Further to this, I installed Version 1.6.1 from the tarball. I can select British English now. I don't usually complain about a version earlier than the current one, but this did seem to be an aspell problem. Fauir enough about there not being a separate dictionary for Australian. British is close enough.
Bewdy, mate! Doug. On Monday 09 February 2009 11:13:29 am Doug Laidlaw wrote: > Not wrong. Different. My eyes are not deceiving me; neither are yours. > > Because Mandriva won't configure to use DVIs, it clearly has other > problems. So I tried in SimplyMepis. The version is newer, but the > language selection is identical. > > In the circumstances, it is useless taking the point any further. > > Doug. > > On Monday 09 February 2009 12:11:39 am Konrad Hofbauer wrote: > > Doug Laidlaw wrote: > > > The authors of aspell must be really parochial. To them, "English" > > > means "American", Canadian is a distinct language, and British English > > > just does not exist. There are dictionaries for languages with a > > > smaller user base than British English. > > > > Wrong. Using aspell and having the relevant dictionaries installed, I > > see in LyX 1.6.1, Document Settings-> Language > > > > English > > English (Canada) > > English (UK) > > English (USA) > > (the first accpets both UK and US spelling). > > > > In LyX 1.5.7, these are called: > > American > > British > > Canadian > > English > > > > > Is there any way of getting around this > > > > Yes, make sure your aspell installation is alright. > > > > /Konrad
