LibreOffice UK thesaurus _part 2

[Basil Chupin]

On 19/10/13 14:02, Phil wrote:
> On 10/18/2013 11:01 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>> On 18/10/13 18:04, Phil wrote:
>>> Thank you for reading this.
>>>
>>> I migrated from another Linux distribution to Kubuntu about two years
>>> ago and since then I have been unable to get the UK thesaurus going.
>>> In other words the thesaurus is greyed out under the tools ->
>>> languages menu.
>>>
>>> I have installed the UK thesaurus using the extension manager and it's
>>> listed under "Writing aids" as "OpenOffice.org New Thesaurus". I've
>>> search the Internet for an answer and I see that many people have
>>> asked the same question.
>>>
>>> The thesaurus used to work under my previous Linux installation and it
>>> does work under Kubuntu if I set the language to "English US"
>>>
>>> I was hoping that the 13.10 release might solve the problem. Can
>>> anyone offer any help?
>>>
>>
>> Your language should be set/checked in a couple of places:
>>
>> * System Settings - Locale where you set the location (eg Australia); 
>> and
>>
>> * move the default Language from the left pane to the right pane.
>>
>> Also, in LibreOffice under Language Settings make sure that you have the
>> correct language set.
>>
>
> I have an old laptop with Xubuntu installed on it and I now have 
> Libreoffice installed on it as well. The thesaurus is displayed with 
> the following settings:
>
> User interface:             Default - English (USA)
> Locale settings:         English (Australia)
> Default language for documents:     English (Australia)
>
> If I set the default language to UK English then the thesaurus item is 
> greyed. I've always used UK dictionaries rather than Australian 
> dictionaries in word processors because of US word spelling. A quick 
> check has shown that the Libreoffice dictionary and thesaurus contains 
> words as they would be spelt in a UK dictionary.
>
> The Libreoffice settings are identical under Kububtu and Xubuntu . The 
> locale language setting under Kububtu is set to US English rather than 
> UK English as I previously had it. An Australian English option is not 
> available.
>
> So, both Libreoffice applications are set up the same yet the 
> thesaurus menu item is greyed under Kububtu. This can only mean that I 
> have overlooked a language setting somewhere.
>
> What have I missed?

I dunno :-( :-) .

I have version 4.1.2.3 of LibreOffice installed and the default language 
is set to English (UK) and I see the Thesaurus. Perhaps you should 
upgrade to 4.1.2.3?

BTW, 4.1.2.3 is downloaded from libreoffice.org and installed manually - 
follow the installation instructions if you are going to go this way.

BC


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