On Wednesday 20 Nov 2002 3:44 am, Spencer wrote:
> On November 19, 2002 01:47 pm, Craig Williamson (ENZ) wrote
> Before anyone makes wild assumptions about what Mandrake did or did not do,
> please ensure that you have the appropriate OO help rpm installed, such as;
>
> file:/Cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/OpenOffice.org-help-en-1.0.1-9mdk.i586.rpm
>
> All spellchecking is enabled with installation of this rpm. 

No. I was having this rpm. But still spell check was not working. However as 
per post as given below relevant rpms for languages are installed.
"with MySpell dictionary and hyphenation dictionary installed (en_US)
[mdk 9.0 CD 3], in OO.o, open: Tools > Options > Language Settings >
Writing Aids and then check the first box in the top section (turning on
MySpell spell checker).  In other sections of that window, you can set
the options, including automatic spell checking (incorrectly spelled
words will be underlined in red).  It works fine for me."
It started working.

> >
> >     I know that the mandrake guys are really clued up about what they
> > do, maybe they did disable the spell checker on purpose, maybe it was a
> > genuine mistake.  If they did it on purpose, they would most likely try
> > and push the fix to the solution as StarOffice (hence the powerpack
> > statement) or possibly even the Mandrake Club.  If true, it smells of a
> > Microsoft tactic.  Disable an important feature in a cheaper program, and
> > push the solution as the more expensive option.
> >
> >     It could also be a mistake, no bodies perfect.  In my experiences
> > with Mandrake9.0, there are a lot of bugs that keep me from completely
> > dropping windows.  This problem is pretty big for a lot of people, and I
> > am sure that if Mandrake didn't ship StarOffice as well, OpenOffice would
> > have been working correctly.

This may be an oversight by mandrake in setting dependencies like drakefont 
working dependencies. Attributing motives by a few to mandrake guys is not in 
good taste. I think it may not be fact.


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