Melissa Draper wrote: > Chris Jones wrote: >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:17:11 +1100 >>> From: david <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Spellcheck >>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain >>> >>> Hi all i am having trouble with spell check again >>> >>> I'm using ubuntu 7.1 open office. >>> when I click on spell check it asks go to begining of doc -I click yes >>> and it says spell check is complete but it has not checked the doc. >>> I recall some issues with the installation of the language packaging but >>> cant remember how to fix it . any help is of assistance. thanks, >>> regards >>> David >>> PS spelling is being checked in evolution. >>> >>> >>> >> >> Verify that you have aspell and its english component installed. >> I had to manually install them as they weren't installed by default. >> >> In a terminal type: >> >> sudo apt-get install aspell aspell-en > > Since there's not actually an 'aspell-en' package, pick from one of the > following:
It must have been a good christmas as I seem to still be recovering. There is actually an aspell-en package. I misread it as myspell probably since that's what oo.o and ubuntu uses by default. The default languages are en-gb and en-us. Pick from below as per previous message. > > myspell-en-gb - English_british dictionary for myspell > myspell-en-us - English_american dictionary for myspell > myspell-en-za - South African English dictionary for myspell > myspell-en-au - English_australian dictionary for myspell > > Which probably would be myspell-en-au :) > >> Then OpenOffice.org and click on Tools > Options > Language Settings > >> Languages. And under "Default Languages for Documents" section, select >> your desired English language whilst making sure it has a 'ABC' icon >> next to the language. >> Note: The 'ABC' icon means that there is a dictionary installed for this >> language. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> > > -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641 -- ubuntu-au mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
