@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
@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 for more information.
+@xref{Undo}, for more information.
@menu
* Kill Errors:: Commands to kill a batch of recently entered text.
the line with the newline, which would be useless, @kbd{C-t} transposes the
last two characters on the line. So, if you catch your transposition error
right away, you can fix it with just a @kbd{C-t}. If you don't catch it so
-fast, you must move the cursor back to between the two transposed
-characters. If you transposed a space with the last character of the word
-before it, the word motion commands are a good way of getting there.
-Otherwise, a reverse search (@kbd{C-r}) is often the best way.
-@xref{Search}.
-
+fast, you must move the cursor back between the two transposed
+characters before you type @kbd{C-t}. If you transposed a space with
+the last character of the word before it, the word motion commands are
+a good way of getting there. Otherwise, a reverse search (@kbd{C-r})
+is often the best way. @xref{Search}.
@kindex C-x C-t
@findex transpose-lines
@c programs.texi, in the "List Commands" node.
@c @kindex C-M-t
@c @findex transpose-sexps
- @kbd{M-t} (@code{transpose-words}) transposes the word before point
-with the word after point. It moves point forward over a word, dragging
-the word preceding or containing point forward as well. The punctuation
-characters between the words do not move. For example, @w{@samp{FOO, BAR}}
-transposes into @w{@samp{BAR, FOO}} rather than @samp{@w{BAR FOO,}}.
-
- @kbd{C-M-t} (@code{transpose-sexps}) is a similar command for transposing
-two expressions (@pxref{Lists}), and @kbd{C-x C-t} (@code{transpose-lines})
-exchanges lines. They work like @kbd{M-t} except in determining the
-division of the text into syntactic units.
+ @kbd{M-t} transposes the word before point with the word after point
+(@code{transpose-words}). It moves point forward over a word,
+dragging the word preceding or containing point forward as well. The
+punctuation characters between the words do not move. For example,
+@w{@samp{FOO, BAR}} transposes into @w{@samp{BAR, FOO}} rather than
+@samp{@w{BAR FOO,}}.
+
+ @kbd{C-M-t} (@code{transpose-sexps}) is a similar command for
+transposing two expressions (@pxref{Expressions}), and @kbd{C-x C-t}
+(@code{transpose-lines}) exchanges lines. They work like @kbd{M-t}
+except as regards what units of text they transpose.
A numeric argument to a transpose command serves as a repeat count: it
-tells the transpose command to move the character (word, sexp, line)
+tells the transpose command to move the character (word, expression, line)
before or containing point across several other characters (words,
-sexps, lines). For example, @kbd{C-u 3 C-t} moves the character before
+expressions, lines). For example, @kbd{C-u 3 C-t} moves the character before
point forward across three other characters. It would change
@samp{f@point{}oobar} into @samp{oobf@point{}ar}. This is equivalent to
repeating @kbd{C-t} three times. @kbd{C-u - 4 M-t} moves the word
A numeric argument of zero is assigned a special meaning (because
otherwise a command with a repeat count of zero would do nothing): to
-transpose the character (word, sexp, line) ending after point with the
-one ending after the mark.
+transpose the character (word, expression, line) ending after point
+with the one ending after the mark.
@node Fixing Case
@section Case Conversion
@table @kbd
@item M-x flyspell-mode
Enable Flyspell mode, which highlights all misspelled words.
+@item M-x flyspell-progmode
+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}
@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
To check the entire current buffer, use @kbd{M-x ispell-buffer}. Use
@kbd{M-x ispell-region} to check just the current region. To check
spelling in an email message you are writing, use @kbd{M-x
-ispell-message}; that checks the whole buffer, but does not check
+ispell-message}; that command checks the whole buffer, except for
material that is indented or appears to be cited from other messages.
@findex ispell
Each time these commands encounter an incorrect word, they ask you
what to do. They display a list of alternatives, usually including
several ``near-misses''---words that are close to the word being
-checked. Then you must type a character. Here are the valid responses:
+checked. Then you must type a single-character response. Here are
+the valid responses:
@table @kbd
@item @key{SPC}
@item i
Insert this word in your private dictionary file so that Ispell will
-consider it correct it from now on, even in future sessions.
+consider it correct from now on, even in future sessions.
@item u
-Insert the lower-case version of this word in your private dictionary
+Insert the lower-case version of this word in your private dic@-tion@-ary
file.
@item m
@item l @var{word} @key{RET}
Look in the dictionary for words that match @var{word}. These words
-become the new list of ``near-misses''; you can select one of them to
-replace with by typing a digit. You can use @samp{*} in @var{word} as a
+become the new list of ``near-misses''; you can select one of them as
+the replacement by typing a digit. You can use @samp{*} in @var{word} as a
wildcard.
@item C-g
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
+ 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 employ 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
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