On Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:23:41 +1100 Nick Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Sorry if I've missed a prior post on this and any subsequent > > > > answers, but since upgrading Xubuntu from 8.04 to 8.10, Evo's > > > > email editor consistently underlines all words, not just those > > > > incorrectly spelled. And now for the obligatory cliche: It > > > > worked just fine under 8.04. > > > > > > > > Has anyone else seen this behavior? And the fix? > > > > > > It's a bug in 2.24.0 that occurs when you have multiple > > > dictionaries enabled. It's already been fixed in 2.24.1. > > > > Thanks Matthew, and interesting. I'm running 2.24.1 and only have US > > English checked as a dictionary preference. I still have the > > problem. That could mean that a trip to the bug-reporting arena is > > in order... > > I saw the same or a very similar problem yesterday on 2.24.1, after > upgrading a laptop from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 (which took Evo from > 2.22.3.1 to 2.24.1). Every single word in a draft email was underlined > in red. > > I either had one or zero languages ticked under Edit -> Preferences -> > Composer Preferences -> Spell checking. I think I had one language > ticked, I think it was "English (Australia)", but I'm not 100% certain > about that. > > Anyway, I then ticked "English", "English (Australia)", "English > (Canada)", "English (United Kingdom)", "English (United States)" - > since I figure the English language we actually use is a composite of > all these variants and more anyway - and then the spell checking > worked as per normal. > > Out of curiosity, I have just tried changed it back to having only > "English (Australia)" to see what happens, and now it's working fine. > So, sounds like maybe first time Evo 2.24.1 is run after an upgrade, > with one language selected (or maybe just one English variant), that > every word can be underlined as red, but if you change the languages, > then change it back, then it works as per expected ... ? > > -- All the best, > Nick. > > _______________________________________________ > Evolution-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list Ayuh, Nick. That did it. Dunno why it works, but at least my typos now stand out from the pack! ;-) With best regards, Pete -- Peter N. Spotts | Science reporter The Christian Science Monitor 210 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA 02115 USA Office: 617-450-2449 | Office-in-home: 508-520-3139 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Amateur-radio call: KC1JB www.csmonitor.com | www.kc1jb.net "The knack of flying is to throw yourself at the ground and miss." -- Douglas Adams, "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" _______________________________________________ Evolution-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
