To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=58281 Issue #:|58281 Summary:|Spellchecker dialog won't let user select what to add |to dictionary. Component:|Word processor Version:|OOo 2.0 Platform:|All URL:| OS/Version:|All Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|editing Assigned to:|mru Reported by:|stowrob
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 22 00:28:39 -0800 2005 ------- When the spellchecker dialog stops on a word that it thinks is incorrect, that word is highlighted in red and that is the *ONLY* thing you can add to a dictionary with the ADD button. That is no good if it is part of something like a compound word and you want to add the whole thing to the dictionary and not the individual parts. Examples: (Using English-UK) 1.) Spellchecker stops on "tac-nuke" and highlights "tac". I want to add "tac-nuke" to the dictionary because I want "tac" to still be considered a probable error in any other context. 2.) Spellchecker stops on "Semper Fi" and highlights "Semper". I want to add "Semper Fi" to the dictionary, because I want "Semper" and especially "Fi" to still be considered probable errors in any other context. 3.) "Gung ho". 4.) "itsy-bitsy" 5.) "pac-man" 6.) "repl-depl" And I shudder to think of what people using OO for technical writing are going through when they find that they can't add things to a dictionary like "2,3-iso-butyl-ThisOrThatChemical". Using the "Semper Fi" example, I have tried using the mouse to select "Semper Fi" before clicking the Add button, but it does not work. And I was surprised that there is no "Add" action of any kind on the context menu if I right-click on either the word Spellchecker highlighted or something I selected. If there is better alternate way to add things to a dictionary, it is not mentioned in the help and I can't find it in the menus. I have tried manually editting en_GB.dic, but whether I do it with WordPad, NotePad, or Borland Delphi 6, OpenOffice 2.0 barfs next time I try to start it up. And that method would be pretty cumbersome even if it worked because you have to shut down and restart OO every time you want to add a word. Off Topic: If you click the HELP button in the Spellchecker Dialog wouldn't you expect it to display help about the spellchecker ? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
