[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice RC1 and language packs on Linux (Mandriva 2010.1)

"Marc Paré" <marc@marcpare.com> wrote in message 
news:idm0o7$4gm$1@dough.gmane.org...
> Le 2010-12-07 13:34, Joachim Wiedorn a écrit :
> > Marc Paré<marc@marcpare.com>  wrote on 2010-12-07 04:08:
> >
> > > It doesn't work on my copy of LO 3.3RC1 on my Mandriva 2010.1 boxes (all
> > > 3). I downloaded the EN-UK and FR language packs but the dictionaries
> > > did not work.
> > >
> > > I then downloaded the dictionaries from here:
> > > http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/dictionaries?cid=926385 and
> > > loaded them through the extension manager. The loaded dictionaries now
> > > all work as they should.
> >
> > Please distinguish:
> >
> > * spelling check (sometimes + thesaurus):  e.g. dict-de_DE_*.oxt
> >                                                  dict-fr_FR_*.oxt
> >
> > * grammar check (for many languages):    extension-languagetool package
> >                                           or LanguageTool_*.oxt
> >
> >
> > For systemwide installation please unpack the .oxt packages (= .zip)
> > into the directory:  /opt/libreoffice/share/extensions/
> >
> > or do it with a simple script:
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > | #!/bin/bash
> > |
> > | INST=/opt/libreoffice/share/extensions/language-grammar-tool
> > | unzip LanguageTool*.oxt -d ${INST}
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > After all please logout and login (perhaps twice) and all should run.
> > I have tested it - it runs for me.
> >
> >
> > Have a nice day,
> >
> > Joachim (Germany)
>
> Thanks Joachim for the information.
>
> I just hope that if users need to install dictionaries that they will be 
> accessible to them through the "Tools -> Language -> Install 
> dictionaries". This does NOT lead users to the dictionaries page. It leads 
> them to the: 
> http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:OpenOfficeExtensions/List?lang=en site 
> where there are NO dictionaries available except for a very few (2-3). The 
> real download site for now is: 
> http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/dictionaries?cid=926385
>
> Marc

Perhaps I'm being naive or overly simplistic but why are extensions for 
LibreOffice to be found on an OpenOffice.org web site?

--
Harold Fuchs
London, England 



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