[mdlug] [Tech Support] OpenOffice-3.0.1 no dictionary

[Michael S. Mikowski]

Hi Dr. Meier:

Seen Before: 
Yes, in OO 2.4.

Cause: 
My documents were not recognized as English (USA), but instead English 
(Zimbabwe).  I don't know how it happened, it just did.

Cure: 
I set the correct default language for documents:
Tools -> Options -> Language Settings -> Languages
Under the "Default Languages for documents", for the "Western" language I 
selected English (USA).  That language was the only option that had a little 
'ABC' icon next to the selection to signify a valid installed dictionary.

What you Are Missing:  
Possibly nothing I have written :)  All this may have changed in 3.0.1.

Good luck!

Sincerely,

Mike



On Monday 09 March 2009 20:13:00 Robert Meier wrote:
> POEMs,
>
> I just upgraded at work to openOffice-3.0.1 .
> It seems to come up faster,
> but I find that every word is reported as "not in dictorary".
>
> No errors were reported during installation.
> I first installed from rpm -i.
> Noting the errant spellchecking, I then used rpm -e to remove the files
> and tried again using .../setup.  (Same experience both times).
>
> My dictionary selections
> [Tools/options/Languages/Writing Aids/Available/Edit/...]
> are English(US).
>
> I have verified that
> /opt/openoffice.org3/share/xtension/install/dict-en.oxt
> is installed, looks correct (i.e. unzip -t reports an
> apparently appropriate jar file), and is readable.
>
> strace during startup indicates that no -dict- file is being openned.
>
> openOffice-2.3(?) had a working dictionary and was removed with -e
> before initial installation.
>
>
>
> Anybody seen this before?
> Anybody know the cause?
> Anybody know the cure?
> What am I missing?
>
>
>
> TIA,
> --
> Bob
>
>   "I used to think correlation implied causation.
>    Then I took a class on statistics.  Now I don't.
>    (Sounds like the class helped.)  Well, maybe."
>     -- xkcd (http://www.xkcd.com/552/)
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