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nTia89

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From: varese, italy

Registered: 2008-12-22

Posts: 1,230

aspell vs hunspell

hi to all

somebody who know about this two similar software can explain to me why there isn't an unique library for spell checking ?

thanks

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dyscoria

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Registered: 2008-01-10

Posts: 1,007

Re: aspell vs hunspell

Try looking at the Wikipedia pages and searching google for "aspell vs hunspell".

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nTia89

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From: varese, italy

Registered: 2008-12-22

Posts: 1,230

Re: aspell vs hunspell

i was hoping about an expert answer because google result are out-to-date answers

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bernarcher

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From: Germany

Registered: 2009-02-17

Posts: 2,281

Re: aspell vs hunspell

They are basically different. In short: hunspell expands on myspell which was designed for OpenOffice. Myspell on the other hand was meant to replace and enhance aspell and integrate easily in the word processing application.

For more detail: Wikipedia Hunspell, Myspell, Aspell, etc.
It is all in there.

Last edited by bernarcher (2011-01-02 15:06:28)

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ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,358

Re: aspell vs hunspell

i was hoping about an expert answer because google result are out-to-date answers

There's this thing called 'search by date', you should try it.

And just because the answer is 'recent' doesn't mean its more accurate. Go to the websites for both projects, take note of any new announcements, and then read google results with that knowledge in mind. Arch users search first before posting.

Closing.

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