[R-pkg-devel] Is it possible to protect a word from the spell checker?

[boB Rudis]

Is there a minimum length req for the single quote spell checker
firewall? I've been putting 'API' in proper single quotes and it
always gets flagged.

On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Michael Dewey <lists at dewey.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> Thanks to all. I find it quite reassuring that even someone so steeped in R
> is still finding new things to learn, it gives me hope.
>
>
> On 02/03/2016 11:40, Uwe Ligges wrote:
>>
>> Indeed, from Writing R Extensions:
>>
>> "double quotes should be used for quotations (including titles of books
>> and articles), and single quotes for non-English usage, including names
>> of other packages and external software."
>>
>> Best,
>> Uwe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 02.03.2016 09:53, Martin Maechler wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hana Sevcikova <hanas at uw.edu>
>>>>>>>>      on Tue, 1 Mar 2016 11:45:34 -0800 writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>      > If it's in the DESCRIPTION file put the word into quotes.
>>>      > Hana
>>>
>>> Indeed, thank you Hana!
>>>
>>> To add - embarrassingly I've only learned this about a week ago -
>>> they need to be *single* quotes (as used 'here', they are also
>>> called 'apostroph') and *not* double quotes.
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>>      > On 01/03/2016 08:47, Michael Dewey wrote:
>>>      >> The spell checker is correct they are not correctly spelled
>>> English
>>>      >> words but names. I searched the Writing R Extensions manual
>>> but did not
>>>      >> find any solution. I know it is only a NOTE not more serious.
>>>
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