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23.0.90; How to enable flyspell mode always isn't documented

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane <at> imap.cc>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.90; How to enable flyspell mode always isn't documented
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:52:44 +0100

Hi,

the manual doesn't mention how to enable flyspell mode in all text
modes (index search for flyspell).

,----[ M-x customize-variable RET text-mode-hook RET ]
| text-mode-hook: Hide Value
| [X] turn-on-flyspell
|     Unconditionally turn on Flyspell mode.
`----

How about the following patch?  Okay to install?

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
--- emacs/fixit.texi	27 Jan 2009 21:00:14 -0000	1.8
+++ emacs/fixit.texi	28 Feb 2009 18:50:17 -0000
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@
 word.  This does not interfere with your editing, but when you see the
 highlighted word, you can move to it and fix it.  Type @kbd{M-x
 flyspell-mode} to enable or disable this mode in the current buffer.
+@findex turn-on-flyspell
+To enable @code{flyspell-mode} in all text mode buffers, add
+@code{turn-on-flyspell} to @code{text-mode-hook}.
+
 
   When Flyspell mode highlights a word as misspelled, you can click on
 it with @kbd{Mouse-2} to display a menu of possible corrections and
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Bye, Reiner.
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Message #10 received at 2517 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane <at> imap.cc>
Cc: 2517 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.90; How to enable flyspell mode always isn't documented
Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:55:28 -0500

> How about the following patch?  Okay to install?

Okay.

Message #17 received at 2517-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane <at> imap.cc>
To: 2517-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.90; How to enable flyspell mode always
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:57:05 +0100

Fixed by...

2009-03-05  Reiner Steib  <Reiner.Steib <at> gmx.de>

	* fixit.texi (Spelling): Add turn-on-flyspell.  (Bug#2517)

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