell, ispell, The Ispell Manual}.
@end ifinfo
@table @kbd
@item M-x flyspell-mode
Enable Flyspell mode, which highlights all misspelled words.
+@item M-x flyspell-prog-mode
+Enable Flyspell mode for comments and strings only.
@item M-$
Check and correct spelling of the word at point (@code{ispell-word}).
@item M-@key{TAB}
+@itemx @key{ESC} @key{TAB}
Complete the word before point based on the spelling dictionary
(@code{ispell-complete-word}).
@item M-x ispell
@item M-x ispell-region
Check and correct spelling of each word in the region.
@item M-x ispell-message
-Check and correct spelling of each word in a draft mail message,
+Check and correct spelling of each word in a draft mail message,
excluding cited material.
@item M-x ispell-change-dictionary @key{RET} @var{dict} @key{RET}
Restart the Ispell process, using @var{dict} as the dictionary.
actions. You can also correct the word by editing it manually in any
way you like.
+@findex flyspell-prog-mode
+Flyspell Prog mode works just like ordinary Flyspell mode, except that
+it only checks words in comments and string constants. This feature
+is useful for editing programs. Type @kbd{M-x flyspell-prog-mode} to
+enable or disable this mode in the current buffer.
+
The other Emacs spell-checking features check or look up words when
you give an explicit command to do so. Checking all or part of the
buffer is useful when you have text that was written outside of this
here.
@item r @var{new} @key{RET}
-Replace the word (just this time) with @var{new}.
+Replace the word (just this time) with @var{new}. (The replacement
+string will be rescanned for more spelling errors.)
@item R @var{new} @key{RET}
Replace the word with @var{new}, and do a @code{query-replace} so you
-can replace it elsewhere in the buffer if you wish.
+can replace it elsewhere in the buffer if you wish. (The replacements
+will be rescanned for more spelling errors.)
@item @var{digit}
Replace the word (just this time) with one of the displayed
wildcard.
@item C-g
-Quit interactive spell checking. You can restart it again afterward
-with @kbd{C-u M-$}.
+Quit interactive spell checking, leaving point at the word that was
+being checked. You can restart checking again afterward with @kbd{C-u
+M-$}.
@item X
Same as @kbd{C-g}.
@item C-z
This key has its normal command meaning (suspend Emacs or iconify this
frame).
+
+@item ?
+Show the list of options.
@end table
@findex ispell-complete-word
The command @code{ispell-complete-word}, which is bound to the key
@kbd{M-@key{TAB}} in Text mode and related modes, shows a list of
completions based on spelling correction. Insert the beginning of a
-word, and then type @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}; the command displays a completion
-list window. To choose one of the completions listed, click
-@kbd{Mouse-2} on it, or move the cursor there in the completions window
-and type @key{RET}. @xref{Text Mode}.
+word, and then type @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}; the command displays a
+completion list window. (If your window manager intercepts
+@kbd{M-@key{TAB}}, type @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{TAB}} or @kbd{C-M-i}.) To
+choose one of the completions listed, click @kbd{Mouse-2} or
+@kbd{Mouse-1} fast on it, or move the cursor there in the completions
+window and type @key{RET}. @xref{Text Mode}.
@ignore
@findex reload-ispell
process uses no time except when you do spelling correction.
@vindex ispell-dictionary
- Ispell uses two dictionaries: the standard dictionary and your private
-dictionary. The variable @code{ispell-dictionary} specifies the file
-name of the standard dictionary to use. A value of @code{nil} says to
-use the default dictionary. The command @kbd{M-x
-ispell-change-dictionary} sets this variable and then restarts the
-Ispell subprocess, so that it will use a different dictionary.
+ Ispell uses two dictionaries together for spell checking: the
+standard dictionary and your private dictionary. The variable
+@code{ispell-dictionary} specifies the file name to use for the
+standard dictionary; a value of @code{nil} selects the default
+dictionary. The command @kbd{M-x ispell-change-dictionary} sets this
+variable and then restarts the Ispell subprocess, so that it will use
+a different standard dictionary.
@vindex ispell-complete-word-dict
- The dictionary used by @code{ispell-complete-word} can be
-customized separately by setting the value of the variable
-@code{ispell-complete-word-dict}.
+ Ispell uses a separate dictionary for word completion. The variable
+@code{ispell-complete-word-dict} specifies the file name of this
+dictionary. The completion dictionary must be different because it
+cannot use root and affix information. For some languages
+there is a spell checking dictionary but no word completion
+dictionary.
+
+@ignore
+ arch-tag: 3359a443-96ed-448f-9f05-c8111ba8eac0
+@end ignore