On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:26:48 +1000 "Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Hi > > Chris Addington is not the only one to have lost his spellcheck with this > request to change the dictionary down load > > I lost mine about 2 days earlier but did not think much of it at the time. > Now trying to do a 300000 word thesis so will need to get the spellchecker > back into play. > > Would appreciate if I could get the same email regarding this problem. > > Regards > > Richard Beeston Reset your OpenOffice User Profile. Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start OpenOffice. This cures most spellcheck problems I don't know what you all do - I regularly (monthly) update the dictionaries on my nine computers, using Xubuntu on most and Windows XP on some archive machines, and have never lost my spellcheck. It is possible that the computers are being powered off to quickly, before the OO housekeeping files are fully written to disk; to make computers react faster data is buffered in software and hardware buffers, both in the computer and in the disk drives. My advice is to always use the formal shut down procedure for your operating system and wait until disk activity has ceased before hitting the power switch. The few extra seconds taken will (even cumulatively) be less than the time taken to repair/rewrite a damaged file or repair a damaged spellcheck. RoryOF > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Rory O'Farrell > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:22 AM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: Chris Addington ; aoo-bugzilla-ad...@apache.org ; Brian Barker ; Dave > Barton ; d...@openoffice.apache.org ; l...@openoffice.apache.org ; > ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org ; secur...@apache.org > Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update > Re: spellcheck > > On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:33:09 +0100 > Chris Addington <cd...@iafrica.com> wrote: > > > hi uninstalled again > > > > installed older version openoffice 4.1.1 - STILL NO SPELLCHECK > > > > *????????????????????????????????????????????* > > > > i appreciate that openoffice are providing community software but that > > does NOT justify invading peoples homes/machines with faulty/untested > > software/updates > > > > please advise how to fix this problem > > > > Chris Addington Pr.Eng. > > I have, in response to a private email, sent you instructions on what to do. > Note that un/re-installing OpenOffice does not (repeat _NOT_) affect the OO > user profile for reasons I have not time to expound. The usual cure is to > delete the OO User Profile according to the instructions in the email I have > sent you > > RoryOF > > > > On 10/08/2016 16:24, Chris Addington wrote: > > > hi brian > > > > > > installed update (english spelling & hyphenation dictionaries & > > > thesaurus version 2016.05.01) , again no spellcheck > > > > > > uninstalled openoffice, restarted > > > > > > installed open office 4.1.2, restarted > > > > > > now no spellcheck > > > > > > i urgently need spellcheck to function > > > > > > what to do? > > > > > > regardschris > > > > > > Chris Addington Pr.Eng. > > > > > > On 10/08/2016 15:32, Chris Addington wrote: > > >> hi brian > > >> > > >> thanx4that > > >> > > >> i subsequently uninstalled & reinstalled - spellcheck works but now > > >> have update message again (english spelling & hyphenation > > >> dictionaries & thesaurus version 2016.05.01) have ignored for now > > >> > > >> will try again later & restart machine > > >> > > >> > > >> thanxagainchris > > >> > > >> Chris Addington Pr.Eng. > > >> > > >> On 10/08/2016 13:58, Brian Barker wrote: > > >>> At 13:05 10/08/2016 +0100, you wrote: > > >>>> this morning (aug 10) i had a notice on openoffice text doc ... > > >>> > > >>> I'm not sure what sort of notices you might be receiving. Could this > > >>> be fake and a malicious attack? > > >>> > > >>>> ... of a new update (for dictionaries i think) ... > > >>> > > >>> If you only *think*, it may be difficult for anyone to help. > > >>> > > >>>> ... clicked update - spellcheck not working ... > > >>> > > >>> Are you sure? Some of those misspelled words may be correctly > > >>> spelled different words. > > >>> > > >>>> ... (again shows correct setting on bottom of screen (English (UK)) > > >>> > > >>> That's not a global setting; it merely shows you the active language > > >>> at the insertion point. It tells you nothing about the language set > > >>> for your misspelled words. To see the language there, you need to > > >>> select the word or region of text before examining the indication in > > >>> the Status Bar. Alternatively, if all your text is the same > > >>> language, you could select it all and then set the language. > > >>> > > >>> o Have you restarted OpenOffice since the "update"? Have you > > >>> restarted your system? > > >>> > > >>> o Right-click in the text and go to Character... | Font | Language. > > >>> Is "English (UK)" preceded by the icon of a blue tick with the text > > >>> "ABC"? If not, you do not have a dictionary correctly installed. > > >>> > > >>> o If you have the English (UK) version of OpenOffice, you shouldn't > > >>> need an additional extension, as the dictionary you need is bundled > > >>> with the program. > > >>> > > >>> o You can go to Tools | Extension Manager... and see what is > > >>> installed. You can remove or disable items selectively there. > > >>> > > >>> o You can go to the web site and discover what versions are > > >>> available. You may be able to confirm what "update" you installed. > > >>> You could download the correct extension and install this in place > > >>> of whatever is causing you trouble. > > >>> > > >>> I trust this helps. > > >>> > > >>> Brian Barker - privately > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
