Peter wrote: > I tried to install the spellcheck function in lyx on my Windows VISTA and > got it working for the English language. But it just won't work for other > languages although the dictionaries are installed. > I went to Tools - Preferences - Spellchecker and I typed in the > Alternative language field: de (for german)
The "alternative language" is not for additional languages but for very specific cases where the dictionary name of the main document language differs from what LyX expects (such as "deutsch" instead of "german"). Did you set the correct language for your document (or for the respective passages) in either Document > Settings > Language (main language) or Edit > Text Style > Customized ... > Language (for passages)? Jürgen
