spell check doesnt work in openoffice.org2

ok, so i found out that the openoffice.org2 debs dont create a symlink in
/usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo -> /usr/share/myspell/dicts
obviously a problem. i created the symlink myself and it worked fine. then i
removed openoffice.org from the system (didnt need 1.1.4 since i now had 2), but
that stopped the spell checker from working in openoffice.org2. no idea why and
i dont know how to fix it.

fixed the directory in 1.9.79.2-0ubuntu2, although we still depend on the the
OO.o1 installation. that's post hoary

Problem is also happening to me with OpenOffice 1.9.125 from Colony 3.

I can confirm this on a colony 3 install fully updated just now.

I have the same problem in the latest breezy.

Here is example text in an OOo2 Writer Document:
lajfdkl
jfklasjfd
klj
faskl'dj fjajhfaew

I get this message:
"The spellcheck is complete" - it doesn't find any errors.

This might be useful:
mae@sinai:~$ apt-cache showpkg openoffice.org2-writer
Package: openoffice.org2-writer
Versions:
1.9.125+2.0beta2-1ubuntu1(/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages)(/var/lib/dpkg/status)

Reverse Depends:
  openoffice.org2,openoffice.org2-writer
Dependencies:
1.9.125+2.0beta2-1ubuntu1 - openoffice.org2-core (4 1.9.125+2.0beta2-1) libc6 (2
2.3.4-1) libgcc1 (2 1:4.0.1) libstdc++6 (2 4.0.1) libstlport4.6c2 (0 (null))
libwpd8c2 (0 (null)) zlib1g (2 1:1.2.1) python-uno (4 1.9.125) java-gcj-compat
(16 (null)) j2re1.4 (16 (null)) java2-runtime (0 (null))
Provides:
1.9.125+2.0beta2-1ubuntu1 -
Reverse Provides:

- which language do you use?
- please could you make sure, that the corresponding myspell-<lang> package is
installed?
- It should help to set the language explicitely in the preferences.

Looks related to this.

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=320831

After manually creating the link mentioned in debian bug #320831 spellchecking
has started working for me.

The same for me as Miguel. Had to create /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo
first, so:

sudo mkdir /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/d
sudo ln -s /etc/openoffice/dictionary.lst
/usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/dictionary.lst

Sorry minus the d on the first one:

sudo mkdir /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo

(In reply to comment #9)
> The same for me as Miguel. Had to create /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo
> first, so:
>
> sudo mkdir /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/d
> sudo ln -s /etc/openoffice/dictionary.lst
> /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/dictionary.lst
>

Sorry for the mess guys I have been getting all excited.

sudo ln -s /usr/share/myspell/dicts /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo
sudo ln -s /etc/openoffice/dictionary.lst
/usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/dictionary.lst

Does the trick.

(In reply to comment #9)
> The same for me as Miguel. Had to create /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo
> first, so:
>
> sudo mkdir /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/d
> sudo ln -s /etc/openoffice/dictionary.lst
> /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/dictionary.lst
>

This is because it does not create the symlink to the dictionary.lst in /etc/openoffice aswell. See earlier
posts. Both are needed for the dictionary to work.

(In reply to comment #1)
> ok, so i found out that the openoffice.org2 debs dont create a symlink in
> /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo -> /usr/share/myspell/dicts
> obviously a problem. i created the symlink myself and it worked fine. then i
> removed openoffice.org from the system (didnt need 1.1.4 since i now had 2), but
> that stopped the spell checker from working in openoffice.org2. no idea why and
> i dont know how to fix it.

*** Bug 21114 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Zach has mentioned on the ubuntu-devel mailing list he has not got a
dictionary.lst. I think he needs to install a myspell-dictionary such as
myspell-en-gb, as these refresh the list when installed.

-- SNIP --
Okay in bug 14663:
http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=8333
It is propsed to create the following symlinks as a workaround:
sudo ln -s /usr/share/myspell/dicts /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo
sudo ln -s /etc/openoffice/dictionary.lst
/usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo/dictionary.lst

For me, the first symlink to /usr/lib/openoffice2/share/dict/ooo is
already there. However there is no dictionary.lst anywhere that I can
find.

I did notice that the openoffice.org2 description suggests installing
myspell-dictionary which doesn't appear to be available. Not sure if
that is related.

-- SNIP --

fixed in openoffice.org2_1.9.125-1ubuntu2