Re: Spellcheck puts wavy red underline for each word

[Brian Barker]

At 13:11 08/07/2022 +, Hugo Costa wrote:
You answer yourself this question> Have I updated my open office 
?because each time you upgrade to a newer version, it gets messed 
out.The spell check and other settings became crazy.


This suggestion - that upgrading OpenOffice routinely trashes user 
profiles - is simply not the experience of millions of other users. 
If it were, there would be countless complaints every time a new 
version was released. You may want to investigate what is wrong with 
your system or what you are doing wrong to cause this unusual problem.


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Re: Spellcheck puts wavy red underline for each word

[Hugo Costa]

 Hello.. You answer yourself this question> Have I updated my open office 
?because each time you upgrade to a newer version, it gets messed out.The spell 
check and other settings became crazy.If this is the case, you must follow the 
advice ,  if you know how.


On Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 07:09:11 PM GMT-3, Keith N. McKenna 
 wrote:  
 
 loefflerwm wrote:
> After a couple of years of use in Windows 10, the spellcheck does not work in 
> this app. Dell Computer Technicians tried to connect OpenOffice with 
> Grammarly but could not. They advised I contact you. I want to keep this word 
> program but my eyesight is getting worse and many keypad errors are caught by 
> spellcheck - at least when it worked. Now every word has a red wavy line 
> underneath.
> William Loeffler
> 

This is usually caused by corruption in the User profile.See the "Hpw 
Too" at the following link on how to reset the profile to correct 
this:https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Handling_the_OpenOffice.org_User_Profile#Resetting_the_User_Profile.

There are a number of grammer checkers as extensions to AOO. The one I 
use with the AOO Documentation team is LanguageTool. It along with 
others can be found at the following link: 
https://extensions.openoffice.org/en/search?query=grammar+checker_by=field_project_stats_year_order=DESC

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Re: Spellcheck puts wavy red underline for each word

[Keith N. McKenna]

loefflerwm wrote:

After a couple of years of use in Windows 10, the spellcheck does not work in 
this app. Dell Computer Technicians tried to connect OpenOffice with Grammarly 
but could not. They advised I contact you. I want to keep this word program but 
my eyesight is getting worse and many keypad errors are caught by spellcheck - 
at least when it worked. Now every word has a red wavy line underneath.
William Loeffler



This is usually caused by corruption in the User profile.See the "Hpw 
Too" at the following link on how to reset the profile to correct 
this:https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Handling_the_OpenOffice.org_User_Profile#Resetting_the_User_Profile.


There are a number of grammer checkers as extensions to AOO. The one I 
use with the AOO Documentation team is LanguageTool. It along with 
others can be found at the following link: 
https://extensions.openoffice.org/en/search?query=grammar+checker_by=field_project_stats_year_order=DESC


Regards
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Re: trouble with login - email address Re: spellcheck - continuously causing problems

[Hagar Delest]

For the record, forum user name sent to Chris.

Hagar

Le 13/04/2021 à 08:06, Chris Addington a écrit :

hi

i am registered with oo forum under cd...@eircom.net which is an old 
address no longer operational,


 - how do i sort this out?

regardschris


Chris Addington Pr.Eng.

On 12/04/2021 12:18, David Robley wrote:
See if Troubleshooting Spell check in OpenOffice -> 
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74=16512 helps.


Since you are not subscribed to this list you may not see all the 
replies to your query. To subscribe to Apache OpenOffice mailing 
lists go to http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html


As a courtesy I have forwarded a copy of this reply to you as well as 
to the mailing list. Do Not reply to me personally but just to the 
list at  - replies to my personal email 
address will be ignored.


On 12/4/21 7:12 pm, Chris Addington wrote:

hi

openoffice spellcheck

spellcheck constantly causes problems - in standard new text 
document (selecting top lhs symbol) it doesn't work


have setup a template new text document in which spellcheck works 
from time2time


-> openoffice is unreliable




regardschris




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trouble with login - email address Re: spellcheck - continuously causing problems

[Chris Addington]

hi

i am registered with oo forum under cd...@eircom.net which is an old 
address no longer operational,


 - how do i sort this out?

regardschris


Chris Addington Pr.Eng.

On 12/04/2021 12:18, David Robley wrote:
See if Troubleshooting Spell check in OpenOffice -> 
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74=16512 helps.


Since you are not subscribed to this list you may not see all the 
replies to your query. To subscribe to Apache OpenOffice mailing lists 
go to http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html


As a courtesy I have forwarded a copy of this reply to you as well as 
to the mailing list. Do Not reply to me personally but just to the 
list at  - replies to my personal email 
address will be ignored.


On 12/4/21 7:12 pm, Chris Addington wrote:

hi

openoffice spellcheck

spellcheck constantly causes problems - in standard new text document 
(selecting top lhs symbol) it doesn't work


have setup a template new text document in which spellcheck works 
from time2time


-> openoffice is unreliable




regardschris




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Re: trouble with login - email address Re: spellcheck - continuously causing problems

[David Robley]

Log in using the username associated with that address; go to User 
Control Panel via link at top left of page; select Profile tab; select 
Edit Account Settings; enter new email details.


Note - please only ask user related questions on the user list; don't 
send multiple emails to unrelated mail addresses.


On 13/4/21 3:36 pm, Chris Addington wrote:

hi

i am registered with oo forum under cd...@eircom.net which is an old 
address no longer operational,


 - how do i sort this out?

regardschris


Chris Addington Pr.Eng.





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Re: spellcheck - continuously causing problems

[David Robley]

See if Troubleshooting Spell check in OpenOffice -> 
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74=16512 helps.


Since you are not subscribed to this list you may not see all the 
replies to your query. To subscribe to Apache OpenOffice mailing lists 
go to http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html


As a courtesy I have forwarded a copy of this reply to you as well as to 
the mailing list. Do Not reply to me personally but just to the list at 
 - replies to my personal email address 
will be ignored.


On 12/4/21 7:12 pm, Chris Addington wrote:

hi

openoffice spellcheck

spellcheck constantly causes problems - in standard new text document 
(selecting top lhs symbol) it doesn't work


have setup a template new text document in which spellcheck works from 
time2time


-> openoffice is unreliable




regardschris




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Re: spellcheck - continuously causing problems

[Joost Andrae]

Hello Chris,

please check the setting for the default document language in menu item 
/tools/options/language settings/languages


Kind regards, Joost

Am 12.04.2021 um 11:42 schrieb Chris Addington:

hi

openoffice spellcheck

spellcheck constantly causes problems - in standard new text document 
(selecting top lhs symbol) it doesn't work


have setup a template new text document in which spellcheck works from 
time2time


-> openoffice is unreliable




regardschris






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Re: SPELLCHECK again --- Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

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Re: Spellcheck and Updates

[David Robley]

For your spelling check problem please see 
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6=89050


The update problem is a known issue; version 4.1.7 is the latest version 
of Apache OpenOffice. Just go to http://www.openoffice.org/download/ if 
you need to download a later version than you have. For extensions, 
you'll have to check the individual extension pages for updates.


Since you are not subscribed to this list you may not see all the 
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go to http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html


As a courtesy I have sent a copy of this reply to you as well as to the 
mailing list. Do Not reply to me personally but just to the list at 
 - replies to my personal email address 
will be ignored.


On 18/2/20 9:09 am, guy humeniuk wrote:

Hi!
Have not been able to use spellcheck or Update for a while. All words are rejected 
as mispelled <.
Updates show following:



Checking for an update failed.

Error reading data from the Internet.Server error message: .
  Please advise



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Re: spellcheck

[Martin Groenescheij]

Groet,
Martin


> Op 3 sep. 2019 om 04:55 heeft tina 00  het 
> volgende geschreven:
> 
> Hi I can’t get it to work when I right things

Never click on things, you should be specific in describing your problem and 
the actions you have done.
It will help us to help you.

> 
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> 


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Re: Spellcheck Help!!!!

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:34:32 +0200
philip wassung  wrote:

> Firstly I have forgotten the user name used to login to the Forum
> Secondly, I have followed all the instructions to get rid of RED Wriggly 
> Lines and I get nowhere eg
> "2. Use Windows Explorer and go to 
> C:\Users\xx\AppData\Roaming\OpenOffice\4\user\Scripts (where xx 
> is your username) and open the folder. right-click inside the folder > 
> New > Folder ..., and create a new folder called python. Note: you must 
> use all lower case letters for "python" or Writer will not see the file. 
> I cannot right click inside the folder - nothing happens.
> 
> Windows 7
> Firefox 68.0
> Thunderbird 60.8
> OO 4.1.6
> 
> Do I de-install, switch to Google/Libre???

This is another method to fix damaged spellcheck

Start by renaming your existing OpenOffice user profile.

As you are using Windows close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File 
Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer (sometimes 
called Windows Explorer) Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder 
- "user.old" is a good choice. Start OpenOffice.

This cures most spellcheck problems.

The loss of spellcheck may be related to a crash of OpenOffice or overhasty 
close down of OO or the computer, before the internal buffers in the hard drive 
have flushed to disk, which can cause the OO User Profile to be improperly (or 
not at all) written.



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Re: spellcheck

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Sat, 11 May 2019 14:39:52 -0700
Richard Fisher  wrote:

> My open office spellcheck went away. It marks all words as miss spelled but 
> no way to correct they. I do not have a spellcheck on my taskbar and can’t 
> figure out how to get one there. I am a poor speller and need spellcheck! Can 
> someone please help me get my open office spellcheck back.
> 
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> 

Try renaming your OO user profile.

As you are using Windows close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File
Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer (sometimes 
called Windows Explorer)
Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder - "user.old" is a good 
choice. Start OpenOffice.

This cures most spellcheck problems.

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Re: spellcheck

[Urmas]

"Laura VN":

Consider upgrading to LibreOffice. This bug was fixed there.


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Re: spellcheck

[Keith N. McKenna]

On 12/13/2017 4:50 PM, Hagar Delest wrote:
> Forwarded to OP (not subscribed to the list).
> 
> Hagar
> 
> Le 06/12/2017 à 21:00, Keith N. McKenna a écrit :
>> On 12/6/2017 10:57 AM, Laura VN wrote:
>>> Somehow I lost my ability to use spell check.  There are NO words in the
>>> dictionary and I'm really not wanting to add every word individually.
>>> How
>>> do I find the English dictionary to install for Spellcheck.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>> This is almost always due to corruption in the profile. Please see the
>> following how to article to correct the
>> problem:https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Handling_the_OpenOffice.org_User_Profile
>>
>>
>> Regards
>> Keith
>>
Thanks Hagar. I missed that one.

Regards
Keith



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Re: spellcheck

[Hagar Delest]

Forwarded to OP (not subscribed to the list).

Hagar

Le 06/12/2017 à 21:00, Keith N. McKenna a écrit :

On 12/6/2017 10:57 AM, Laura VN wrote:

Somehow I lost my ability to use spell check.  There are NO words in the
dictionary and I'm really not wanting to add every word individually. How
do I find the English dictionary to install for Spellcheck.
Thanks.


This is almost always due to corruption in the profile. Please see the
following how to article to correct the
problem:https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Handling_the_OpenOffice.org_User_Profile

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Re: spellcheck

[Keith N. McKenna]

On 12/6/2017 10:57 AM, Laura VN wrote:
> Somehow I lost my ability to use spell check.  There are NO words in the
> dictionary and I'm really not wanting to add every word individually. How
> do I find the English dictionary to install for Spellcheck.
> Thanks.
> 
This is almost always due to corruption in the profile. Please see the
following how to article to correct the
problem:https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Handling_the_OpenOffice.org_User_Profile

Regards
Keith



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Re: spellcheck

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:42:03 +
Stephen  wrote:

> I have suddenly found that all my documents have every word marked for a 
> spell check. I believe I have the English UK dictionary loaded. What 
> causes this effect?

The easiest fix is to delete or rename your OO user profile  If you are using 
Windows
close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File Explorer. Copy and paste 
%appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Rename 
the "user" folder. Start OpenOffice.

This cures most spellcheck problems 
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Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Chris Addington]

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  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.

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Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Felmon Davis]

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016, Richard Beeston wrote:


Thanks


I'm not sharp on Windows either but googling it seems you should find 
the user profile thus:


make sure openoffice is not running.

a) click Start and type %appdata% in the search box;

b) go to /OpenOffice/4/user

c) rename user to something like 'user-old' so you can restore it or 
its contents


restart openoffice.

if it doesn't work then stop openoffice and restore 'user-old' (or 
whatever you called it) to 'user' and seek further help.


I found this at 
<https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?p=58403>


my impression is this is surgery with a hammer because it removes all 
your customizations. and I wish there were a more fine-tuned approach.


if you saved 'user-old' you can go in and try to restore individual 
customizations like templates and stuff.


please no matter what, be sure you have backups of important stuff 
like your thesis!!!


(and by 'backups' I mean several and not only on the one computer and 
ideally a recent copy in some other physical location. please.)


F.




-Original Message- From: Rory O'Farrell
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:44 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update 
Re: spellcheck


On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:51:28 +1000
"Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:


Hi Rory

This was not a "fast" shutdown. There was a small window came on the bottom
left of a screen I was working os which indicated that it was from Open
Office which said there was an update for the dictionary to get English
English updates. I did not screen dump this so I cannot show you what it 
is.

I downloaded this as in my thesis I need the "correct" spelling for the
words in Australia not the US spelling. I turned off in the normal way 
which
I have been using for many years and then the next day I found my 
dictionary

had disappeared. This was annoying at the time and was wondering what to do
when Chris's email came into my inbox.
Going onto where to find some of the files. Where is the file explorer
found. I have typed this into the Search file  area and nothing comes up
except references to the emails that I have kept.  so if you could guide as
to where to find this I can then go on from there as per your previous
email.

I am using Windows 7 and OO 4.1.2
Thanks

Richard


I am very stale on Windows having moved to Linux some eight or so years ago 
and am unfamiliar with the more modern windows - anything after XP I have 
only touched to rescue one or two local computers in crisis.  The File 
Explorer (a name I have been given and seen by more informed users) is not 
the Search file area, but the mechanism by which one can navigate from one 
directory or disk to another.


--
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Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Richard Beeston]

Thanks

-Original Message- 
From: Rory O'Farrell

Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 9:44 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update 
Re: spellcheck


On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:51:28 +1000
"Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:


Hi Rory

This was not a "fast" shutdown. There was a small window came on the 
bottom

left of a screen I was working os which indicated that it was from Open
Office which said there was an update for the dictionary to get English
English updates. I did not screen dump this so I cannot show you what it 
is.

I downloaded this as in my thesis I need the "correct" spelling for the
words in Australia not the US spelling. I turned off in the normal way 
which
I have been using for many years and then the next day I found my 
dictionary
had disappeared. This was annoying at the time and was wondering what to 
do

when Chris's email came into my inbox.
Going onto where to find some of the files. Where is the file explorer
found. I have typed this into the Search file  area and nothing comes up
except references to the emails that I have kept.  so if you could guide 
as

to where to find this I can then go on from there as per your previous
email.

I am using Windows 7 and OO 4.1.2
Thanks

Richard


I am very stale on Windows having moved to Linux some eight or so years ago 
and am unfamiliar with the more modern windows - anything after XP I have 
only touched to rescue one or two local computers in crisis.  The File 
Explorer (a name I have been given and seen by more informed users) is not 
the Search file area, but the mechanism by which one can navigate from one 
directory or disk to another.




-Original Message- 
>From: Rory O'Farrell

Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:44 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: Richard Beeston
Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new 
update

Re: spellcheck

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:26:48 +1000
"Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> Chris Addington is not the only one to have lost his spellcheck with 
> this

> request to change the dictionary down load
>
> I lost mine about 2 days earlier but did not think much of it at the 
> time.
> Now trying to do a 30 word thesis so will need to get the 
> spellchecker

> back into play.
>
> Would appreciate if I could get the same email regarding this problem.
>
> Regards
>
> Richard Beeston

Reset your OpenOffice User Profile.  Close OpenOffice and the 
Quickstarter.

Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File
Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start
OpenOffice.

This cures most spellcheck problems

I don't know what you all do - I regularly (monthly) update the 
dictionaries

on my nine computers, using Xubuntu on most and Windows XP on some archive
machines, and have never lost my spellcheck.

It is possible that the computers are being powered off to quickly, before
the OO housekeeping files are fully written to disk; to make computers 
react

faster data is buffered in software and hardware buffers, both in the
computer and in the disk drives.

My advice is to always use the formal shut down procedure for your 
operating

system and wait until disk activity has ceased before hitting the power
switch.  The few extra seconds taken will (even cumulatively) be less than
the time taken to repair/rewrite a damaged file or repair a damaged
spellcheck.

RoryOF




>
> -Original Message- 
> >From: Rory O'Farrell

> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:22 AM
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Cc: Chris Addington ; aoo-bugzilla-ad...@apache.org ; Brian Barker ; 
> Dave

> Barton ; d...@openoffice.apache.org ; l...@openoffice.apache.org ;
> ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org ; secur...@apache.org
> Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new
> update
> Re: spellcheck
>
> 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

Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:51:28 +1000
"Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:

> Hi Rory
> 
> This was not a "fast" shutdown. There was a small window came on the bottom 
> left of a screen I was working os which indicated that it was from Open 
> Office which said there was an update for the dictionary to get English 
> English updates. I did not screen dump this so I cannot show you what it is. 
> I downloaded this as in my thesis I need the "correct" spelling for the 
> words in Australia not the US spelling. I turned off in the normal way which 
> I have been using for many years and then the next day I found my dictionary 
> had disappeared. This was annoying at the time and was wondering what to do 
> when Chris's email came into my inbox.
> Going onto where to find some of the files. Where is the file explorer 
> found. I have typed this into the Search file  area and nothing comes up 
> except references to the emails that I have kept.  so if you could guide as 
> to where to find this I can then go on from there as per your previous 
> email.
> 
> I am using Windows 7 and OO 4.1.2
> Thanks
> 
> Richard

I am very stale on Windows having moved to Linux some eight or so years ago and 
am unfamiliar with the more modern windows - anything after XP I have only 
touched to rescue one or two local computers in crisis.  The File Explorer (a 
name I have been given and seen by more informed users) is not the Search file 
area, but the mechanism by which one can navigate from one directory or disk to 
another. 

> 
> -Original Message- 
> >From: Rory O'Farrell
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:44 AM
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Cc: Richard Beeston
> Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update 
> Re: spellcheck
> 
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:26:48 +1000
> "Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > Chris Addington is not the only one to have lost his spellcheck with this
> > request to change the dictionary down load
> >
> > I lost mine about 2 days earlier but did not think much of it at the time.
> > Now trying to do a 30 word thesis so will need to get the spellchecker
> > back into play.
> >
> > Would appreciate if I could get the same email regarding this problem.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Richard Beeston
> 
> Reset your OpenOffice User Profile.  Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. 
> Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File 
> Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start 
> OpenOffice.
> 
> This cures most spellcheck problems
> 
> I don't know what you all do - I regularly (monthly) update the dictionaries 
> on my nine computers, using Xubuntu on most and Windows XP on some archive 
> machines, and have never lost my spellcheck.
> 
> It is possible that the computers are being powered off to quickly, before 
> the OO housekeeping files are fully written to disk; to make computers react 
> faster data is buffered in software and hardware buffers, both in the 
> computer and in the disk drives.
> 
> My advice is to always use the formal shut down procedure for your operating 
> system and wait until disk activity has ceased before hitting the power 
> switch.  The few extra seconds taken will (even cumulatively) be less than 
> the time taken to repair/rewrite a damaged file or repair a damaged 
> spellcheck.
> 
> RoryOF
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > -Original Message----- 
> > >From: Rory O'Farrell
> > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:22 AM
> > To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> > Cc: Chris Addington ; aoo-bugzilla-ad...@apache.org ; Brian Barker ; Dave
> > Barton ; d...@openoffice.apache.org ; l...@openoffice.apache.org ;
> > ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org ; secur...@apache.org
> > Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new 
> > update
> > Re: spellcheck
> >
> > 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 res

Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:26:48 +1000
"Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Chris Addington is not the only one to have lost his spellcheck with this 
> request to change the dictionary down load
> 
> I lost mine about 2 days earlier but did not think much of it at the time. 
> Now trying to do a 30 word thesis so will need to get the spellchecker 
> back into play.
> 
> Would appreciate if I could get the same email regarding this problem.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Richard Beeston

Reset your OpenOffice User Profile.  Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. 
Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer 
Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start OpenOffice.

This cures most spellcheck problems

I don't know what you all do - I regularly (monthly) update the dictionaries on 
my nine computers, using Xubuntu on most and Windows XP on some archive 
machines, and have never lost my spellcheck.  

It is possible that the computers are being powered off to quickly, before the 
OO housekeeping files are fully written to disk; to make computers react faster 
data is buffered in software and hardware buffers, both in the computer and in 
the disk drives.  

My advice is to always use the formal shut down procedure for your operating 
system and wait until disk activity has ceased before hitting the power switch. 
 The few extra seconds taken will (even cumulatively) be less than the time 
taken to repair/rewrite a damaged file or repair a damaged spellcheck. 

RoryOF  




> 
> -Original Message- 
> >From: Rory O'Farrell
> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:22 AM
> To: users@openoffice.apache.org
> Cc: Chris Addington ; aoo-bugzilla-ad...@apache.org ; Brian Barker ; Dave 
> Barton ; d...@openoffice.apache.org ; l...@openoffice.apache.org ; 
> ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org ; secur...@apache.org
> Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update 
> Re: spellcheck
> 
> 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.
> > >>>
> > >>>&

Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Richard Beeston]

Hi

Chris Addington is not the only one to have lost his spellcheck with this 
request to change the dictionary down load


I lost mine about 2 days earlier but did not think much of it at the time. 
Now trying to do a 30 word thesis so will need to get the spellchecker 
back into play.


Would appreciate if I could get the same email regarding this problem.

Regards

Richard Beeston

-Original Message- 
From: Rory O'Farrell

Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:22 AM
To: users@openoffice.apache.org
Cc: Chris Addington ; aoo-bugzilla-ad...@apache.org ; Brian Barker ; Dave 
Barton ; d...@openoffice.apache.org ; l...@openoffice.apache.org ; 
ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org ; secur...@apache.org
Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update 
Re: spellcheck


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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Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:33:09 +0100
Chris Addington  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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Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:05:01 +0100
Chris Addington  wrote:

> hi
> 
> this morning (aug 10) i had a notice on openoffice text doc of a new 
> update (for dictionaries i think) - clicked update - spellcheck not 
> working (again
> 
> shows correct setting on bottom of screen (English (UK))
> 
> options set to 'spellcheck' but no red underline to incorrectly spelt words
> 
> 
> 
> 
> regardschris
> 
> 
> Chris Addington Pr.Eng.


Reset your OpenOffice Uszer Profile.  Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. 
Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer 
Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start OpenOffice.

This cures most spellcheck problems


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Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Robert Funnell]

A quick Web search turns up the following from 2015:

<<
You should start by deleting or renaming your OpenOffice user profile.
As you are using Windows do this by:
Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File Explorer. Copy and
paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer Address Bar and
press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start OpenOffice.

A quick search on the forum would have found many replies dealing with
this problem.




Does this help? (Are you using MS Windows?)


On Wed, 10 Aug 2016, Chris Addington 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.

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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Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Chris Addington]

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.

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

URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Chris Addington]

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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spellcheck error again after installing new update Re: spellcheck

[Chris Addington]

hi

this morning (aug 10) i had a notice on openoffice text doc of a new 
update (for dictionaries i think) - clicked update - spellcheck not 
working (again


shows correct setting on bottom of screen (English (UK))

options set to 'spellcheck' but no red underline to incorrectly spelt words




regardschris


Chris Addington Pr.Eng.

On 21/07/2015 09:52, Rory O'Farrell wrote:

On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:23:45 +0100
Chris Addington  wrote:


hi

opened a .docx and found spellcheck had stopped functioning

uninstalled & reinstalled openoffice -  appears ok for now

?
regardschris

--
Chris Addington Pr.Eng.


This spellcheck failure was most likely due to the incorrect language being 
specified in the downloaded document - for example one of the variants of 
English other than your OpenOffice had selected.  If it happens again, note the 
language specified in the Status Bar (at screen bottom).  If this does not 
match your installed language, use /Tools /Language /For all text to change the 
document language variant to that you normally use.  This will most probably 
sort out the problem without need to reinstall OpenOffice.





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Re: Spellcheck problem

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:31:05 -
"Norman Holmes"  wrote:

> Dear Sirs
> 
> I have a problem with spellcheck in that when spellcheck is selected all 
> words, correctly spelled or not, have the red wavy line under them. Try as I 
> might I cannot pinpoint the reason for this. The English Uk and standard 
> dictionaries are selected. Could you please help.
> 
> Thanks and regards
> 
> 
> Norman Holmes

The usual cure for spellcheck problems is to delete or rename your OpenOffice 
user profile. If you are using Windows do this by:

Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. Open File Explorer. Copy and paste 
%appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Delete 
or Rename the "user" folder. Start OpenOffice.

This cures most spellcheck problems.

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Re: Spellcheck

[Keith N. McKenna]

pinkloveer...@aol.com wrote:
 I'm using the 4.0 version on my surfacepro and the spellcheck isn't working. 
 Can you help me?
 
The usual starting point for spell-check problems is to delete or rename
the OpenOffice user profile. Doing this sorts out a very large
proportion [read: most] of OpenOffice stability problems. Details of how
to do this are given in
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74t=12426

Regards
Keith




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Re: spellcheck problem

[Rory O'Farrell]

On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:35:21 -0500
Donald Fisher drfisher1...@live.com wrote:

 I have just downloaded Open Office 4.1.1. My problem has been happening all 
 along, with the previous version and the new one. What's happening is the 
 entire document has the red line underneath it. As a result when I do the 
 spellcheck it stops on every single word irregrardless of whether or not it 
 is spelled right. This happens only on my laptop, not on the desktop that I 
 use. How do I fix this?
 
 
 Don Fisher
 58 Carter Drive
 Chicopee, MA 01013
 413-522-3983
 drfisher1...@live.com

Delete or rename  your OpenOffice User Profile.  Details at
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74t=12426

-- 
Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie

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Re: spellcheck problem

[Hagar Delest]

See: http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=74t=16512

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Do Not reply to me personally but just to the list at 
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Le 26/12/2014 15:24, jeff jackson a écrit :

Dear Apache
ater completing a letter in my  open office word processor ..when I click 
on my auto-spellchecker button the system insists on checking ever word one at 
a time, irrespective of whether the word is spelt correctly or not...
if I uninstalled the software and then re installed, would I lose all my 
documents
apart from  the above problem I love my free apache software  !!
regards
Geoff Jackson



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