Added ispell-offset for version consistency. (ispell-dictionary-alist): updated dictionaries & better match defaults (ispell-alternate-dictionary): added /usr/shar path (ispell-menu-map-needed): redo changes that made this incompatible with earlier versions of emacs19. (ispell-required-version): changed to assure version 3.1.12 accessed. (ispell-word): Correctly accept buffer-local information. Does not try to modify read-only buffer on 'm' command. (ispell-command-loop): fixed bug that corrupted buffers. removed scrolling when *Choices* buffer shrinks. (check-ispell-version): Correctly identifies new version requirements. (ispell-region): Interaction updated for version 3.1.12+ Buffer read-only modification improvement. Dictionary messages added. (ispell-message-text-end): skips additional shell files. (ispell-buffer-local-parsing): extended-char mode now matches text mode