Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: openoffice.org
The Finnish spell checker in OpenOffice.org systematically complains on
correctly spelt compounds _and_ suggests incorrect spellings.
Here are just some examples in a simple document; most compounds in the
text seem to be marked as incorrectly spelt. The text is correctly
marked as being in Finnish. In this list, the first one is the correct
spelling (flagged as incorrect by OpenOffice.org); the second one is the
wrong suggestion:
"allekirjoitus" -> "alle kirjoitus"
"opinnäytteet" -> "opin näytteet"
"opiskelijapalaute" -> "opiskelija palaute"
"työtehtävät" -> "työ tehtävät"
"työtehtävissä" -> "työ tehtävissä"
"työympäristö" -> "työ ympäristö"
"urakehitykselle" -> "ura kehitykselle"
Not knowing a word is natural; making incorrect suggestions is not. Yes,
I can easily imagine _why_ the spell checker makes such recommendations,
but it just does not work in the case of Finnish.
In these kinds of cases, not all native Finnish speakers know which one
is the correct spelling. I am worried if someone actually believes these
suggestions.
A simple fix would be to disable the Finnish spell checker in the
default installation, until it works well enough.
Platform: latest Kubuntu; I have used the Language Support tool to
install support for Finnish and English. All settings in OpenOffice.org
should be in their default values; I do not think I have done anything
to configure any spell checkers.
PS. Just for fun, had to test this one:
"Lappeenranta" -> "Lappeen ranta"
** Affects: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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The Finnish spell checker in OpenOffice.org does more harm than good
https://launchpad.net/bugs/63127
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