branch: elpa
commit 131c537405303345402365933361df3b7ee71d79
Author: Arash Esbati <[email protected]>
Commit: Arash Esbati <[email protected]>
Document interaction with Ispell
* doc/auctex.texi (Selecting a Command): Document interaction with Ispell.
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doc/auctex.texi | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 120 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/auctex.texi b/doc/auctex.texi
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--- a/doc/auctex.texi
+++ b/doc/auctex.texi
@@ -2876,6 +2876,126 @@ If nil, just check the current file.
Used when checking if any files have changed.
@end defopt
+@cindex ispell
+When performing spell checking on a document or a region (invoked
+through @AUCTeX{}'s @samp{Spell} command or @kbd{M-x ispell RET}), you
+want the spell checking program to skip certain macro arguments and
+environments, most notably the arguments of referencing macros and the
+contents of verbatim environments. The skipped parts are controlled by
+variable @code{ispell-tex-skip-alists} provided by @file{ispell.el}.
+@AUCTeX{} has a library which can be added to this variable depending on
+the value of @code{TeX-ispell-extend-skip-list} which is set to @code{t}
+by default.
+
+@defopt TeX-ispell-extend-skip-list
+This boolean option controls whether @AUCTeX{} activates its extension
+for skipping certain macro arguments and environments when spell
+checking.
+
+When non-@code{nil}, @AUCTeX{} loads the file @file{tex-ispell.el} and
+adds its content to @code{ispell-tex-skip-alists}. This library can and
+will never be complete, but the interface can be used to add selected
+and private macro names within your init file or on a file local basis.
+
+@code{ispell-tex-skip-alists} has the following structure:
+@lisp
+(defvar ispell-tex-skip-alists
+ '((;; First list
+ ("\\\\addcontentsline" ispell-tex-arg-end 2)
+ ("\\\\\\([aA]lph\\|arabic\\)" ispell-tex-arg-end)
+ ("\\\\makebox" ispell-tex-arg-end 0)
+ ("\\\\documentclass" . "\\\\begin@{document@}"))
+ (;; Second list
+ ("\\(figure\\|table\\)\\*?" ispell-tex-arg-end 0)
+ ("list" ispell-tex-arg-end 2)
+ ("verbatim\\*?" . "\\\\end@{verbatim\\*?@}")))
+ "*Lists of regions to be skipped in TeX mode.
+First list is used raw.
+Second list has key placed inside \\begin@{@}.")
+@end lisp
+Each item is an alist and the structure of it is described in
+@code{ispell-skip-region-alist}:
+@lisp
+(defvar ispell-skip-region-alist
+ '((...))
+ "Alist expressing beginning and end of regions not to spell check.
+The alist key must be a regular expression.
+Valid forms include:
+ (KEY) - just skip the key.
+ (KEY . REGEXP) - skip to the end of REGEXP.
+ REGEXP may be string or symbol.
+ (KEY REGEXP) - skip to end of REGEXP. REGEXP must be a string.
+ (KEY FUNCTION ARGS) - FUNCTION called with ARGS
+ returns end of region.")
+@end lisp
+
+Let's go through the first list of @code{ispell-tex-skip-alists} line by
+line:
+@lisp
+("\\\\addcontentsline" ispell-tex-arg-end 2)
+@end lisp
+@code{KEY} is the string @code{"\\\\addcontentsline"}, @code{FUNCTION}
+is @code{ispell-tex-arg-end} called with @code{ARGS}, here @code{2}.
+@code{ispell-tex-arg-end} is a function provided by @file{ispell.el}
+which skips as many subsequent optional arguments in square brackets as
+it sees and then skips @code{ARGS} number of mandatory arguments in
+braces. Omitting @code{ARGS} means skip @code{1} mandatory argument.
+In practice, when you have something like this in your document:
+@example
+\addcontentsline@{toc@}@{chapter@}@{Some text@}
+@end example
+The first two arguments are left out and @samp{Some text} will be spell
+checked. For the next line
+@lisp
+("\\\\\\([aA]lph\\|arabic\\)" ispell-tex-arg-end)
+@end lisp
+the name of the counter as argument is skipped. Next line is
+@lisp
+("\\\\makebox" ispell-tex-arg-end 0)
+@end lisp
+where only optional arguments are skipped, the first mandatory argument
+is checked, e.g.
+@example
+\makebox[0pt][l]@{Some text@}
+@end example
+Finally, the next line
+@lisp
+("\\\\documentclass" . "\\\\begin@{document@}"))
+@end lisp
+ensures that the entire preamble of a document is discarded. Second
+list works the same; it is more convenient for environments since
+@code{KEY} is wrapped inside @code{\begin@{@}}.
+
+@AUCTeX{} provides two functions to add items to car and cdr of
+@code{ispell-tex-arg-end}, namely @code{TeX-ispell-skip-setcar} and
+@code{TeX-ispell-skip-setcdr}. The argument of these functions is
+exactly as in @code{ispell-tex-skip-alists}. Additions can be done via
+init file, e.g.:
+@lisp
+(eval-after-load "tex-ispell"
+ '(progn
+ (TeX-ispell-skip-setcar
+ '(("\\\\mymacro" ispell-tex-arg-end)))
+ (TeX-ispell-skip-setcdr
+ '(("myverbatim" . "\\\\end@{myverbatim@}")))))
+@end lisp
+Another possibility is to use file local additions at the end of your
+@TeX{} file, e.g.:
+@example
+%%% Local Variables:
+%%% mode: latex
+%%% TeX-master: t
+%%% eval: (TeX-ispell-skip-setcar '(("\\\\mymacro" . "@{[-0-9]+@}")))
+%%% End:
+@end example
+
+@findex TeX-ispell-tex-arg-end
+Finally, @AUCTeX{} provides a function called
+@code{TeX-ispell-tex-arg-end} which sees more arguments than
+@code{ispell-tex-arg-end}. Refer to its doc string for more
+information.
+@end defopt
+
@node Processor Options
@subsection Options for @TeX{} Processors
