On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:51:28 +1000 "Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Hi Rory > > This was not a "fast" shutdown. There was a small window came on the bottom > left of a screen I was working os which indicated that it was from Open > Office which said there was an update for the dictionary to get English > English updates. I did not screen dump this so I cannot show you what it is. > I downloaded this as in my thesis I need the "correct" spelling for the > words in Australia not the US spelling. I turned off in the normal way which > I have been using for many years and then the next day I found my dictionary > had disappeared. This was annoying at the time and was wondering what to do > when Chris's email came into my inbox. > Going onto where to find some of the files. Where is the file explorer > found. I have typed this into the Search file area and nothing comes up > except references to the emails that I have kept. so if you could guide as > to where to find this I can then go on from there as per your previous > email. > > I am using Windows 7 and OO 4.1.2 > Thanks > > Richard I am very stale on Windows having moved to Linux some eight or so years ago and am unfamiliar with the more modern windows - anything after XP I have only touched to rescue one or two local computers in crisis. The File Explorer (a name I have been given and seen by more informed users) is not the Search file area, but the mechanism by which one can navigate from one directory or disk to another. > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Rory O'Farrell > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 7:44 AM > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: Richard Beeston > Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new update > Re: spellcheck > > On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 07:26:48 +1000 > "Richard Beeston" <ar2l...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Chris Addington is not the only one to have lost his spellcheck with this > > request to change the dictionary down load > > > > I lost mine about 2 days earlier but did not think much of it at the time. > > Now trying to do a 300000 word thesis so will need to get the spellchecker > > back into play. > > > > Would appreciate if I could get the same email regarding this problem. > > > > Regards > > > > Richard Beeston > > Reset your OpenOffice User Profile. Close OpenOffice and the Quickstarter. > Open File Explorer. Copy and paste %appdata%\OpenOffice\4 in the File > Explorer Address Bar and press Enter. Rename the "user" folder. Start > OpenOffice. > > This cures most spellcheck problems > > I don't know what you all do - I regularly (monthly) update the dictionaries > on my nine computers, using Xubuntu on most and Windows XP on some archive > machines, and have never lost my spellcheck. > > It is possible that the computers are being powered off to quickly, before > the OO housekeeping files are fully written to disk; to make computers react > faster data is buffered in software and hardware buffers, both in the > computer and in the disk drives. > > My advice is to always use the formal shut down procedure for your operating > system and wait until disk activity has ceased before hitting the power > switch. The few extra seconds taken will (even cumulatively) be less than > the time taken to repair/rewrite a damaged file or repair a damaged > spellcheck. > > RoryOF > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Rory O'Farrell > > Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 2:22 AM > > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > > Cc: Chris Addington ; aoo-bugzilla-ad...@apache.org ; Brian Barker ; Dave > > Barton ; d...@openoffice.apache.org ; l...@openoffice.apache.org ; > > ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org ; secur...@apache.org > > Subject: Re: URGENT - Re: spellcheck error again after installing new > > update > > Re: spellcheck > > > > On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:33:09 +0100 > > Chris Addington <cd...@iafrica.com> wrote: > > > > > hi uninstalled again > > > > > > installed older version openoffice 4.1.1 - STILL NO SPELLCHECK > > > > > > *????????????????????????????????????????????* > > > > > > i appreciate that openoffice are providing community software but that > > > does NOT justify invading peoples homes/machines with faulty/untested > > > software/updates > > > > > > please advise how to fix this problem > > > > > > Chris Addington Pr.Eng. > > > > I have, in response to a private email, sent you instructions on what to > > do. > > Note that un/re-installing OpenOffice does not (repeat _NOT_) affect the > > OO > > user profile for reasons I have not time to expound. The usual cure is to > > delete the OO User Profile according to the instructions in the email I > > have > > sent you > > > > RoryOF > > > > > > > On 10/08/2016 16:24, Chris Addington wrote: > > > > hi brian > > > > > > > > installed update (english spelling & hyphenation dictionaries & > > > > thesaurus version 2016.05.01) , again no spellcheck > > > > > > > > uninstalled openoffice, restarted > > > > > > > > installed open office 4.1.2, restarted > > > > > > > > now no spellcheck > > > > > > > > i urgently need spellcheck to function > > > > > > > > what to do? > > > > > > > > regardschris > > > > > > > > Chris Addington Pr.Eng. > > > > > > > > On 10/08/2016 15:32, Chris Addington wrote: > > > >> hi brian > > > >> > > > >> thanx4that > > > >> > > > >> i subsequently uninstalled & reinstalled - spellcheck works but now > > > >> have update message again (english spelling & hyphenation > > > >> dictionaries & thesaurus version 2016.05.01) have ignored for now > > > >> > > > >> will try again later & restart machine > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> thanxagainchris > > > >> > > > >> Chris Addington Pr.Eng. > > > >> > > > >> On 10/08/2016 13:58, Brian Barker wrote: > > > >>> At 13:05 10/08/2016 +0100, you wrote: > > > >>>> this morning (aug 10) i had a notice on openoffice text doc ... > > > >>> > > > >>> I'm not sure what sort of notices you might be receiving. Could this > > > >>> be fake and a malicious attack? > > > >>> > > > >>>> ... of a new update (for dictionaries i think) ... > > > >>> > > > >>> If you only *think*, it may be difficult for anyone to help. > > > >>> > > > >>>> ... clicked update - spellcheck not working ... > > > >>> > > > >>> Are you sure? Some of those misspelled words may be correctly > > > >>> spelled different words. > > > >>> > > > >>>> ... (again shows correct setting on bottom of screen (English (UK)) > > > >>> > > > >>> That's not a global setting; it merely shows you the active language > > > >>> at the insertion point. It tells you nothing about the language set > > > >>> for your misspelled words. To see the language there, you need to > > > >>> select the word or region of text before examining the indication in > > > >>> the Status Bar. Alternatively, if all your text is the same > > > >>> language, you could select it all and then set the language. > > > >>> > > > >>> o Have you restarted OpenOffice since the "update"? Have you > > > >>> restarted your system? > > > >>> > > > >>> o Right-click in the text and go to Character... | Font | Language. > > > >>> Is "English (UK)" preceded by the icon of a blue tick with the text > > > >>> "ABC"? If not, you do not have a dictionary correctly installed. > > > >>> > > > >>> o If you have the English (UK) version of OpenOffice, you shouldn't > > > >>> need an additional extension, as the dictionary you need is bundled > > > >>> with the program. > > > >>> > > > >>> o You can go to Tools | Extension Manager... and see what is > > > >>> installed. You can remove or disable items selectively there. > > > >>> > > > >>> o You can go to the web site and discover what versions are > > > >>> available. You may be able to confirm what "update" you installed. > > > >>> You could download the correct extension and install this in place > > > >>> of whatever is causing you trouble. > > > >>> > > > >>> I trust this helps. > > > >>> > > > >>> Brian Barker - privately > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
