spell checker for latex (and worksheets in general)

[haraldschilly]

There is no spellchecker for LaTeX documents.

As a workaround, I also tried if the browser-based spellchecker could be enabled, but it doesn't work either (in FF).

Possible implementation:

1. run content through aspell in non-interactive mode.
   • -t is for latex files
   • -d [lang-code] can be used to select the language. (right now, no language packs are installed)
   • cat <file>.tex | aspell -a -t gives a sensible list which can be used to give suggestions, would require work on the ui, etc.
2. Somehow fix up the editor in a way, that the native spellchecker of the browser works.

[haraldschilly]

Best workaround: $ aspell -t -c <filename.tex and use i, a and the numbers to go through the file.

[haraldschilly]

Comments by Jason

• luatex?
• run on syncfile?
• typo.js

[swenson]

I've had pretty good luck with getting typo.js to work (with the ACE editor, for example: https://github.com/swenson/ace_spell_check_js)

[williamstein]

There is now a spell checker integrated into the latex editor. It underlines badly spelled words on save. It does not currently offer alternatives, but it will later. I'll leave this ticket opened until:

• alternative spellings
• straightforward way to customize the dictionary

[pbeltran]

Is it possible to enable/disable the spell checking? I mean, it's a wonderful feature, but almost everything inside a sagetex environment is marked in that red lines.

[haraldschilly]

@pbeltran add %sagemathcloud={"lang":"disable"} at the bottom of the *.tex document.

[pbeltran]

Thanks @haraldschilly