Public bug reported: Neither automatic nor manual spellcheck work in english with the default package install of kate.
I ran xubuntu 16.04 alpha from the xenial-desktop-amd64.iso file downloaded from http today. I installed kate using the gui package manager. I opened kate and typed nonsense into it. I went to the menu Tools> Spelling> Automatic Spell Checking and activated it. none of the nonsense was marked as misspelled. Next I went to Tools> Spelling> Spelling... and ran a spellcheck. it marked everything as OK. I expected gibberish to be marked as misspelled. xubuntu@xubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch) Release: 16.04 xubuntu@xubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy kate kate: Installed: 4:15.08.2-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 4:15.08.2-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 4:15.08.2-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: kate 4:15.08.2-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-6.21-generic 4.4.1 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.367 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Mon Feb 22 06:57:55 2016 LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160221) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kate UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: kate (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kate in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1548206 Title: Kate spellcheck not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kate/+bug/1548206/+subscriptions -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs