diff --git a/mode/html.py b/mode/html.py
index 8111032..c35a62a 100644
--- a/mode/html.py
+++ b/mode/html.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import color, mode
+import color, method, mode
 from lex import Grammar, PatternRule, RegionRule
 from mode.xml import TagGrammar
 from mode.javascript import JavascriptGrammar
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class HTML(mode.Fundamental):
         self.add_bindings('close-paren', (')',))
         self.add_bindings('close-brace', ('}',))
         self.add_bindings('close-bracket', (']',))
+        self.add_action(HtmlCheckSpelling())
 
 _colorbase = {
     'start':        ('default', 'default'),
@@ -43,4 +44,14 @@ for _name in _colorbase:
     HTML.colors['style.%s' % _name]  = _colorbase[_name]
     HTML.colors['tag.%s' % _name]    = _colorbase[_name]
 
+class HtmlCheckSpelling(method.Method):
+    """Check the spelling of the document via ispell -t"""
+    def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
+        # -x   no backup file
+        # -M   show context menu
+        # -H   treat input document as HTML
+        w.application.run_external('ispell', '-x', '-M', '-H', w.buffer.path)
+        if w.buffer.changed_on_disk():
+            w.buffer.reload()
+
 install = HTML.install
diff --git a/mode/latex.py b/mode/latex.py
index 45c3cb1..1bfe4b7 100644
--- a/mode/latex.py
+++ b/mode/latex.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from mode.text import TextInsertSpace
 class LatexGrammar(Grammar):
     rules = [
         PatternRule(r'comment', r'\%.*$'),
+        PatternRule(r'latex_wrapper', r'\\(?:begin|end)'),
         PatternRule(r'latex_control', r'\\[a-zA-Z]+'),
         RegionRule(r'latex_argument', r'{', None, r'}'),
         RegionRule(r'latex_string', r"``", None, r"''"),
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class Latex(mode.Fundamental):
     extensions = ['.latex', '.tex']
     grammar    = LatexGrammar
     colors     = {
+        'latex_wrapper':       ('magenta', 'default', 'bold'),
         'latex_control':       ('blue', 'default', 'bold'),
         'latex_argument.null': ('cyan', 'default', 'bold'),
         'latex_string.start':  ('green', 'default', 'bold'),
@@ -113,7 +115,11 @@ class LatexInsertSpace(TextInsertSpace):
 class LatexCheckSpelling(method.Method):
     """Check the spelling of the document via ispell -t"""
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        w.application.run_external('ispell', '-M', '-t', w.buffer.path)
-        w.buffer.reload()
+        # -x   no backup file
+        # -M   show context menu
+        # -t   treat input document as TeX
+        w.application.run_external('ispell', '-x', '-M', '-t', w.buffer.path)
+        if w.buffer.changed_on_disk():
+            w.buffer.reload()
 
 install = Latex.install