On 03/01/2009 01:11 AM, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > Dave Barton wrote: >>> ... the op said it was a French dictionary >>> update that was being offered and he doesn't use it. I don't believe he >>> even added it to begin with. If I remember correctly the French >>> Dictionary shipped and installed with 3.0.0 and above. It would be nice >>> if there was a way to keep updates that you do not want or need for what >>> ever reason not to show up after you tell it to pass. I know it bugs the >>> heck out of me to keep seeing that update reminder only to see it is >>> again for a dictionary that I did not install nor have no occasion to use. >>> >>> Regards >>> Keith >> >> The simple solution is to open the "Extensions Manager" and "Remove" the >> unwanted extensions/dictionaries. Then you only get update reminders for >> the ones installed on your system. > > Actually, it's not quite so simple. On my copy of OOo3.0.1, the 3 > supplied dictionary extensions (English, French, Spanish) are "locked" > and the Remove button is not available. > > I don't know if or how they can be unlocked; their presence (and > occasional updating) doesn't get in my way or annoy me, so I've never > tried to find out. Could be something to mention in the documentation, > though, for the benefit of others.
I filed a bug about this when 3.0 first appeared: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=94254 [Default Dictionaries (English, French, Spanish) cannot be disabled or removed] As you'll see, it's been marked 'Closed Won't Fix'. Perhaps if more folks complained, voted on the bug it can be reopened. To me adding *any* extension by default that can only be removed as root/administrator is not only annoying as hell, but is also a security issue. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
