Re: Sylpheed spellchecking help
On August 21, 2003 10:11 pm, Russ Pitman wrote:
> I tried for several times to sub to the sylpheed mail list to ask this but
> no go so far, probably my error, however perhaps someone using sylpheed can
> help.
>
> Briefly I installed a debian woody system for a elderly friend to use as a
> browser and email and 'learn about computers'.
>
> He can manage both fine now using mozilla and sylpheed but has problems
> with spelling.
>
> I've been through both the FAQ and the sylpheed-doc manual and can't even
> find a mention of spellchecking anywhere.
>
> Using an external editor is not a satisfactory solution. My friends son
> uses yahoo and his mailer has a spellchecking button.
>
> So,failing a simple spellcheck for sylpheed, I suppose that my question
> really becomes,can anyone suggest a Debian alternative to the Yahoo mailer.
>
> I am about to setup a separate Woody box to use to test any suggestions
>
Sylpheed doen't have spell checking -- use sylpheed-claws instead they call it
a bleeding edge version but I have always found it stable enough for day to
day use.
Hope this helps
R. Pluschke
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