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https://github.com/mitchpaulus/autocorrect.vim

Autocorrect for Vim/Neovim built from scratch.
https://github.com/mitchpaulus/autocorrect.vim

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Autocorrect for Vim/Neovim built from scratch.

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# autocorrect.vim



This is an autocorrect plugin built from scratch. Every word added to

the autocorrect file was spelled incorrectly by me at some point while typing in Vim.

In fact, several were added during the writing of this README file.



# How to Install



I highly suggest the use of a Vim package manager plugin. Do a search in

your favorite search engine, and you will see lots of examples.



VIM 8.0 does do a much better job with package management (check out

[this screen cast](https://vimcasts.org/episodes/packages) from one of

the best, Drew Neil - every Vim user should read his book "Practical

Vim"), although I personally use [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug).

Check them out.



# How to Use



By default, the autocorrect abbreviations are not executed to keep Vim

startup time fast. There are two main functions/commands to get started.

They are the commands:



```vim

:AutocorrectTryLoad

```



and



```vim

:AutocorrectForceLoad

```



By default, `ta` maps to `AutocorrectTryLoad` and `fa`

maps to `AutocorrectForceLoad`. These will not overwrite existing

mappings.



You can change the mappings to your preference with a line like



```vim

nmap {new map chars} (AutocorrectTryLoad)

nmap {new map chars} (AutocorrectForceLoad)

```



in your vimrc file.



For example, you could change it to be `l` using



```vim

nmap l (AutocorrectTryLoad)

```



If you don't want the default mappings at all,

then you can disable them by setting the variable `g:AutocorrectDisableDefaultMappings` to `1`.



`ForceLoadAutocorrect` will always reread all the corrections. This is

important when you add in corrections to your personal autocorrect file

(See more on this [here](#extending)). `AutocorrectTryLoad` will do the

same thing as `AutocorrectForceLoad`, but only if it has never been run

before.



At this point, type your prose as normal and let the autocorrections do

the hard work for you!



# Extending



You can easily extend the list with your own personal autocorrect file.

By default, once the autocorrect plugin has been loaded you can quickly

add words to your personal autocorrect file with the mapping (standing

for [A]dd Abbreviation):



```vim

a

```



This mapping will by default open up a `.autocorrect` file in your home

directory, with the `iabbrev` command ready to go (`:h iabbrev`). If the

first suggested option isn't what you want the correction to be, just

change it.



You can modify the key binding for adding words to the autocorrect list

by mapping to:



```vim

nmap {new map chars} (AutocorrectAddToAbbrev)



```



## Can I have this automatically loaded for particular filetypes?



Of course. All you have to do is add a List of filetypes to the variable

`g:AutocorrectFiletypes` in your vimrc. As an example,



```vim

let g:AutocorrectFiletypes = ["text","markdown","tex"]

```



Be aware these are case sensitive as they are directly put into an

autocommand behind the scenes like:



```vim

autocmd FileType text,markdown,tex AutocorrectTryLoad

```



## Can I change the default location of the `~/.autocorrect` file?



Yes you can. Just put something like



```vim

let g:AutocorrectPersonalFile='~/mydirectory/mynewfile.anyextension'

```



in your vimrc file.



## Your corrections are terrible and I want to build my own list.



You can do that as well. To disable loading my list, just set the

variable `g:AutocorrectDisableBuiltIn` in your vimrc to anything. Now

only the personal autocorrect file will be sourced.

Example:



```vim

let g:AutocorrectDisableBuiltIn = 1

```



Now you can start building up your own personal autocorrect list without

any of my mistakes adding cruft!



# Typical Workflow



I typically will just write and type quickly, and then use the `[s`

command to move backwards through the incorrect spellings. Then I use

the `a` mapping to add the autocorrection, press `ZZ` to save

and exit the file, and then use `1z=` to take the first autocorrection

if the correct word appeared in the personal autocorrect file, or just

`z=` if I want to see the other spell check options.



# Additional Notes



Note that the personal autocorrect file is simply sourced as a vimscript

file. So if you put other commands besides `iabbrev` in there, Vim will

attempt to execute them. So if you put silly things in there and

exceptions result, that will be on you.



# How was this built?



This list was built slowly, one word at a time, and only words that I

have actually typed incorrectly with my own fingers are on the list.

This list was not generated by an algorithm. Because of this, I feel

there is much less waste and more crazy misspelling that occurs in

practice.



I don't plan on stopping using Vim for a long time, so this is only

going to grow, but I figured everyone should reap the benefits of this.