hi rory
manythanx4inputs
i am a professional engineer but loath computers - i use as a typewriter
as do most users - your instructions require far too much thought &
messing around (not to say that i do not appreciate your inputs &
efforts) the problem is that there is a POLICY flaw within
mozilla/apache/openoffice organisation that is not adequately ensuring
updates function correctly - this applies across office, firefox,
thunderbird applications
the issue is an organisational/policy problem
manythanxagainchris
Chris Addington Pr.Eng.
On 10/08/2016 17:22, Rory O'Farrell wrote:
On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:33:09 +0100
Chris Addington <cd...@iafrica.com> wrote:
hi uninstalled again
installed older version openoffice 4.1.1 - STILL NO SPELLCHECK
*????????????????????????????????????????????*
i appreciate that openoffice are providing community software but that
does NOT justify invading peoples homes/machines with faulty/untested
software/updates
please advise how to fix this problem
Chris Addington Pr.Eng.
I have, in response to a private email, sent you instructions on what to do.
Note that un/re-installing OpenOffice does not (repeat _NOT_) affect the OO
user profile for reasons I have not time to expound. The usual cure is to
delete the OO User Profile according to the instructions in the email I have
sent you
RoryOF
On 10/08/2016 16:24, Chris Addington wrote:
hi brian
installed update (english spelling & hyphenation dictionaries &
thesaurus version 2016.05.01) , again no spellcheck
uninstalled openoffice, restarted
installed open office 4.1.2, restarted
now no spellcheck
i urgently need spellcheck to function
what to do?
regardschris
Chris Addington Pr.Eng.
On 10/08/2016 15:32, Chris Addington wrote:
hi brian
thanx4that
i subsequently uninstalled & reinstalled - spellcheck works but now
have update message again (english spelling & hyphenation
dictionaries & thesaurus version 2016.05.01) have ignored for now
will try again later & restart machine
thanxagainchris
Chris Addington Pr.Eng.
On 10/08/2016 13:58, Brian Barker wrote:
At 13:05 10/08/2016 +0100, you wrote:
this morning (aug 10) i had a notice on openoffice text doc ...
I'm not sure what sort of notices you might be receiving. Could this
be fake and a malicious attack?
... of a new update (for dictionaries i think) ...
If you only *think*, it may be difficult for anyone to help.
... clicked update - spellcheck not working ...
Are you sure? Some of those misspelled words may be correctly
spelled different words.
... (again shows correct setting on bottom of screen (English (UK))
That's not a global setting; it merely shows you the active language
at the insertion point. It tells you nothing about the language set
for your misspelled words. To see the language there, you need to
select the word or region of text before examining the indication in
the Status Bar. Alternatively, if all your text is the same
language, you could select it all and then set the language.
o Have you restarted OpenOffice since the "update"? Have you
restarted your system?
o Right-click in the text and go to Character... | Font | Language.
Is "English (UK)" preceded by the icon of a blue tick with the text
"ABC"? If not, you do not have a dictionary correctly installed.
o If you have the English (UK) version of OpenOffice, you shouldn't
need an additional extension, as the dictionary you need is bundled
with the program.
o You can go to Tools | Extension Manager... and see what is
installed. You can remove or disable items selectively there.
o You can go to the web site and discover what versions are
available. You may be able to confirm what "update" you installed.
You could download the correct extension and install this in place
of whatever is causing you trouble.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker - privately
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