2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 708a20b1403..2cf391c4807 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-2005-02-03  Stefan  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+2005-02-03  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * textmodes/ispell.el (ispell-internal-change-dictionary): Fix problem
+        in recent changes, where the ispell process was repeatedly
+        killed & restarted.
 
         * international/mule-cmds.el (set-locale-environment): Set file-name
         coding system to utf-8 on Darwin systems.
diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
index c403422801f..d5171125ae8 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/ispell.el
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ;;; ispell.el --- interface to International Ispell Versions 3.1 and 3.2
 
-;; Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
+;;           Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author:           Ken Stevens <k.stevens@ieee.org>
 ;; Maintainer:       Ken Stevens <k.stevens@ieee.org>
@@ -2449,7 +2450,7 @@ With prefix argument, set the default dictionary."
   "Update the dictionary actually used by Ispell.
 This may kill the Ispell process; if so,
 a new one will be started when needed."
-  (let ((dict (or ispell-local-dictionary ispell-dictionary "default")))
+  (let ((dict (or ispell-local-dictionary ispell-dictionary)))
     (unless (equal ispell-current-dictionary dict)
       (setq ispell-current-dictionary dict)
       (ispell-kill-ispell t))))