I have Ubuntu Studio 7.10 and OpenOffice 2.3 (the one that came with Ubuntu) and I just tried the spell checking with the words being and bieng, Bieng was underlined and being was not, just as it should be. Maybe you are doing something wrong? The text language was set to English (US).
Please answer to the list only. 2007/10/28, Timothy Klaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > OpenOffice.org has a flaw in its Linux version that you may want to > remedy quickly. When I use OpenOffice.org on Windows, the auto > spell-checker and the spell-checker work perfectly fine. They do not > work, however, on Linux. I am using Ubuntu with version 2.3 of OOo. I > deliberately spell words wrong, and they are not underlined (which the > function is turned on), and the spell-checker tells me my document is > complete without any problems. I deliberately spelled "being" as "bieng" > and it did not underline it. I ran spell-checker, and it told me my > document was perfect. This needs addressed quickly, for even the most > gifted at the English language can still make a mistake or two in their > typing or writing, and if the program doesn't identify it, it will go > unnoticed. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
