Hi all, On 10.01.2011 05:27, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> First things first, have you installed the required dictionaries? Tools-> >> Extension Manager, on the lower left click on "Get more extensions >> on-line..". Search the site for the dictionaries and install then, click >> the Add button on the Manager dialog. > > Of course, I have the dictionaries installed: I'm not complaining that > spell checking doesn't work. I'm complaining that the menu mentioned in > the Subject line does not always include the languages I'd like to use, > so I have to use the long-winded way instead. > > And of course, the brand of the computer I'm using has no influence on > this problem either (and neither does the OS I'm using, in case you > were tempted to suggest that the brand is indirectly relevant). > > I guess I should just file a bugreport (aka feature request). Thanks anyway, Being the developer having implemented this feature I can tell you it has nothing to do at all with the extension dictionaries installed on the system. If you like to know what languages get listed and for what reason please have a look at section 1.1.3 in the respective specification which can be found here: http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/Set_Language_Attribute_for_Text.odt For the above discussion there are but two points of interest: a) The number of listed languages is limited to seven b) Languages already used in the document get included as well (and of course this is different for each document). If the number of languages listed would exceed seven then it is undefined which of the languages in the document get included. Thus if you have per default just listed English and French but like to see Spanish as well, then all you have to do is use Spain at least once! It does not need to be used for spell checking etc., a single word set to Spanish will be sufficient. Following that you will see Spanish listed as well in those menus (that is, as long as your overall number of listed languages does not exceed seven). Also if you save the document that now includes Spanish, then upon loading the document again later you will already have Spanish listed from the start. Regards, Thomas --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
