Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 16:10 -0700, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 15:04 -0700, consultores1 wrote: > > > I'm having the same situation, it looks that the Canadian dictionary > > doesn't exist yet! and by default it use U.S. dictionary. > > > > My preference in this case is to use British dictionary, but i can't. > > Make sure the en-gb packages are installed? > OK, thanks so much. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
On 08/21/08 18:09, Paul Johnson wrote: On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 13:52 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: They're trying to tell you something... The Debian lists are not the place to be a racist bastard, Ron. Sure it is! Canada is Evil and must be DESTROYED -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it." -- Thomas Jefferson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
I found the following link very useful when I was getting the UK dictionary to work: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:openofficeukdict John
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
Paul Johnson wrote: > On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 15:04 -0700, consultores1 wrote: > >> I'm having the same situation, it looks that the Canadian dictionary >> doesn't exist yet! and by default it use U.S. dictionary. >> >> My preference in this case is to use British dictionary, but i can't. > > Make sure the en-gb packages are installed? > In addition, and I not sure about this since I haven't tried, one might also need to be using a en_GB.UTF-8 locale. Would love to be enlightened on this though. ->HS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 15:04 -0700, consultores1 wrote: > I'm having the same situation, it looks that the Canadian dictionary > doesn't exist yet! and by default it use U.S. dictionary. > > My preference in this case is to use British dictionary, but i can't. Make sure the en-gb packages are installed? -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 13:52 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > They're trying to tell you something... The Debian lists are not the place to be a racist bastard, Ron. -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
On Thu, 2008-08-21 at 15:47 -0400, H.S. wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > On 08/21/08 13:48, H.S. wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> In Debian Lenny, I have my locate set as en_CA.UTF-8. However, when I > >> use OpenOffice.Org, on US American dictionary seems to be used. If I > >> select the language to be EN_CA from the Tools->Language menu, the > >> dictionary does not work. > >> > >> So, how do I get the the Canadian dictionary to work OOo in Debian Lenny? > >> > >> > >> I have these installed: > >> $> dpkg -l *myspell* | grep ^i > >> ii libmyspell3c2 1:3.1-18 MySpell spellchecking library > >> ii myspell-en-gb 1:2.4.0-2 English_british dictionary for myspell > >> ii myspell-en-us 1:2.4.0-2 English_american dictionary for myspell > > > > They're trying to tell you something... > > > > Could you please keep the sarcasm away and at least give me a benefit of > the doubt that I have looked at this problem with some minimum care? But > I will spell it out for you: I know it is not installed. So, where can I > find it in Debian? Does Debian even have it, even though it has en_ca > locale? What am I missing here? > Hello H.S. I'm having the same situation, it looks that the Canadian dictionary doesn't exist yet! and by default it use U.S. dictionary. My preference in this case is to use British dictionary, but i can't. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
Eric Gerlach wrote: > > If I recall correctly, for the longest time one just didn't exist for > OOo. OpenOffice.org offers the following page (disclosure: I haven't > tried it): > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dictionaries > > I'd be interested in knowing how you make out. I was trying to avoid that method :) This way, as I understand this correctly, the dictionary gets installed only for the user. I wanted to have it installed system wide. Thanks. > Cheers, > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
H.S. wrote: Hello, In Debian Lenny, I have my locate set as en_CA.UTF-8. However, when I use OpenOffice.Org, on US American dictionary seems to be used. If I select the language to be EN_CA from the Tools->Language menu, the dictionary does not work. So, how do I get the the Canadian dictionary to work OOo in Debian Lenny? I have these installed: $> dpkg -l *myspell* | grep ^i ii libmyspell3c2 1:3.1-18 MySpell spellchecking library ii myspell-en-gb 1:2.4.0-2 English_british dictionary for myspell ii myspell-en-us 1:2.4.0-2 English_american dictionary for myspell Thanks in advance. If I recall correctly, for the longest time one just didn't exist for OOo. OpenOffice.org offers the following page (disclosure: I haven't tried it): http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dictionaries I'd be interested in knowing how you make out. Cheers, -- Eric Gerlach, Network Administrator Federation of Students University of Waterloo p: (519) 888-4567 x36329 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
Ron Johnson wrote: > On 08/21/08 13:48, H.S. wrote: >> Hello, >> >> In Debian Lenny, I have my locate set as en_CA.UTF-8. However, when I >> use OpenOffice.Org, on US American dictionary seems to be used. If I >> select the language to be EN_CA from the Tools->Language menu, the >> dictionary does not work. >> >> So, how do I get the the Canadian dictionary to work OOo in Debian Lenny? >> >> >> I have these installed: >> $> dpkg -l *myspell* | grep ^i >> ii libmyspell3c2 1:3.1-18 MySpell spellchecking library >> ii myspell-en-gb 1:2.4.0-2 English_british dictionary for myspell >> ii myspell-en-us 1:2.4.0-2 English_american dictionary for myspell > > They're trying to tell you something... > Could you please keep the sarcasm away and at least give me a benefit of the doubt that I have looked at this problem with some minimum care? But I will spell it out for you: I know it is not installed. So, where can I find it in Debian? Does Debian even have it, even though it has en_ca locale? What am I missing here? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
On 08/21/08 13:48, H.S. wrote: Hello, In Debian Lenny, I have my locate set as en_CA.UTF-8. However, when I use OpenOffice.Org, on US American dictionary seems to be used. If I select the language to be EN_CA from the Tools->Language menu, the dictionary does not work. So, how do I get the the Canadian dictionary to work OOo in Debian Lenny? I have these installed: $> dpkg -l *myspell* | grep ^i ii libmyspell3c2 1:3.1-18 MySpell spellchecking library ii myspell-en-gb 1:2.4.0-2 English_british dictionary for myspell ii myspell-en-us 1:2.4.0-2 English_american dictionary for myspell They're trying to tell you something... -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it." -- Thomas Jefferson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Canada dictionary in OOo in Debian?
Hello, In Debian Lenny, I have my locate set as en_CA.UTF-8. However, when I use OpenOffice.Org, on US American dictionary seems to be used. If I select the language to be EN_CA from the Tools->Language menu, the dictionary does not work. So, how do I get the the Canadian dictionary to work OOo in Debian Lenny? I have these installed: $> dpkg -l *myspell* | grep ^i ii libmyspell3c2 1:3.1-18 MySpell spellchecking library ii myspell-en-gb 1:2.4.0-2 English_british dictionary for myspell ii myspell-en-us 1:2.4.0-2 English_american dictionary for myspell Thanks in advance. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]