Re: [java-gnome-hackers] Looking for contributors for my incomplete Java-Gnome Bazaar branches

[Serkan K. <se...@ge...>]

2009/7/28 Andrew Cowie <an...@op...>:
> Does the SexySpellEntry Entry subclass use the same back-end that the
> TextView augmented with GtkSpell does?
>
> ie,
>
> - same UI [popup of word suggestions, etc]?
The UI I dont remember but the word segmentation code definetely
differs (GtkSpell uses TextView's own mechanism where as libsexy
implements a *buggy* logic of its own.
>
> - same back-end [presumably enchant powered to $whichever engine]?
Yes they're both Enchant powered and most of the logic for enchant
calls are duplicated. The difference is SexySpellEntry is not linked
against enchant but uses dlopen
> There is nothing worse than having keep adding all my words to
> yet-another spell checking back-end; it would be a non-starter if you
> had a java-gnome application full of TextViews and Entries that used a
> *different* spell checking dictionary for each.
The suggestions will be the same assuming there are no non-ascii chars
in the text triggering the libsexy bug.

Serkan KABA