On 03/09/2009 03:47 AM, bill wrote: > JOE Conner wrote: >> James Elliott - WA Rural Computers wrote: >>> >>> >>> The Updater says that there is a new classical French dictionary >>> extension to download ... it says the same thing every day! My >>> questions was, how do I tell the Updater that I don't want a French >>> dictionary and need not be alerted to it any more? >>> >>> Kind regards, >>> >>> James >>> >> This happened to me. I launched the TOOLS -> EXTENSION MANAGER the >> focused on the unwanted dictionary, and pressed the REMOVE button. I >> was not pestered to update the French dictionary any more. >> >> Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA > Gee, that is simple >
Well, actually it is not "simple": http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=94254 [Default Dictionaries (English, French, Spanish) cannot be disabled or removed] On linux, not only do you need to open OOo as root, but when you do it creates a root account profile. That not only take up 2.4MB of unnecessary disc space, but it's also a potential security risk. For Windows, you must be logged in as administrator to do the same. And in Win2K you need to be logged in as administrator just to install OOo so that it can put those dictionaries there. Logged in with just administrator priviliages _may_ work now with the upcoming 3.1, see: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=94347 [Win2K - Cannot install without administrator rights] If OOo insists on installing the french and spanish dictionaries, then they should be installed in the user profile rather than root/administrator program directories. And the the user should have the option to remove them in a "simple" fashion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
