On 30 May 2013 08:54, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > Cool :) I like the hierarchy view and hadn't known about it before. It > took me a bit of faffing around to find it. Eventually noticed i had to > scroll upwards in the drop-down list. It's not intuitive to scroll upwards > like that but it does make sense and once you know it's possible you start > to find it in other areas in LO and other programs. It beats MS's > bubble-sort and exceptions list (imo) in their fonts menu because after you > know it then it's easier to understand quickly and easier to use. > > I hope that helps the op too! > Thanks and regards from > Tom :) > > > I solved the problem by installing the debianized version of libreoffice, and then installing everything that relates to spelling, and the spell-checking now works . Thanks for all the ideas.
Sharon. > > > > >________________________________ > > From: Jean-Francois Nifenecker <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Thursday, 30 May 2013, 6:31 > >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] auto-spell checking not working on a > fresh install. > > > > > >Sharon, > > > >Le 29/05/2013 13:53, Sharon Kimble a écrit : > >> On a fresh install of libreoffice 4.0.3.3 on Debian 7, its lost the > ability > >> to check my spelling as I type. I've looked at all the tick boxes that > seem > >> relevant but it seems to be turned on but not working. > >> > >> This particular download of libreoffice worked on an upgrade from > >> the previous version on Debian 7 before I re-installed, so I don't know > >> what the problem is. > >> > >> Can anyone advise and help get it working properly please? > > > >I guess it would be a good idea to check the paragraph style(s) you're > >using: if the language property for the style is not properly set, then > >no wonder spell-checking doesn't work as expected. It might be that the > >default styles are incorrectly set wtr. > > > >In order to check the style(s) : > >0. Ensure the Stylist is opened (F11) > >1. Put the cursor in a paragraph which style you want to check > >2. In the Stylist window, the corresponding (paragraph) style is > >selected. Right click and select Modify > >3. Go to the Font thumbnail and check the Language drop-down list. > > > >I'd advise to first have a look at the Default style, because it is the > >parent of all other ones (you'll see that if you select the Hierarchy > >mode in the Stylist bottom drop-down). Hence, changing the Language > >property of Default would apply to all its heirs at once. > > > > > >HTH, > >-- > >Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > >Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- A taste of linux = http://www.sharons.org.uk/index.html efever = http://www.efever.blogspot.com/ efever = http://sharon04.livejournal.com/ Debian testing, Fluxbox 1.3.5, LibreOffice 4.0.3.3, Registered Linux user 334501 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
