Re: flyspell in gnus

[Richard Riley <rileyrg@gmail.com>]

Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org> writes:

> Richard wrote:
>> Sergio Martínez <samf0xb58 <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> What's the value of `flyspell-highlight-flag' and
>>> `flyspell-highlight-properties'?
>
>> Its set to t.
>
>> HIliting works everywhere else : just not in gnus message
>> buffers. flyspell mode is on.
>
> The value of `flyspell-generic-check-word-predicate' in a
> message-mode buffer is `mail-mode-flyspell-verify', isn't it?

Yes

> This is set in a mail-mode buffer and a message-mode buffer; it
> limits flyspell so as to work on only lines that are in a body
> and don't begin with `>', `}', `|', or `To:'.  So, it won't work
> in quoted lines.  Try this to make flyspell work everywhere in
> a message-mode buffer (eval this in a message-mode buffer):
>
> (setq flyspell-generic-check-word-predicate nil)

I just did "bfore" typing this. No joy.

But it knows the word is wrong as flyspell-auto-correct-word works on
the unhilited mistake.

>
> Otherwise: flyspell uses overlay to highlight words.  If some
> hook (message-*-hook, post-command-hook, etc.) kills ovarlays
> you won't see incorrect words highlighting.
>

Hmm, No idea what could be gnus specific then . It works everywhere else
where overlays are used I think (autocomplete stuff).

Thanks for the info.