> Yes there is the Xspell (I don't call this one ispell because you're able
> to use aspell here too!) and the pspell which needs a pspell environment
> installed!
ok, so replace ispell with `xspell' and aspell with pspell in my message. I
don't think that this changes my question.
> So generally we ALWAYS could compile the first version, but we can only
> compile/link the pspell version if we have pspell libraries installed
that i understood
> IMO it would be nice to be able to change between using the first version
> and the pspell version (if it is compiled in) in the preferences, but
> this will be probably too complicated.
doesn't option 4 allows this?
> Generally I would like a controller view split for the spellchecker, where
> all the pspell/ispell routines are in the controller so that we don't have
> to care about them in the GUI.
that's the idea
> In the Controller we could for now put the #ifdef or we could have 2
> versions of the Controller and link in the right one. This depends what
> is easier for you (or if the second one is possible with configure-magic!)
> Hope this clears up a bit of fog!
so you're saying: go for option 1.
gr.ed.