Re: [libreoffice-users] spell checker - add Spanish+French+German to English?

      Thanks very much to Manfred Krause, "webmaster for Kracked 
Press", and Tom Davies:  Removing (or renaming) ".../bundled" worked.


      Next question:  How can I add Spanish, French and German as 
optional languages?  I used to be able to specify them for selections of 
text;  now I don't see how.  "Tools -> Extension Manager" lists 
"Dictionnaires francaise. 4.2.1", German and Spanish as available.  
However, I cannot find them with "Tools -> Languages" nor "Tools -> 
Options -> Language Settings -> Writing Aids".


      Thanks again.
      Spencer


On 9/8/2011 5:22 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> On 09/08/2011 07:47 AM, Manfred J. Krause wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 6:29 AM, Spencer Graves wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > >       I've been unable to install spell checkers with LibreOffice under
> > > Windows 7.
> > >
> > >       Tools ->  Options ->  Language Settings ->  Writing Aids" 
> > > shows NO
> > > available language modules.  "Tools ->  Extension Manager" produced 
> > > a list of
> > > 43 available extensions.  I select one and click Add.  This opens a 
> > > window
> > > indicating it wants a file with extension .oxt, .uno.pkg, or .zip, 
> > > and I
> > > can't find any such that seems to fit.
> > The Extension Manager shows the *installed/(added)* extensions.
> > You don't need to install the extensions once again.
> >
> > >       Suggestions?  This is under Windows 7 with LibreOffice 3.4.2 
> > > and 3.4.3.
> > >   I both cases, I installed the companion
> > > LibO_3.4.2_Win_x86_helppack_en-US.exe /
> > > LibO_3.4.3_Win_x86_helppack_en-US.exe.  ("Control Panel ->  Programs 
> > > and
> > > Features" shows both LibreOffice 3.4 and LibreOffice 3.4 Help Pack
> > > (English).
> > A first workaround:
> > spell checking not working in LBO 3.4.3
> > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/spell-checking-not-working-in-LBO-3-4-3-tt3299202.html#a3302339 
> >
> >
> > More detailed:
> > Bug 37195 - Dictionary access lost after LibO upgrade
> > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37195
> >
> > Good luck
> > mjk
>
> The only things I get in that "language modules" is Hunspell - which 
> is part of Ubuntu
> and the extras I install, like
> http://libreoffice-na.us/English/add-ons-extensions/LanguageTool-1.2.oxt
> plus the extras, like dictionaries, I installed after I installed the 
> LO package.
>
> Until the LO extension system is finished, try installing some helpful 
> extensions from this page.
> http://libreoffice-na.us/English/extensions.html
>
> Language Tool, Writer's Tools, Writer Extras, Pagination, etc., are 
> the one I would start with.  You should see Language Tool in that 
> "language module" section.  Also, any grammar checkers installed 
> should show up there.
>
> This page
> http://libreoffice-na.us/English/dictionary.html
> has many dictionaries, thesauruses, and other similar writing aids.
>
> For English, I would start with the one listed as:  "English 
> Dictionary - modified from the original version".  That has a both the 
> dictionaries and thesauruses for US English, plus some GB English.
>
> As for the workaround in the "nabble" link, for Linux, I tend to 
> delete first the hidden folder of ".libreoffice" and see if that fixes 
> the problems.  When you restart LO, that folder will be recreated with 
> all your new defaults.  If that does not fix the problem, then I go 
> deeper.  It usually works for me.


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