[libreoffice-users] spell check does not "ignore all"
And again (sorry!) Windows 10, Libreoffice 7.6.6.3 I have had this problem for as long as I am using Libreoffice. But spell checking a 240-page book makes things worse. During the spell check, the checker comes across words not in the dictionary and I tell it, to "ignore all". But the spell checker does not care about that instruction. It flags the same term as a mistake EACH AND EVERY TIME it is found. This applies also to the "reverse" = "correct all" option. It never did that as far as I can remember. However, it would be very nice and time-saving, if Libreoffice could listen to the instructions and automate the tasks. What is is, that I am missing here? Thank you Thomas -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell Check
For me this often happens if my document switches to English US when my dictionary is English UK. Check the document language displayed in the bottom bar of writer and the dictionaries you have. On 20/05/2024 03:27, D V wrote: My spell check is no longer working! I don't believe I made any changes to the settings but I may be mistaken. I've checked online for reasons that may be causing this to happen but none have solved my situation. Effectively, each time I select text to be checked the spell check pop up window indicates that the process is complete indicating that there are no misspelled words, which is not accurate. I have purposefully misspelled words to test it. Can you please help resolve this? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-users] Spell Check
My spell check is no longer working! I don't believe I made any changes to the settings but I may be mistaken. I've checked online for reasons that may be causing this to happen but none have solved my situation. Effectively, each time I select text to be checked the spell check pop up window indicates that the process is complete indicating that there are no misspelled words, which is not accurate. I have purposefully misspelled words to test it. Can you please help resolve this? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-users] Spell Check
Hello, I am sorting out a new mac laptop and would like to run Libre for my word processing. I did download it and using the address of chris.u...@gmail.com I'm writing from a different address due to a couple of hiccups. Whilst testing the libreoffice word processor on my first document its spell check functions were all over the placesome corrected and some deliberate simple ones it refused to identify. Is this a bug with the latest offering or can I cure this somehow? Thanks, Chris *Chris UndyLibrary and * *Research* *Library* Museum of Old and New Art Mobile: 0425 701 473 mona.net.au The Museum of Old and New Art -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-users] Spell check broken in 7.3.2
I have some documents that contain certain special wods (I write epic fantasy novels and create words that I use in the books), and I tried to do a number of things with these regarding the spell-checker: 1) I tried to delete my old 'stanard.dic', but it keeps coming bak on its own as if I never said to delete it. 2) I added a new custom dictionary with a different name, and that seemed to work. 3) However, when I run the spekk checker, after a few words I add to the new custom dictionary, if I click "Ignore Once", it wants to resume and won't let me go any further. I have to quiet the spell check and start over. At this rate it would take me weeks to go through one document. I haven't run a full spell-check on the book recently, but it never behaved like this before. This is a .docx file - could that be art of it? 7.3 was supposed to be more compatible with MSO, not less. WTF??? Mark LibreOffice fan/user since it took over OO's app and moved further better - until now? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
[libreoffice-users] Spell check anomaly in Calc
Had an interesting anomaly this morning in Calc, version 5.x using Ubuntu 16.04. In a 'general' formatted field (default), I entered "April" without the quotes. By mistake, I hit the CAPS key. About 10 lines down, entered "aP", starting to type April with the caps on. Calc saw the April above so it displayed April. . . .with the red underline indicating I spelled it wrong, yet it displayed identically to the above April. Two issues: 1) It looks like the aPRIL is saved in the cell because that is what was actually entered, but April is displayed. 2) The spell check is performed against what is stored in the cell (seems reasonable), not what is displayed. John -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] spell check
Hi people :) I'm coming here today to ask the community about one situation in my calc. I have a ods file that I use every day, today I installed a spell-check dictionary to check the ods file, but the functionality doesn't work, now the "funny", if i create a new ods file, the spell-check works perfect! any help? Thank you! -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell Check Dictionary
Jean-Francois, it looks like almost the same post of the original question, if I remember it correctly. I assume he presses Add to Dictionary as well as making sure he checks Standard [All}. I have asked that question before and it seems half of the people I asked did not since they did not know which dictionary their word would be added to. Once added, most also do not know how to remove it and did not want to make a mistake there by adding a wrongly spelled word. Of course, I do not know what types of words he was adding. Are they specific trade or company words/terms/names or was it some words that was not included in the default LO dictionaries. I might suggest he try the en_US dictionary that contains over 797 thousand words in its list, to see if it works better for him. Also, since he is using 4.0.4.2-9, which looks like a repository one, maybe there is a bug in that version. There has been Spell checker bugs, before, in the earlier versions. The 797 thousand word spell checker add on is at the following link, for the en_US version. http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/american-british-canadian-spelling-hyphen-thesaurus-dictionaries/releases/3.0/kpp-american-english-dictionary-797865-words-list.oxt On 05/21/2014 12:26 AM, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: Mark, you didn't acknowledge my answer to your previous similar question in this mailing list (05/18). Le 21/05/2014 01:55, Mark LaPierre a écrit : Is there a setting somewhere that I've missed that will allow the use of a local dictionary? Is this a known bug? Here's what I suggested: 8 --- Have you ticked the following checkbox: Tools Options, Language Settings Writing Aids, User-defined dictionaries, Standard [All]? This done, LibO should behave --- 8 HTH, -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell Check Dictionary
On 05/21/14 00:26, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: Mark, you didn't acknowledge my answer to your previous similar question in this mailing list (05/18). Le 21/05/2014 01:55, Mark LaPierre a écrit : Is there a setting somewhere that I've missed that will allow the use of a local dictionary? Is this a known bug? Here's what I suggested: 8 --- Have you ticked the following checkbox: Tools Options, Language Settings Writing Aids, User-defined dictionaries, Standard [All]? This done, LibO should behave --- 8 HTH, DONE -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registered Linux user No #267004 https://linuxcounter.net/ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell Check Dictionary
Hey All, I've noticed that LibreOffice does not remember the words that I add to my dictionary when I open a new document that contains the same words I just added in the previous document. Every new document does not recognize the spelling of words that I have added when editing earlier documents. It behaves as though it is adding the words to a dictionary that is contained within the individual document instead of adding them to a dictionary that is located in my home and referenced by all documents even though I know this is not the case because the document is in plain text format that I can open with any ordinary text editor such as gedit, on the desk top, or vim in a shell. If I open the same document again, the next day of example, the words that I added to the dictionary previously when editing that same document are not marked as misspelled, but if I open a new document the words are not recognized there. I've spent a couple of hours reading the LibreOffice Word manual and searching with Google to no avail. Is there a setting somewhere that I've missed that will allow the use of a local dictionary? Is this a known bug? CentOS release 6.5 (Final) Linux mushroom.patch 2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.i686 #1 SMP Wed May 7 20:52:21 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [mlapier@mushroom ~]$ rpm -qa | grep libreoffice libreoffice-base-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-math-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-pdfimport-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-langpack-en-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-ure-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-graphicfilter-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-calc-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-impress-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-emailmerge-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-xsltfilter-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-core-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-draw-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-opensymbol-fonts-4.0.4.2-9.el6.noarch libreoffice-report-builder-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-writer-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-pyuno-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 [mlapier@mushroom ~]$ -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registered Linux user No #267004 https://linuxcounter.net/ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell Check Dictionary
Mark, you didn't acknowledge my answer to your previous similar question in this mailing list (05/18). Le 21/05/2014 01:55, Mark LaPierre a écrit : Is there a setting somewhere that I've missed that will allow the use of a local dictionary? Is this a known bug? Here's what I suggested: 8 --- Have you ticked the following checkbox: Tools Options, Language Settings Writing Aids, User-defined dictionaries, Standard [All]? This done, LibO should behave --- 8 HTH, -- Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell Check Dictionary
Hey All, I've noticed that LibreOffice does not remember the words that I add to my dictionary when I open a new document that contains the same words I just added in the previous document. Every new document does not recognize the spelling of words that I have added when editing earlier documents. It behaves as though it is adding the words to a dictionary that is contained within the individual document instead of adding them to a dictionary that is located in my home and referenced by all documents even though I know this is not the case because the document is in plain text format that I can open with any ordinary text editor such as gedit, on the desk top, or vim in a shell. If I open the same document again, the next day of example, the words that I added to the dictionary previously when editing that same document are not marked as misspelled, but if I open a new document the words are not recognized there. I've spent a couple of hours reading the LibreOffice Word manual and searching with Google to no avail. Is there a setting somewhere that I've missed that will allow the use of a local dictionary? Is this a known bug? CentOS release 6.5 (Final) Linux mushroom.patch 2.6.32-431.17.1.el6.i686 #1 SMP Wed May 7 20:52:21 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [mlapier@mushroom ~]$ rpm -qa | grep libreoffice libreoffice-base-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-math-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-pdfimport-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-langpack-en-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-ure-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-graphicfilter-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-calc-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-impress-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-emailmerge-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-xsltfilter-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-core-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-draw-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-opensymbol-fonts-4.0.4.2-9.el6.noarch libreoffice-report-builder-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-writer-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 libreoffice-pyuno-4.0.4.2-9.el6.i686 [mlapier@mushroom ~]$ -- _ °v° /(_)\ ^ ^ Mark LaPierre Registered Linux user No #267004 https://linuxcounter.net/ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check in input field not working in Writer template
Windows XP, SP 3, LO 4.0.5.2 I've created a Writer template which has numerous input fields. When the user opens the template, they are prompted for input. The problem is, spell check doesn't work on the input fields. I've tried renaming my profile, but that didn't help. test.ott http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n4086429/test.ottAs you can see from the attached file, there are obvious typing errors - none of which spell check picked up. How do I get spell check to work in input fields? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Spell-check-in-input-field-not-working-in-Writer-template-tp4086429.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check not working on 3x5 flash cards
I have a file with lots of pages of rather ordinary text formatted for printing on 3x5 cards, and ran the spell checker in writer before printing the cards. Spell check said (almost instantly) that it had completed successfully and would I like to start again at the beginning. I said yes and it said it had again not found any misspelled words. While reviewing the printed cards, I have come across misspelled words (Remved and contermost) and am left wondering what went wrong... -- Al Vesper -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check not working on 3x5 flash cards
On 07/01/2013 10:49 AM, Al Vesper wrote: I have a file with lots of pages of rather ordinary text formatted for printing on 3x5 cards, and ran the spell checker in writer before printing the cards. Spell check said (almost instantly) that it had completed successfully and would I like to start again at the beginning. I said yes and it said it had again not found any misspelled words. While reviewing the printed cards, I have come across misspelled words (Remved and contermost) and am left wondering what went wrong... It could have sensed that there was a highlighted section being spell checked and not the entire document. I would suggest you move to the top of the document and make sure there is no highlighted section by adding and removing a space. Then it should spell check the entire document instead of what you are experiencing. It may have been an issue that might have crept up on your install, and not happen to others. If it continues please feel free to let up know and someone could look into it as a possible bug. We do need to know which version and OS you are using. Also if you added any spell checking extensions. That may help to investigate the issue. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check not working on 3x5 flash cards
When I had this problem, there was no dictionary associated with the spell check. Don't remember the exact fix, and no explanation for why this would suddenly become an issue; just something to consider. Dave On 07/01/2013 10:49 AM, Al Vesper wrote: I have a file with lots of pages of rather ordinary text formatted for printing on 3x5 cards, and ran the spell checker in writer before printing the cards. Spell check said (almost instantly) that it had completed successfully and would I like to start again at the beginning. I said yes and it said it had again not found any misspelled words. While reviewing the printed cards, I have come across misspelled words (Remved and contermost) and am left wondering what went wrong... -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check not working on 3x5 flash cards
Brian Barker suggested that my text language selection (Tools/Language) was not properly set, and indeed I found that it was set to None (which disables the spell check). I set it to English and now all works properly. Thank you Brian! -- Al Vesper -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check as I type enabled but no spell checking
Hello list Using LibO 3.6.2.2 on Linux Mint: I have enabled the check spelling as you type option under Tools/ Options/ Writing Aids but I can type complete gibberish and the spell checker doesn't recognise this (i.e. no red underlines). How do I fix this please? Thanks -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check problem on LO 3.5.4.2
Hi, I have a bit of a problem on my machine, I downloaded the latest and installed it, now I dont get any spell checking. Even if I use F7 then it only comes back with an empty spell checker even though I know I have done some crazy spelling. How can I solve this? Regards Ryno -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check problem on LO 3.5.4.2
Hi Ryno, On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Ryno Labuschagne wrote: Hi, I have a bit of a problem on my machine, I downloaded the latest and installed it, now I dont get any spell checking. Even if I use F7 then it only comes back with an empty spell checker even though I know I have done some crazy spelling. How can I solve this? Please specify your OS. You might have a look at 'Bug 50552 - SPELL check does not mark wrong text and capitalization rules' https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50552 . If OS Windows(any): Try the described workaround. mjk -- LibreOffice 3.6 changes http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/3.6 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check problem on LO 3.5.4.2
On 06/07/2012 09:17 AM, Ryno Labuschagne wrote: Hi, I have a bit of a problem on my machine, I downloaded the latest and installed it, now I dont get any spell checking. Even if I use F7 then it only comes back with an empty spell checker even though I know I have done some crazy spelling. How can I solve this? Regards Ryno What OS are you using? That may help figure out the problems. I run Ubuntu 64-bit 10.04LTS. For me, it seems that with 3.5.4, I had to make sure my spelling, dictionary, and other language options, were turned on to be used. Some were turned off when I went from 3.4.6 to 3.5.4. Look at: ToolsOptionsLanguage SettingsWriting Aids Make sure the proper language options are checked for spell checking, user-defined dictionary, and such. Also try installing this extension [I assume you want English] - as a test of your system. http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.4-installs/add-on-dictionaries-large-list/kpp-american-english-dictionary-638k-word-list.oxt Then go back to the Writing Aids and make sure the en-US is checked in the user defined dictionary section. If you then have an English spell checking ability, then there is something wrong with the installed English dictionary. If it does not work, after the user defined dictionary has been checked, then there is something wrong with your installation of LO. There was an issue with the default English dictionary system, which I do not know if it was completely solved for those who system had that issue. So they downloaded an extension for the dictionary they wanted and that helped for some of them. NOTE: On my dictionary list, I have American, British, and Canadian English spelling dictionaries which also include a large Thesaurus, plus a Hyphenation system. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check problem on LO 3.5.4.2
You may also want to consider installing the After The Deadline extension. It does well with both spelling and grammar checking. On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:40 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: On 06/07/2012 09:17 AM, Ryno Labuschagne wrote: Hi, I have a bit of a problem on my machine, I downloaded the latest and installed it, now I dont get any spell checking. Even if I use F7 then it only comes back with an empty spell checker even though I know I have done some crazy spelling. How can I solve this? Regards Ryno What OS are you using? That may help figure out the problems. I run Ubuntu 64-bit 10.04LTS. For me, it seems that with 3.5.4, I had to make sure my spelling, dictionary, and other language options, were turned on to be used. Some were turned off when I went from 3.4.6 to 3.5.4. Look at: ToolsOptionsLanguage SettingsWriting Aids Make sure the proper language options are checked for spell checking, user-defined dictionary, and such. Also try installing this extension [I assume you want English] - as a test of your system. http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.4-installs/add-on-dictionaries-large-list/kpp-american-english-dictionary-638k-word-list.oxt Then go back to the Writing Aids and make sure the en-US is checked in the user defined dictionary section. If you then have an English spell checking ability, then there is something wrong with the installed English dictionary. If it does not work, after the user defined dictionary has been checked, then there is something wrong with your installation of LO. There was an issue with the default English dictionary system, which I do not know if it was completely solved for those who system had that issue. So they downloaded an extension for the dictionary they wanted and that helped for some of them. NOTE: On my dictionary list, I have American, British, and Canadian English spelling dictionaries which also include a large Thesaurus, plus a Hyphenation system. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check problems
I want to thank everyone for trying to help me with my spell check problem. However, I still have the problem. Spell check tells me that every word in my doc. is spelled wrong. I still have OpenOffice on my computer and I was able to get into the system (it usually crashes) I pulled down every window in both OpenOfffice and Libreoffice and compared all the settings. English (USA) is set everywhere possible in both systems. Yet, spell check works perfectly in OpenOffice and won't work at all in Libreoffice. So I have no choice but to uninstall Libreoffice and look for another system. Thanks again for all your help. Ed Matheson -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check problems
** Reply to message from Edwin Matheson mathe...@bellsouth.net on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:16:25 -0500 I want to thank everyone for trying to help me with my spell check problem. However, I still have the problem. Spell check tells me that every word in my doc. is spelled wrong. I still have OpenOffice on my computer and I was able to get into the system (it usually crashes) I pulled down every window in both OpenOfffice and Libreoffice and compared all the settings. English (USA) is set everywhere possible in both systems. Yet, spell check works perfectly in OpenOffice and won't work at all in Libreoffice. So I have no choice but to uninstall Libreoffice and look for another system. Thanks again for all your help. Ed, I haven't been following all the answers give to help you, but wanted to throw out a couple of my own. You may have already tried these, but if not they may help. The problem you describe is not a normal problem. LO normally does spell check fine so there has to be something in the install or setup that went wrong so before you jump ship please try the following: 1. Close LO and rename you profile to something else than it is now, reboot the computer then restart LO Writer. This should put you back to defaults. 2. If #1 didn't help then close LO, rename the profile again and uninstall LO. Reboot your computer and then reinstall LO, checking the language/dictionary settings (2 places) during the advanced install. Hopefully this will give you a normally functioning LO. Hope this helps. Cliff -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check problems
On 3/6/2012 2:12 PM, Cliff Scott wrote: ** Reply to message from Edwin Mathesonmathe...@bellsouth.net on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:16:25 -0500 I want to thank everyone for trying to help me with my spell check problem. However, I still have the problem. Spell check tells me that every word in my doc. is spelled wrong. I still have OpenOffice on my computer and I was able to get into the system (it usually crashes) I pulled down every window in both OpenOfffice and Libreoffice and compared all the settings. English (USA) is set everywhere possible in both systems. Yet, spell check works perfectly in OpenOffice and won't Cliff Thanks for the help. I reloaded the program and everything seems to be working correctly. Thanks again Ed work at all in Libreoffice. So I have no choice but to uninstall Libreoffice and look for another system. Thanks again for all your help. Ed, I haven't been following all the answers give to help you, but wanted to throw out a couple of my own. You may have already tried these, but if not they may help. The problem you describe is not a normal problem. LO normally does spell check fine so there has to be something in the install or setup that went wrong so before you jump ship please try the following: 1. Close LO and rename you profile to something else than it is now, reboot the computer then restart LO Writer. This should put you back to defaults. 2. If #1 didn't help then close LO, rename the profile again and uninstall LO. Reboot your computer and then reinstall LO, checking the language/dictionary settings (2 places) during the advanced install. Hopefully this will give you a normally functioning LO. Hope this helps. Cliff -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check problem
Brian Thanks for the reply. I used OpenOffice for several years but for the past several days it crashed every few seconds. As a result I loaded Libreoffice. I opened one of my OpenOffice docs in Libreoffice and almost every word is underlined. When I look at the status bar it says English (USA). When I go to tools | Options | Language Settings | Language it is also set as English (USA). I had no problems with this doc in OpenOffice and my understanding is that both applications use the same spell check system. I am missing something. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Ed -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
Sorry Tom, but I installed the one I always use for initial Java install before I install LO. As I id say, I hope to get access to the laptop soon to connect it to the Net and work on the problem[s]. Then I can get all of the Win7 updates and get the utility software as well. On 02/16/2012 08:15 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Hmm, weird. Perhaps it's too high a version of java? Is it using a more recent version than 6u21? Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 17/2/12, webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 17 February, 2012, 0:20 Her laptop is faster than my quad. It is a desktop replacement. There is hardly any space used on the drive itself. She has not had time to place anything on it. I wish I had a machine as fast as her laptop. I still have to add Virus protection and other utilities as well. LO was the first package to be installed on the thing. I added some video files [less than 3 Gig total] to the laptop so she could watch them later. So I doubt it is an issue with a too full system or one needing to be defragged, etc., etc.. She has had it less than 1 week and I said, I was the first one to place anything on the drive. She does not even have Internet yet. On 02/16/2012 09:30 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Sounds like her machine was just being a bit slow. If that is Windows then perhaps defrag, Disk Clean-up, perhaps uninstall the 2nd and 3rd antivirus program. Watch out for auto-scans and defrags. Empty the wastebin and the wastebin of the emailing program she uses. Windows performance seems to suddenly drop off if the 'drive' is over 80% full. If the defragger shows 21% free space then that is about as good as it gets unless you can get it right down to almost nothing on the hard-drive (unlikely) when there seems to be another slight boost in performance. Set the virtual memory to a fixed size about 2xRam or a little less, anything over Ram but below 2xRam is about perfect. The virtual memory is probably heavily fragmented as it's been randomly changing size and throwing bits of itself all over the drive. Setting it to a fixed size stops it getting worse. The standard Windows defragger can't do system-files, such as the virtual memory (pagefile.sys on Xp and earlier), which are usually the ones that make the biggest difference. Hmmm, ideally a reinstall of Windows and then set the virtual memory might be best but it takes a LOT of time to install all the other programs and tweak and update everything. Maybe LO took her just over the 80%? On pretty much any OS check what processes start-up when the machine is booted up and when scheduled tasks are due to run. I tend to switch all that off (or at least the bits i know how to do myself, such as defrags, updates and antivirus-scans) and then try to remember to do maintenance tasks at a time to suit myself. Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 16/2/12, webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: LibreO - Users Globalusers@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 16 February, 2012, 12:36 I loaded 3.4.5 onto a Win7 [64-bit] laptop yesterday at a meeting for a lady. She wanted to use LO to type up the notes of the meeting right there. But after she saved the document, she clicked on the spell check icon and the windows came up empty with a not responding text in the pop up window name. Anyone have that problem with a newer HP laptop? Any idea how to fix this? I did not have the time to try to work with her to figure out what the issue was, but I hope to get with her soon to fix the problem and add more free software to her brand new laptop. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
RE: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
Hi :) I know LibreOffice 3.5.0 can use java 1.7 but i doubt that has been back-ported to all other releases that people are using out there. Java is going to be a problem until we can get rid of any dependence on it completely. It's not our devs fault that Oracle can't write something that isn't broken and vulnerable before Oracle release it. Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 17/2/12, V Stuart Foote vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu wrote: From: V Stuart Foote vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 17 February, 2012, 1:47 Tom, It is buried down in the Dev list, but the LibO BASE JDBC performance issues with the Java JRE are fixed by changes to the JDBC driver to reduce JNI Attach/DetachThread cycles, the 35023 bug (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35023 ) is closed. We should no longer be pusing the JRE 1.6u21--current JRE 1.6u31 or 1.7u3 are fully acceptable. Look elseware for the issue with spell check. Stuart -Original Message- From: Tom Davies [mailto:tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:16 PM To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working Hi :) Hmm, weird. Perhaps it's too high a version of java? Is it using a more recent version than 6u21? Regards from Tom :) -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
RE: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
Tom, No. You've misunderstood the whole Java JRE and BASE HSQLDB performance issue. Problem is not and never was with the Sun/Oracle Java JRE. The past problem with LibO and OOo HSQLDB performance was with process thread creation in the LibO/OOo JDBC interface. The dev patch (by Stephen Bergmann) for Bug 35023 Base functions extremely slowly with Java 1.6.0_20 and 1.6.0_24 has been applied to the 3.5.0 core, and may make it into 3.4.6; but use of a 1.6u21 JRE was only a work around for LibO's BASE native HSQLDB 1.8 performance issues as that version of the JRE handled needed threads differently. Use of Java JRE 1.7 (with Oracle Corp ownership strings) was back ported to 3.4.5--so no issue there. Look for issues with spell check elsewhere. Stuart -Original Message- From: Tom Davies [mailto:tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 9:05 AM To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working Hi :) I know LibreOffice 3.5.0 can use java 1.7 but i doubt that has been back-ported to all other releases that people are using out there. Java is going to be a problem until we can get rid of any dependence on it completely. It's not our devs fault that Oracle can't write something that isn't broken and vulnerable before Oracle release it. Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 17/2/12, V Stuart Foote vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu wrote: From: V Stuart Foote vstuart.fo...@utsa.edu Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 17 February, 2012, 1:47 Tom, It is buried down in the Dev list, but the LibO BASE JDBC performance issues with the Java JRE are fixed by changes to the JDBC driver to reduce JNI Attach/DetachThread cycles, the 35023 bug (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35023 ) is closed. We should no longer be pusing the JRE 1.6u21--current JRE 1.6u31 or 1.7u3 are fully acceptable. Look elseware for the issue with spell check. Stuart -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
I loaded 3.4.5 onto a Win7 [64-bit] laptop yesterday at a meeting for a lady. She wanted to use LO to type up the notes of the meeting right there. But after she saved the document, she clicked on the spell check icon and the windows came up empty with a not responding text in the pop up window name. Anyone have that problem with a newer HP laptop? Any idea how to fix this? I did not have the time to try to work with her to figure out what the issue was, but I hope to get with her soon to fix the problem and add more free software to her brand new laptop. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
Hi :) Sounds like her machine was just being a bit slow. If that is Windows then perhaps defrag, Disk Clean-up, perhaps uninstall the 2nd and 3rd antivirus program. Watch out for auto-scans and defrags. Empty the wastebin and the wastebin of the emailing program she uses. Windows performance seems to suddenly drop off if the 'drive' is over 80% full. If the defragger shows 21% free space then that is about as good as it gets unless you can get it right down to almost nothing on the hard-drive (unlikely) when there seems to be another slight boost in performance. Set the virtual memory to a fixed size about 2xRam or a little less, anything over Ram but below 2xRam is about perfect. The virtual memory is probably heavily fragmented as it's been randomly changing size and throwing bits of itself all over the drive. Setting it to a fixed size stops it getting worse. The standard Windows defragger can't do system-files, such as the virtual memory (pagefile.sys on Xp and earlier), which are usually the ones that make the biggest difference. Hmmm, ideally a reinstall of Windows and then set the virtual memory might be best but it takes a LOT of time to install all the other programs and tweak and update everything. Maybe LO took her just over the 80%? On pretty much any OS check what processes start-up when the machine is booted up and when scheduled tasks are due to run. I tend to switch all that off (or at least the bits i know how to do myself, such as defrags, updates and antivirus-scans) and then try to remember to do maintenance tasks at a time to suit myself. Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 16/2/12, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: LibreO - Users Global users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 16 February, 2012, 12:36 I loaded 3.4.5 onto a Win7 [64-bit] laptop yesterday at a meeting for a lady. She wanted to use LO to type up the notes of the meeting right there. But after she saved the document, she clicked on the spell check icon and the windows came up empty with a not responding text in the pop up window name. Anyone have that problem with a newer HP laptop? Any idea how to fix this? I did not have the time to try to work with her to figure out what the issue was, but I hope to get with her soon to fix the problem and add more free software to her brand new laptop. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
Her laptop is faster than my quad. It is a desktop replacement. There is hardly any space used on the drive itself. She has not had time to place anything on it. I wish I had a machine as fast as her laptop. I still have to add Virus protection and other utilities as well. LO was the first package to be installed on the thing. I added some video files [less than 3 Gig total] to the laptop so she could watch them later. So I doubt it is an issue with a too full system or one needing to be defragged, etc., etc.. She has had it less than 1 week and I said, I was the first one to place anything on the drive. She does not even have Internet yet. On 02/16/2012 09:30 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Sounds like her machine was just being a bit slow. If that is Windows then perhaps defrag, Disk Clean-up, perhaps uninstall the 2nd and 3rd antivirus program. Watch out for auto-scans and defrags. Empty the wastebin and the wastebin of the emailing program she uses. Windows performance seems to suddenly drop off if the 'drive' is over 80% full. If the defragger shows 21% free space then that is about as good as it gets unless you can get it right down to almost nothing on the hard-drive (unlikely) when there seems to be another slight boost in performance. Set the virtual memory to a fixed size about 2xRam or a little less, anything over Ram but below 2xRam is about perfect. The virtual memory is probably heavily fragmented as it's been randomly changing size and throwing bits of itself all over the drive. Setting it to a fixed size stops it getting worse. The standard Windows defragger can't do system-files, such as the virtual memory (pagefile.sys on Xp and earlier), which are usually the ones that make the biggest difference. Hmmm, ideally a reinstall of Windows and then set the virtual memory might be best but it takes a LOT of time to install all the other programs and tweak and update everything. Maybe LO took her just over the 80%? On pretty much any OS check what processes start-up when the machine is booted up and when scheduled tasks are due to run. I tend to switch all that off (or at least the bits i know how to do myself, such as defrags, updates and antivirus-scans) and then try to remember to do maintenance tasks at a time to suit myself. Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 16/2/12, webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: LibreO - Users Globalusers@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 16 February, 2012, 12:36 I loaded 3.4.5 onto a Win7 [64-bit] laptop yesterday at a meeting for a lady. She wanted to use LO to type up the notes of the meeting right there. But after she saved the document, she clicked on the spell check icon and the windows came up empty with a not responding text in the pop up window name. Anyone have that problem with a newer HP laptop? Any idea how to fix this? I did not have the time to try to work with her to figure out what the issue was, but I hope to get with her soon to fix the problem and add more free software to her brand new laptop. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
Hi :) Hmm, weird. Perhaps it's too high a version of java? Is it using a more recent version than 6u21? Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 17/2/12, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 17 February, 2012, 0:20 Her laptop is faster than my quad. It is a desktop replacement. There is hardly any space used on the drive itself. She has not had time to place anything on it. I wish I had a machine as fast as her laptop. I still have to add Virus protection and other utilities as well. LO was the first package to be installed on the thing. I added some video files [less than 3 Gig total] to the laptop so she could watch them later. So I doubt it is an issue with a too full system or one needing to be defragged, etc., etc.. She has had it less than 1 week and I said, I was the first one to place anything on the drive. She does not even have Internet yet. On 02/16/2012 09:30 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Sounds like her machine was just being a bit slow. If that is Windows then perhaps defrag, Disk Clean-up, perhaps uninstall the 2nd and 3rd antivirus program. Watch out for auto-scans and defrags. Empty the wastebin and the wastebin of the emailing program she uses. Windows performance seems to suddenly drop off if the 'drive' is over 80% full. If the defragger shows 21% free space then that is about as good as it gets unless you can get it right down to almost nothing on the hard-drive (unlikely) when there seems to be another slight boost in performance. Set the virtual memory to a fixed size about 2xRam or a little less, anything over Ram but below 2xRam is about perfect. The virtual memory is probably heavily fragmented as it's been randomly changing size and throwing bits of itself all over the drive. Setting it to a fixed size stops it getting worse. The standard Windows defragger can't do system-files, such as the virtual memory (pagefile.sys on Xp and earlier), which are usually the ones that make the biggest difference. Hmmm, ideally a reinstall of Windows and then set the virtual memory might be best but it takes a LOT of time to install all the other programs and tweak and update everything. Maybe LO took her just over the 80%? On pretty much any OS check what processes start-up when the machine is booted up and when scheduled tasks are due to run. I tend to switch all that off (or at least the bits i know how to do myself, such as defrags, updates and antivirus-scans) and then try to remember to do maintenance tasks at a time to suit myself. Regards from Tom :) --- On Thu, 16/2/12, webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: From: webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working To: LibreO - Users Globalusers@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thursday, 16 February, 2012, 12:36 I loaded 3.4.5 onto a Win7 [64-bit] laptop yesterday at a meeting for a lady. She wanted to use LO to type up the notes of the meeting right there. But after she saved the document, she clicked on the spell check icon and the windows came up empty with a not responding text in the pop up window name. Anyone have that problem with a newer HP laptop? Any idea how to fix this? I did not have the time to try to work with her to figure out what the issue was, but I hope to get with her soon to fix the problem and add more free software to her brand new laptop. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
RE: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working
Tom, It is buried down in the Dev list, but the LibO BASE JDBC performance issues with the Java JRE are fixed by changes to the JDBC driver to reduce JNI Attach/DetachThread cycles, the 35023 bug (https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35023 ) is closed. We should no longer be pusing the JRE 1.6u21--current JRE 1.6u31 or 1.7u3 are fully acceptable. Look elseware for the issue with spell check. Stuart -Original Message- From: Tom Davies [mailto:tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:16 PM To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check for 3.4.5 on Win7 not working Hi :) Hmm, weird. Perhaps it's too high a version of java? Is it using a more recent version than 6u21? Regards from Tom :) -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check not working, no Available language modules.
Hi, I have installed LibreOffice 3.4 and help pack Swedish and English, but have no spell check. Under tools options language settings writing aids there is no available modules to choose from. How do I get the spell check to work? Regards // Thomas -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Spell-check-not-working-no-Available-language-modules-tp3481041p3481041.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check not working, no Available language modules.
Hi, On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Thomas wrote: Hi, I have installed LibreOffice 3.4 and help pack Swedish and English, but have no spell check. Under tools options language settings writing aids there is no available modules to choose from. How do I get the spell check to work? Maybe similar to 'Spell check' → http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Spell-check-td3466473.html#none Good luck mjk -- Workaround http://xkcd.com/763/ -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check
I have replaced OOo with LibreOffice by downloading and installing: LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_install_multi.exe LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB.exe Initially LibreOffice did not appear to be recognised by Windows, I could not associate it with any files. When I right clicked on a document and selected open with.. LibreOffice was not an option. The document could be edited by opening LibreOffice then opening the document through LibreOffice 's browser - not terribly convenient. Note: The spell checking was working at this time. I read on the naggle forum that LibreOffice should be installed using run as adminstrator on the install executable. So I proceeded to re-install (both the downloads listed above) LibreOffice as advised. This worked well in that Windows recognised the existance of LibreOffice and I could edit a document by selecting from explorer. However the spell check no longer worked /existed. I have re-installed LibreOffice three times more (after removing/de-installing it each time) and re-installed using both custom and typical installations. Without any effect on the spell check problem. I have attempted some of the suggestions found on the naggle forum but nothing has worked. It appears I am missing something from the Available Languages Module (see image below) as there is nothing there (though there was when spell check worked). How do I obtain and install the necessary modules into the Available Languages Module? As there does not appear to be any way to add to it. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium on this PC. http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3466473/LO-LS.jpg Thank you for any assistance. Grant -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Spell-check-tp3466473p3466473.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check
Hi, please have a look at → 'Spell check not working' http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Spell-check-not-working-td3368874.html#none Workaround: → 'spell checking not working in LBO 3.4.3 ' http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/spell-checking-not-working-in-LBO-3-4-3-tt3299202.html#a3302339 That bug has been fixed in LibreOffice 3.4.4 RC1. mjk On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:49 PM, GAC ga...@oceanfree.net wrote: I have replaced OOo with LibreOffice by downloading and installing: LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_install_multi.exe LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB.exe Initially LibreOffice did not appear to be recognised by Windows, I could not associate it with any files. When I right clicked on a document and selected open with.. LibreOffice was not an option. The document could be edited by opening LibreOffice then opening the document through LibreOffice 's browser - not terribly convenient. Note: The spell checking was working at this time. I read on the naggle forum that LibreOffice should be installed using run as adminstrator on the install executable. So I proceeded to re-install (both the downloads listed above) LibreOffice as advised. This worked well in that Windows recognised the existance of LibreOffice and I could edit a document by selecting from explorer. However the spell check no longer worked /existed. I have re-installed LibreOffice three times more (after removing/de-installing it each time) and re-installed using both custom and typical installations. Without any effect on the spell check problem. I have attempted some of the suggestions found on the naggle forum but nothing has worked. It appears I am missing something from the Available Languages Module (see image below) as there is nothing there (though there was when spell check worked). How do I obtain and install the necessary modules into the Available Languages Module? As there does not appear to be any way to add to it. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium on this PC. http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3466473/LO-LS.jpg Thank you for any assistance. Grant -- I'm Sorry http://xkcd.com/945/ -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check not working
Hi, I installed LO 3.4.3 (OOO340m1 Build 302) a few weeks ago and I've just noticed that the spell check (both AutoSpellCheck and Tools-Spelling and Grammar...) don't work. For AutoSpellCheck, mispelled words are not underlined. For Spelling and Grammar I just immediately get a message saying The spell check is complete. I installed LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB and I've re-run the installer with the repair option but no improvement. (English (UK) is my default language for documents). Does anyone have any ideas as to why this isn't working? I have had previous versions installed if that might be conflicting? Running on Windows XP SP3. Thanks, Leon -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check not working
For what OS and what conditions does this bug happen? I did not get this when I downloaded/installed LO 3.4.3 yesterday on a clean install Compaq Win XP system. But I also add Language Tool and Linguist, plus other default extension before I start using LO. So that may help the issue. On 09/26/2011 11:55 AM, Manfred J. Krause wrote: Hi, On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, STRINGER LEON wrote: Hi, I installed LO 3.4.3 (OOO340m1 Build 302) a few weeks ago and I've just noticed that the spell check (both AutoSpellCheck and Tools-Spelling and Grammar...) don't work. For AutoSpellCheck, mispelled words are not underlined. For Spelling and Grammar I just immediately get a message saying The spell check is complete. I installed LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB and I've re-run the installer with the repair option but no improvement. (English (UK) is my default language for documents). Does anyone have any ideas as to why this isn't working? I have had previous versions installed if that might be conflicting? Running on Windows XP SP3. I suppose: Bug 37195 - Dictionary access lost after LibO upgrade https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37195 See also: spell checking not working in LBO 3.4.3 http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/spell-checking-not-working-in-LBO-3-4-3-tt3299202.html#a3302339 mjk -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check not working
Hi, please have a look at the bug report (only 91 comments) ... ;) I think it's principally a Windows bug, especially Win7. Registering/synchronizing the bundled dictionary extensions is broken, the user profile (of a previous LibO installation) doesn't get the new values of the upgraded LibO version. Mostly *all* language modules are unavailable in 'Tools Options Language Settings Writing Aids...'. I've tried a short (by that time still incomplete) summary (based on WinXP) in comment #24. With Win7 that seems to be worse. mjk On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:12 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: For what OS and what conditions does this bug happen? I did not get this when I downloaded/installed LO 3.4.3 yesterday on a clean install Compaq Win XP system. But I also add Language Tool and Linguist, plus other default extension before I start using LO. So that may help the issue. On 09/26/2011 11:55 AM, Manfred J. Krause wrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, STRINGER LEON wrote: I installed LO 3.4.3 (OOO340m1 Build 302) a few weeks ago and I've just noticed that the spell check (both AutoSpellCheck and Tools-Spelling and Grammar...) don't work. For AutoSpellCheck, mispelled words are not underlined. For Spelling and Grammar I just immediately get a message saying The spell check is complete. I installed LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB and I've re-run the installer with the repair option but no improvement. (English (UK) is my default language for documents). Does anyone have any ideas as to why this isn't working? I have had previous versions installed if that might be conflicting? Running on Windows XP SP3. I suppose: Bug 37195 - Dictionary access lost after LibO upgrade https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37195 See also: spell checking not working in LBO 3.4.3 http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/spell-checking-not-working-in-LBO-3-4-3-tt3299202.html#a3302339 -- Writer headers and footers revisited http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=818 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check not working
I had this problem and fixed it after someone on this list directed me to something like spell checking not working in LBO 3.4.3 http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/spell-checking-not-working-in-LBO-3-4-3-tt3299202.html#a3302339;. Specifically, I found path: ...\LibreOffice\3\user\extensions\bundled (C:\Users\sgraves\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\3\user\extensions\bundled in my case). I renamed bundled to bundled.err. Then I restarted LibreOffice. After that, I was able to get what I wanted with LibreOffice Writer following the documentation to Tools - Options - Langauge Settings and Tools - Language, ... . It took some experimentation, but I (mostly) got what I wanted. NOTE: Windows (Vista and 7, at least) sometimes hides the AppData folder, even when it seems to say it's not. In Windows Explorer, type C:\Users\yourUserID\AppData, and it should appear [with yourUserID replaced by your user ID]. Hope this helps. Spencer On 9/26/2011 10:05 AM, Manfred J. Krause wrote: Hi, please have a look at the bug report (only 91 comments) ... ;) I think it's principally a Windows bug, especially Win7. Registering/synchronizing the bundled dictionary extensions is broken, the user profile (of a previous LibO installation) doesn't get the new values of the upgraded LibO version. Mostly *all* language modules are unavailable in 'Tools Options Language Settings Writing Aids...'. I've tried a short (by that time still incomplete) summary (based on WinXP) in comment #24. With Win7 that seems to be worse. mjk On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:12 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: For what OS and what conditions does this bug happen? I did not get this when I downloaded/installed LO 3.4.3 yesterday on a clean install Compaq Win XP system. But I also add Language Tool and Linguist, plus other default extension before I start using LO. So that may help the issue. On 09/26/2011 11:55 AM, Manfred J. Krause wrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM, STRINGER LEON wrote: I installed LO 3.4.3 (OOO340m1 Build 302) a few weeks ago and I've just noticed that the spell check (both AutoSpellCheck and Tools-Spelling and Grammar...) don't work. For AutoSpellCheck, mispelled words are not underlined. For Spelling and Grammar I just immediately get a message saying The spell check is complete. I installed LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_helppack_en-GB and I've re-run the installer with the repair option but no improvement. (English (UK) is my default language for documents). Does anyone have any ideas as to why this isn't working? I have had previous versions installed if that might be conflicting? Running on Windows XP SP3. I suppose: Bug 37195 - Dictionary access lost after LibO upgrade https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37195 See also: spell checking not working in LBO 3.4.3 http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/spell-checking-not-working-in-LBO-3-4-3-tt3299202.html#a3302339 -- Spencer Graves, PE, PhD President and Chief Technology Officer Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc. 751 Emerson Ct. San José, CA 95126 ph: 408-655-4567 web: www.structuremonitoring.com -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Spell check can't spell?
Using US english dictionary spell checker misses misspelled words. I can have a document with multiple confirmed spelling errors and LO doesn't seem to find a single one of them when I run spell check after the fact (for example, an imported or cut and paste document). It does seem to work fine in spell as you type mode, however. --- Leslie D. Martin [ Acts 2:38 ] http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=acts%202:38version=51 Knowledge is not Wisdom. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand? Vote Constitution Party http://www.constitutionparty.com/ [ My Blog ] Wandering through my mind... http://my.opera.com/alaskahome1959/blog/ [ My PicasaWeb ] http://picasaweb.google.com/AlaskaHome1959 On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 6:55 PM, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: On 02/28/2011 09:17 AM, Olwe Melwasul wrote: I've looked around some, but I'm getting mixed messages. I currently have LibreOffice 3.3.0 OOO330m19 (Build:6) installed on my computer, but I would like to go with PPA. Here's one advisor's advice: sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*.* sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libreoffice My current install was done with apt-get: sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/en-US/DEBS/*.deb sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/en-US/DEBS/desktop-integration/libreoffice3.3-debian-menus_3.3-9526_all.deb etc. No. Your current install was done with dpkg and has nothing to do with apt-get. Easiest way for you to purge (if that's what you'd like to do) is to use Synaptic: System|Administration|Synaptic...|Search for libreoffice, click the topmost left column header (S) and select all the libreoffice packages select 'Mark for complete removal'. Warning; that will remove all LO configuration files as well; if you'd prefer to keep the config files just select 'Mark for Removal'. What should I do to switch over to PPA install/updating. I'm on Ubuntu 10.04/Gnome, BTW. Be aware that using the PPA will remove/conflict with your current (U)OOo install/packages. If you really wish to do this (and given your initial post your understanding of package management I very much recommend that you don't), go to: https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ppa and follow the instructions to add the PPA. Then update your repository (Synaptic|Reload will do it) and install LO. If you have questions on doing that, and I suspect you will, then I'd (again) recommend against installing the PPA. But if you still want to, post back and I'll be happy to walk you through each step. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check can't spell?
** Reply to message from Leslie D. Martin alaskahome1959.mailingli...@gmail.com on Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:03:57 -0800 Using US english dictionary spell checker misses misspelled words. I can have a document with multiple confirmed spelling errors and LO doesn't seem to find a single one of them when I run spell check after the fact (for example, an imported or cut and paste document). It does seem to work fine in spell as you type mode, however. --- Leslie D. Martin I suspect the problem is that you need to specify a language. You can check if you have a default language set by looking at the status line at the bottom of the window. The third field from the left should have English (USA) or what ever language you have set. If nothing is there then go to menu item Tools/Options/Lanuage-settings/Languages and set the default language for your documents. You can also set language specifically for the current document in Menu item Tools/Language and set it for what ever part of the document you want. -- Cliff -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
[libreoffice-users] Spell check
I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not GB. What to do? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check
Further reading in libreoffice archives shows that this occurs. Maybe the problem is in the ubuntu ppa repo. Also when purging OpenOffice, hunspell was deleted too. Is Libreoffice dependent on hunspell? On 02/27/11 14:47, Richard Hainsworth wrote: I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not GB. What to do? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check
Hi :) Have you tried re-installing en-gb since doing the uninstall? I sometimes worry that uninstalling and reinstalling in one action might do things in an unexpected order. Redoing the en-gb install ensures that it isn't missing a crucial dependency or something. Also on the top icon-bar there are 2 spelling buttons. One of them is a toggle button that you need to have pressed in. Click on each of those 2 buttons in turn to see what happens. Most replies in this list are written at the bottom of threads and people prefer that. Good luck and regards from Tom :) From: Richard Hainsworth rich...@rusrating.ru To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sun, 27 February, 2011 12:15:26 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check Further reading in libreoffice archives shows that this occurs. Maybe the problem is in the ubuntu ppa repo. Also when purging OpenOffice, hunspell was deleted too. Is Libreoffice dependent on hunspell? On 02/27/11 14:47, Richard Hainsworth wrote: I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not GB. What to do? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check
I've installed LibreOffice on 5 machines running Ubuntu 10.10 using the official download from the LibreOffice site. I extracted the download, and the used the terminal to remove OpenOffice and to do the LibreOffice install. Spell checker has worked perfectly on all 5 systems. On several installs removing open office broke the spell checker in Thunderbird. A simple remove and reinstall of Thunderbird fixed that. On 02/27/2011 06:47 AM, Richard Hainsworth wrote: I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not GB. What to do? -- *~~* Don C. Myers e-PRO Certified by the National Association of Realtors Manager, Farm and Rural Property Division *Coldwell Banker University Realty *126 East Foster Avenue, State College, PA 16801 Phone: 814-237-6543 Fax: 814-237-6502 Visit the Farm and Rural Property Division Web Pages at _www.cbur-ruralproperty.com http://www.cbur.com/Farms.htm _View Don's farm website: _www.myersfarm.com_ http://www.myersfarm.com/ *~~* -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check
From LibreOfficeForums. The problem arises in Ubuntu a) to get rid of all OpenOffice dependencies, purge is recommended. b) this kills bits of the spellchecker. So. Click on System/Administration/Language Support, which tells you bits are missing. Reinstall and spell works. On 27/02/11 15:15, Richard Hainsworth wrote: Further reading in libreoffice archives shows that this occurs. Maybe the problem is in the ubuntu ppa repo. Also when purging OpenOffice, hunspell was deleted too. Is Libreoffice dependent on hunspell? On 02/27/11 14:47, Richard Hainsworth wrote: I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not GB. What to do? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check
On 02/27/2011 06:47 AM, Richard Hainsworth wrote: I cant get the spell check to work. I am using Ubuntu 10.10. Added repositories for ppa. Purged openoffice. Then installed libreoffice and gnome additions. Then installed en-gb help and language modules. No spell checking at all. Not US not GB. What to do? What do you mean and gnome additions? I run Ubuntu 10.10, but via the LibreOffice.org download page and there was no gnome option. Also, as far as I know, there is no GB dictionary, unless it it added via the GB language packs. I do not use PPS installs, since it was originally a private install made by someone other than the original software creators. I do not know who created the PPA so I do not use it. Do you know how to install LibreOffice via the Terminal. There are instructions is not. If you are having troubles with the PPA, and can do the Terminal install, that would be my option. I would dump the PPA version and reinstall LibreOffice from the LibreOffice web site. I would also go to my Demo DVD site so you can see the entire list of dictionaries, that I could find, for OOo and LibreOffice. After the list of common extensions, there is a short and a long dictionary list. The long one is all the ones that I have found for LibreOffice. http://www.lungstrom.com/libreoffice-dvd-project/LibreOffice-disc-North-American-DVD/extensions.html This is the install page for the Demo DVD. http://www.lungstrom.com/libreoffice-dvd-project/LibreOffice-disc-North-American-DVD/install.html -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] spell check, grammar check, dictionary system - my answer/solution given to OOo thread.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/04/2011 03:50 AM, T. R. Valentine wrote: But in a language with homophones, homographs, heteronyms, and heterographs, I can't even begin to imagine how one could code for all the possibilities ( First you check for word order. Then you check for word pair frequency. - From a practical point of view, the biggest hurdle is constructing the database to be used for checking the word order. Constructing the expert system to validate the grammar is fairly straightforward. Time consuming, but doable. - From a legal point of view, the issue is patents. Thousands of them. Most of which are obvious, and nothing more than use a computer to detect if these words are sequential, or not. jonathon -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNS9yTAAoJEERA7YuLpVrVOdQH/jZpcuigfSfBq+3Yd8nB6pmw Nbk3aCaTMN2QYy9RcT/HRMZWcwiwgGmpmrhKLc6M2LAWT8sWMIyn3vPOAmku6Cso ZaaS0f2VJ+HIBb5TKQTX9RVY4qsym0Hnf8++xdJErIouDYNnVjuwWaWyaN0x03o7 hdBZrTO3uM8RnzocqSSTqPx8nayU3wykfyaLiiRXebu20e+wCoYN6mp2+nZfIc3+ tjFDIP8/YJ2kktDd27Y58leZBkjyD9OEa0wWGp4a0V1phudLCpjItEHXcHcFLAXG MCwklnrtMFmX1I3zL9KCAQbV2ps8VINx+pWztaBQLmr5u4P7Y+Pc33b+u/CE214= =bwQC -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
[libreoffice-users] spell check, grammar check, dictionary system - my answer/solution given to OOo thread.
This was on the OOo list. I decided that it may be something that could be looked at from LibreOffice's point of view. My answer is something that I really would like to see as an add on for OOo, LibreOffice, and all of its forked lines of suites. As someone with Dyslexia, the solution is in great need for those with a communication problem beyond the simple spell checking in email clients or word processors. I know over 50 people right now who could use it. On 02/03/2011 01:09 PM, John Bowling wrote: Given that Google Wave is opensource, and the source was available in 2009, why is the spelling checke in Writer still the same old dictionary based spell check? My version is 3.2.1, US, and the only words it flags of the following (from a wiki page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spell_checker) is cheque and chequer: Eye have a spelling chequer, It came with my Pea Sea. It plane lee marks four my revue Miss Steaks I can knot sea. Eye strike the quays and type a whirred And weight four it two say Weather eye am write oar wrong It tells me straight a weigh. Eye ran this poem threw it, Your shore real glad two no. Its vary polished in its weigh. My chequer tolled me sew. A chequer is a bless thing, It freeze yew lodes of thyme. It helps me right all stiles of righting, And aides me when eye rime. Each frays come posed up on my screen Eye trussed too bee a joule. The chequer pours o'er every word Two cheque sum spelling rule. Obviously not at all looking at the context! Does it take multiple years to implement an interface that will let someone use a better complete module? Or is this something that must be added by the user? Given that MS word 2007 has a context level spelling checker, and schools today are not training people to spell or understand context or grammer, it should be there by default! When I spent a few years in the early 2000's as a substitute teacher, I found that even 5th and 6th graders were being required to type all their homework papers, and were not allowed to be excused from doing some overnight assignment that was to be turned in typed EVEN if their parents did not have a computer for them to use. Some teachers even would not except pin-printer pages, wanting ink-jet or laser printing. Back then, the grammar was demanded to be perfect as was the spelling. I know a few kids that relied on their word processor to fix all their errors and did not proof read the final results and then complained that their computers did not tell them there was anything wrong. I was glad I never had to sub much for an English class that taught spelling and grammar. Being Dyslexic does not help at all in those areas. Now it would be great to get a context grammar/spell checker. When the word is spelled correctly, it does not mean it is the right spelling of that word or the correct word for the meaning of the sentence. I am in much need of such a thing in my own typing needs. I cannot get the right/correct words typed since my spelling is so bad and my fingers mess with the rest due to a stroke. But when I type a correctly spelled work [type that instead of word] and no not notice it, it can be a problem. It would be nice to have a better spell checker than one with a list of the closest words to what you typed. I had one dictionary that I could spell the word as I could say it and not worry about the correct spelling. That system would give me a list of what it thought I wanted and was never wrong. It actually helped to have the dictionary part, and it was one of those things from the Win95 days that had a complete unabridged dictionary on one CD. 200,000 words or more with definitions. It worked with XP but not when I had to use Vista. It would be nice for some add on spell check, grammar, and dictionary, system to be part of OOo [LibreOffice, or other fork]. It could be very useful as a proofing tool for those of us that are not good at these types of things. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] spell check, grammar check, dictionary system - my answer/solution given to OOo thread.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 16:17, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: This was on the OOo list. I decided that it may be something that could be looked at from LibreOffice's point of view. My answer is something that I really would like to see as an add on for OOo, LibreOffice, and all of its forked lines of suites. ... Now it would be great to get a context grammar/spell checker. When of OOo [LibreOffice, or other fork]. It could be very useful as a proofing ... tool for those of us that are not good at these types of things. I second the motion. Best, -Tom Thomas M. Browder, Jr. Niceville, Florida USA -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] spell check, grammar check, dictionary system - my answer/solution given to OOo thread.
On 02/03/2011 07:01 PM, Tom Browder wrote: On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 16:17, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: This was on the OOo list. I decided that it may be something that could be looked at from LibreOffice's point of view. My answer is something that I really would like to see as an add on for OOo, LibreOffice, and all of its forked lines of suites. ... Now it would be great to get a context grammar/spell checker. When of OOo [LibreOffice, or other fork]. It could be very useful as a proofing ... tool for those of us that are not good at these types of things. I second the motion. Best, -Tom Thomas M. Browder, Jr. Niceville, Florida USA Thanks Tom. I am Tim from Elmira NY, the cold cold Elmira NY. I hope one of these days there will be someone to take up the challenge to create the solution that I tried to hint at with the start of this thread here. I am getting fed up with some of the threads I have seen on the OOo version of this list. There is a need for someone to work on a good content/context checker for spelling and grammar. Add a mini-dictionary function to a spell checker would help with people, like me, who may not know what the correct spelling is, even though you are given a list. Sounding out words does not work well for me since a normal spell checker will not handle that. I use to be a mainframe programmer before Windows took over everything and MS could do no wrong with forcing people to learn how to code their way if you wanted it to look like a Windows program. People no longer wanted a non-windowed, not GUI, program not matter how useful it was or how well it filled a need. So I almost gave up programming before my first stroke hit me. I did do some work with writing spell checking systems from specialized word lists and codes to help with variation of these words made up of the root and added prefixes and suffixes. I once has a floppy of the resulting compete word list that it could check against that was over 177,000 words. I tried to re learn programming by making a standard work checking spell checker. I could barely do simple things like that anymore. I had to give up. IF I could still program, I would try to create a simple rules based proofer for grammar and other things like same sounding words, or words that are not parts of speech in that placement. I could do that type of work back when I wrote Accounting systems right out of college. Now I would never try. So I do hope some programmer with the knack of programming and some good English skills, would take up the call for a free proofing system. Even a low costing one would be great. There is a need that is needed to be filled and there will be a lot of students and adults that would be very pleased. I know I would and the students in the School district I taught in would be pleased as well. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
Re: [libreoffice-users] spell check, grammar check, dictionary system - my answer/solution given to OOo thread.
On 3 February 2011 21:13, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: There is a need for someone to work on a good content/context checker for spelling and grammar. Add a mini-dictionary function to a spell checker would help with people, like me, who may not know what the correct spelling is, even though you are given a list. Sounding out words does not work well for me since a normal spell checker will not handle that. snip So I do hope some programmer with the knack of programming and some good English skills, would take up the call for a free proofing system. Even a low costing one would be great. There is a need that is needed to be filled and there will be a lot of students and adults that would be very pleased. I know I would and the students in the School district I taught in would be pleased as well. Hi Tim, I don't know of a decent grammar checker for English. I suspect part of the problem is the language itself: few so-called rules that are really rules, enormous inconsistencies in the language, etc. If given the option, I won't even *install* a grammar checker and if it is built-in, I disable it as I find they are far more trouble than they are worth. (Though I sometimes have turned it on just for laughs.) I have a good friend who is an English professor who urges his students to turn off spell checkers because he finds people who rely on them turn in papers with improperly used words. (They misspell a word and accept the first suggestion the spell checker offers -- whether it is the correct word, which it frequently is not.) I sympathise with his attitude, but I also sympathise with people like my sister who suffer from dyslexia. In the vast majority of cases, poor spelling is simply laziness and/or a lack of literacy. For dyslexics, it is problem that *looks* like laziness and/or a lack of literacy to those who don't understand. But in a language with homophones, homographs, heteronyms, and heterographs, I can't even begin to imagine how one could code for all the possibilities (says he who has much better spelling and grammar skills than programming skills). Consider: Can you count to two, too? Or consider Dylan Thomas's (in)famous _Under Milk Wood_ which refers to the 'shops in mourning' -- an unusual combining of words which most listeners would interpret as 'shops in [the] morning'. How could any program get such a phrase correct? English really is a wacky language. -- T. R. Valentine Your friends will argue with you. Your enemies don't care. 'When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.' -- Erasmus -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***