First impressions with Ubuntu

[Julien Olivier]

> Hi Olivier,
> 

Actually, it's Julien :)

> I'm not sure if this feature works in Ubuntu's OOo,
> but in Debian Sarge one can install dictionaries by
> simply opening in Writer a template that can be found
> at /usr/share/myspell/DicOOo.sxw and following the
> instructions.
> 
> I tested this template also in Mandrake so I suppose
> it is not distro-specific. Too bad it is not well
> documented; I discovered it through a Google
> session...
> 

Well, simply installing myspell-fr was enough to get French dictionary
in OOO.

I guess Ubuntu's installer should install aspell-XX and myspell-XX
automatically based on the language you've chosen during installation.

-- 
Julien Olivier <julo at altern.org>