Re: spell checking files in lynx?

Hi Tim,
using the letter e was the solution for the situation.
The file was already local, with the editor on this  person's setup for 
some reason  not invoking spell check.  It was properly setup for lynx 
though,  so opening the file as I outlined and typing e gave me what I 
needed.
Thanks again,
Karen



On Tue, 27 Aug 2024, Tim Chase wrote:

> On 2024-08-27 17:23, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>> I have access to an editor, and its spell checker for those moments when I
>> am say sending a comment, or completing a form or text box in Lynx.
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> I presume you're using the control+x followed by control+e to invoke
> your editor on the form/textbox, correct?
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>> What I am wondering though is how, or if, that can work with a file?
>> For example I open Lynx by typing
>> lynx draftfile.txt
>> Which presents the file referenced for me to read.
>> Can I access the editor chosen for lynx using a specific command?
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> If it's a local file, I believe you can type "e" to invoke your
> editor on the currently-showing file.  It doesn't seem to work for
> remote files, so you'd have to download it locally ("d"), possibly
> to a temporary-file, and then use the "e" to edit the lcoal copy,
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> Alternatively, you can edit the file directly in your editor
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>  $ vi draftfile.txt
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> (with whatever your preferred editor is if it's not vi) and then
> invoke lynx on it from within the editor, like
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>  :!lynx %
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> if you use vi (you'd have to mention what your editor-of-choice is
> if it differs, since it likely has a different way of invoking an
> external viewer).  Once you're done previewing, you can quit to
> return back to your editor.
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> -tim
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