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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.4.038
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+
+Patch 7.4.038
+Problem:    Using "zw" and "zg" when 'spell' is off give a confusing error
+	    message. (Gary Johnson)
+Solution:   Ignore the error when locating the word.  Explicitly mention what
+	    word was added. (Christian Brabandt)
+Files:	    src/normal.c, src/spell.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.4.037/src/normal.c	2013-09-22 15:23:38.000000000 +0200
+--- src/normal.c	2013-09-25 18:54:08.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 5246,5253 ****
+  		    {
+  			pos_T	pos = curwin->w_cursor;
+  
+! 			/* Find bad word under the cursor. */
+  			len = spell_move_to(curwin, FORWARD, TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
+  			if (len != 0 && curwin->w_cursor.col <= pos.col)
+  			    ptr = ml_get_pos(&curwin->w_cursor);
+  			curwin->w_cursor = pos;
+--- 5246,5257 ----
+  		    {
+  			pos_T	pos = curwin->w_cursor;
+  
+! 			/* Find bad word under the cursor.  When 'spell' is
+! 			 * off this fails and find_ident_under_cursor() is
+! 			 * used below. */
+! 			emsg_off++;
+  			len = spell_move_to(curwin, FORWARD, TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
++ 			emsg_off--;
+  			if (len != 0 && curwin->w_cursor.col <= pos.col)
+  			    ptr = ml_get_pos(&curwin->w_cursor);
+  			curwin->w_cursor = pos;
+*** ../vim-7.4.037/src/spell.c	2013-07-17 17:28:28.000000000 +0200
+--- src/spell.c	2013-09-25 18:48:55.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 9479,9485 ****
+  			if (undo)
+  			{
+  			    home_replace(NULL, fname, NameBuff, MAXPATHL, TRUE);
+! 			    smsg((char_u *)_("Word removed from %s"), NameBuff);
+  			}
+  		    }
+  		    fseek(fd, fpos_next, SEEK_SET);
+--- 9479,9486 ----
+  			if (undo)
+  			{
+  			    home_replace(NULL, fname, NameBuff, MAXPATHL, TRUE);
+! 			    smsg((char_u *)_("Word '%.*s' removed from %s"),
+! 							 len, word, NameBuff);
+  			}
+  		    }
+  		    fseek(fd, fpos_next, SEEK_SET);
+***************
+*** 9525,9531 ****
+  	    fclose(fd);
+  
+  	    home_replace(NULL, fname, NameBuff, MAXPATHL, TRUE);
+! 	    smsg((char_u *)_("Word added to %s"), NameBuff);
+  	}
+      }
+  
+--- 9526,9532 ----
+  	    fclose(fd);
+  
+  	    home_replace(NULL, fname, NameBuff, MAXPATHL, TRUE);
+! 	    smsg((char_u *)_("Word '%.*s' added to %s"), len, word, NameBuff);
+  	}
+      }
+  
+***************
+*** 10135,10141 ****
+  }
+  
+  /*
+!  * "z?": Find badly spelled word under or after the cursor.
+   * Give suggestions for the properly spelled word.
+   * In Visual mode use the highlighted word as the bad word.
+   * When "count" is non-zero use that suggestion.
+--- 10136,10142 ----
+  }
+  
+  /*
+!  * "z=": Find badly spelled word under or after the cursor.
+   * Give suggestions for the properly spelled word.
+   * In Visual mode use the highlighted word as the bad word.
+   * When "count" is non-zero use that suggestion.
+*** ../vim-7.4.037/src/version.c	2013-09-25 18:16:34.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2013-09-25 18:52:47.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 740,741 ****
+--- 740,743 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     38,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
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+MAN:    Fetchez la vache!
+                 "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD
+
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