There is at least an option in gedit's language settings (Tools > Set Language...) to use US English, which isn't the case in empathy. That said, gedit's generic "English" option doesn't recognize US English- specific words either, which runs counter to how I would think it should work: "English" should recognize all English dialects, and the specific entries ("English (United States)", "English (Australian)", etc.) should only recognize their specific words.
>From a 'Joe User' standpoint, if I select "English" or "US English" during the install, these bits should be configured accordingly. From an interface standpoint, shouldn't the language options set in System > Administration > Language Support be obeyed by all Gnome applications, by default at least? Mine is currently set to "English (United States)" and gedit and empathy are both ignoring it. -- Spell checking doesn't allow US English words when using "English" language https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/445863 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to empathy in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs