Re: [Aspell-user] 2 questions

[Kevin Atkinson]

On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, Julie Singco wrote:

> 1.  When I sign in locally to a computer with an administrator sign on I
> am able to add words to my personal word list.  Nothing seems to get
> added when I sign into the network with a logon that does not have
> administrator rights.
>  
> What files or folders does a logon need access to when using the aspell?

For unix:

  ~/.aspell.en.pws
  ~/.aspell.en.prepl

>  
> 2.  What file formats for other dictionaries are compatible with aspell? 
> We want to purchase a commercial medical dictionary to use with Aspell
> but want to make sure we get a format that's compatible.

For the personal dictionary its is basically just a word list see the 
manual.

For main dictionary is in an internal format.  Dictionaries need to be 
compiled from a list of words (one per line).