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ilcontegis

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Registered: 2008-11-04

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OO3 doesn't have the en_gb dictionary???

How is it possible?
I used the estentions and i can get all the languages: American English, Canadian English, Australian English, BUT Great Britain English does not exist! How is it possible? Can somebody tell me the reason why they putted away the UK dictionary+spell check?

Thank you very much.

Hrod beraht

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Registered: 2008-09-30

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Re: OO3 doesn't have the en_gb dictionary???

The generic English dictionary actually contains three different types of English: US, UK, and South African.
First install the dictionary by going to Tools --> Extension Manager --> Add and find the file /opt/openoffice/share/extension/install/dict-en.oxt. Then, when you are doing a spellcheck (F7) you will find in the spellcheck window a pull-down menu giving you the three options of English (US, UK, SA).

Bob

ilcontegis

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Registered: 2008-11-04

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Re: OO3 doesn't have the en_gb dictionary???

Wow thank you!
Why they did this thing? It was not easier to put the en_gb dictionary on he web like all the others?????

Thank you very much!

Maki

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From: Skopje, Macedonia

Registered: 2007-10-16

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Re: OO3 doesn't have the en_gb dictionary???

Wierd, i did all the steps and f7 doesn't gives me list of english dicts, it only says spellcheck finished

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Hrod beraht

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Registered: 2008-09-30

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Re: OO3 doesn't have the en_gb dictionary???

Wierd, i did all the steps and f7 doesn't gives me list of english dicts, it only says spellcheck finished

Oddly, that option doesn't show up unless there is a misspelled word. Throw in some garbage so that the spellchecker stops and you'll see the option then.

Even more odd is that it's not clear which English dictionary it's using as a default (all of them maybe?), as I noticed that both truck and lorry were both shown as spelled correctly even though I hadn't yet selected U.S. or U.K.

Bob

Last edited by Hrod beraht (2008-12-08 19:48:17)

Maki

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From: Skopje, Macedonia

Registered: 2007-10-16

Posts: 353

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Re: OO3 doesn't have the en_gb dictionary???

Wierd, i reinstalled hunspell and its ok now

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