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24.5; flyspell only works with mouse

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From: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.5; flyspell only works with mouse
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:11:13 -0300

I have just tried flyspell for the first time, and I find that it can
only be operated using a mouse (and a mouse with middle button at that),
and IIUC it cannot by used with a keyboard alone.

Please consider making it usable from the keyboard.

Details:

In Section 16.4, "Checking and Correcting Spelling", of the manual (info
"(emacs) Spelling"), it says:

    When Flyspell mode highlights a word as misspelled, you can click on
    it with ‘Mouse-2’ to display a menu of possible corrections and
    actions.

If there is a command to do this from the keyboard it is not documented
here.

I can't execute Mouse-2 from the trackpad on my laptop, but plugging in
a physical mouse [and after a bit of fiddling to get a clean click and
not a scroll on the scroll wheel], I find that:

    <down-mouse-2> at that spot runs the command flyspell-correct-word,
    which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `flyspell.el'.

    It is bound to <down-mouse-2>.

    (flyspell-correct-word EVENT)

    Pop up a menu of possible corrections for a misspelled word.
    The word checked is the word at the mouse position.

So I tried positioning the cursor on the word and running `M-x
flyspell-correct-word', but (obviously in retrospect, since it takes an
EVENT argument), and I get the message

    command-execute: flyspell-correct-word must be bound to an event with
    parameters

Please consider making flyspell usable from the keyboard. (Or, if it
already is and I'm simply missing something, please document it.)

Thanks you.


In GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.14.12)
 of 2015-05-07 on buildvm-08.phx2.fedoraproject.org
Windowing system distributor `Fedora Project', version 11.0.11603000
System Description:	Fedora release 21 (Twenty One)

Configured using:
 `configure --build=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
 --host=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu --program-prefix=
 --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr
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Important settings:
  value of $LC_MONETARY: en_DK.utf8
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: en_DK.utf8
  value of $LC_TIME: en_DK.utf8
  value of $LANG: en_CA.utf8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=ibus
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: Text

Minor modes in effect:
  flyspell-mode: t
  TeX-PDF-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  delete-selection-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  savehist-mode: t
  electric-pair-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  display-battery-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  cua-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  size-indication-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  global-visual-line-mode: t
  visual-line-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent messages:
Type C-x 1 to delete the help window.
command-execute: flyspell-correct-word must be bound to an event with parameters
Mark set
command-execute: flyspell-correct-word must be bound to an event with parameters
Mark set
Quit [2 times]
Updating buffer list...
Formats have changed, recompiling...done
Updating buffer list...done
Commands: m, u, t, RET, g, k, S, D, Q; q to quit; h for help
byte-code: Beginning of buffer

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Message #8 received at 21125 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)
To: 21125 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21125: 24.5; flyspell only works with mouse
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:19:48 -0300

At 22:11 -0300 on Thursday 2015-07-23, N. Jackson wrote:

> In Section 16.4, "Checking and Correcting Spelling", of the manual (info
> "(emacs) Spelling"), it says:
>
>     When Flyspell mode highlights a word as misspelled, you can click on
>     it with ‘Mouse-2’ to display a menu of possible corrections and
>     actions.
>
> If there is a command to do this from the keyboard it is not documented
> here.

> Please consider making flyspell usable from the keyboard. (Or, if it
> already is and I'm simply missing something, please document it.)

Ah! I find that there is a flyspell-correct-word-before-point, already
set up with a key binding.

    flyspell-correct-word-before-point is an interactive compiled Lisp
    function in `flyspell.el'.

    It is bound to C-c $.

Perhaps this could be documented in the manual? Something like:

    When Flyspell mode highlights a word as misspelled, you can
    position point on it and type `C-c $' (or click on it with
    `Mouse-2') to display a menu of possible corrections and actions.

Also, this command pops up a graphical menu of options on my system.
This menu can be navigated fine from the keyboard which is good.
Nonetheless, it seems a bit incongruous to get a graphical menu in
response to a command from the keyboard. Might a minibuffer prompt or
completions list or an interface like the one used for ispell-buffer be
more appropriate? (I don't know, just asking.)

Message #13 received at 21125-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)
Cc: 21125-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21125: 24.5; flyspell only works with mouse
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:33:10 +0300

> From: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)
> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:19:48 -0300
> 
> Ah! I find that there is a flyspell-correct-word-before-point, already
> set up with a key binding.
> 
>     flyspell-correct-word-before-point is an interactive compiled Lisp
>     function in `flyspell.el'.
> 
>     It is bound to C-c $.
> 
> Perhaps this could be documented in the manual? Something like:
> 
>     When Flyspell mode highlights a word as misspelled, you can
>     position point on it and type `C-c $' (or click on it with
>     `Mouse-2') to display a menu of possible corrections and actions.

Done.

> Also, this command pops up a graphical menu of options on my system.
> This menu can be navigated fine from the keyboard which is good.
> Nonetheless, it seems a bit incongruous to get a graphical menu in
> response to a command from the keyboard. Might a minibuffer prompt or
> completions list or an interface like the one used for ispell-buffer be
> more appropriate? (I don't know, just asking.)

I see nothing incongruous in popping up a menu in this case, but
patches are welcome for adding an optional non-menu UI in this case.

Thanks.

Message #16 received at 21125 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)
To: 21125 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: eliz <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#21125: 24.5; flyspell only works with mouse
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:40:03 -0300

At 04:33 -0300 on Friday 2015-07-24, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> From: nljlistbox2 <at> gmail.com (N. Jackson)
>> Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:19:48 -0300
>>
>> Perhaps this could be documented in the manual? Something like:
>> 
>>     When Flyspell mode highlights a word as misspelled, you can
>>     position point on it and type `C-c $' (or click on it with
>>     `Mouse-2') to display a menu of possible corrections and actions.
>
> Done.

Thanks Eli.

>> Also, this command pops up a graphical menu of options on my system.
>> This menu can be navigated fine from the keyboard which is good.
>> Nonetheless, it seems a bit incongruous to get a graphical menu in
>> response to a command from the keyboard. Might a minibuffer prompt or
>> completions list or an interface like the one used for ispell-buffer be
>> more appropriate? (I don't know, just asking.)
>
> I see nothing incongruous in popping up a menu in this case, but
> patches are welcome for adding an optional non-menu UI in this case.

I've now realise that I can of course use `M-$' (`ispell-word') in
exactly this circumstance and get a non-graphical menu, so I don't think
any patch is needed.

For completeness, I will add that I've noticed that in the natural
course of typing, point is well beyond a misspelled word before I notice
the highlighting, so there is the need to navigate back to the
highlighted word before using `C-c $' or `M-$'.

`M-x flyspell-check-previous-highlighted-word' comes to the rescue here
(I'll need to give it a binding in my settings), but I find that it has
some issues which I have reported in bug#21129.

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