Any one successfully use spell check inside the git gui's commit message edit control

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asm warrior

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Feb 10, 2015, 1:21:19 AM2/10/15
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Hi, I use Msysgit (PortableGit-1.9.5-preview20141217) on WinXP. I try to set up the spell check inside the commit message edit control in the git gui window.
I try to follow the way described here: https://tarasalenin.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/configure-git-gui-spell-checker-on-windows/
Here are the main steps:
1, install the aspell binary, I use this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6233638/aspell-0-6-for-windows
2, install the aspell English dict from http://aspell.net/win32/
3, I even try to set the config file: gui.spellingdictionary=en

Every time I try to run the git gui, it prompt a message box says that:
"Spell checking is unavailable"
"Unknown mode none"

So, my question is: any one successfully set spell check inside the git gui? Thanks.

asm warrior

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Feb 10, 2015, 1:34:55 AM2/10/15
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On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 2:21:19 PM UTC+8, asm warrior wrote:
Hi, I use Msysgit (PortableGit-1.9.5-preview20141217) on WinXP. I try to set up the spell check inside the commit message edit control in the git gui window.
I try to follow the way described here: https://tarasalenin.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/configure-git-gui-spell-checker-on-windows/
Here are the main steps:
1, install the aspell binary, I use this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6233638/aspell-0-6-for-windows
2, install the aspell English dict from http://aspell.net/win32/
3, I even try to set the config file: gui.spellingdictionary=en

Every time I try to run the git gui, it prompt a message box says that:
"Spell checking is unavailable"
"Unknown mode none"


OK, it looks like I pick the wrong aspell binary. I try to use a more recent aspell 0.6 version binary with aspell 0.5 version dict.
So, I just install those two listed in http://aspell.net/win32/
1, 0.5 version aspell binary installer - http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/w32/Aspell-0-50-3-3-Setup.exe
2, 0.5 version dict: aspell-en-0.50-2-3.exe - http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/w32/Aspell-en-0.50-2-3.exe

After that, everything works fine!

BTW: any one use the newer version of aspell? The 0.5 version is from year 2002.

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