Comment 15 for bug 9392

@paul dufresne

Please do not close this bug.

This is a high visibility bug. It could be renamed to any of these:
- "language support dialog LIES about full language support installed"
- "myspell- packages should be renamed to openoffice-dictionaries- so user can find it in synaptic"
- "myspell- packages should be added to Add/Remove so users can easily install language support"
- "ubuntu desktop guide (the official documentation) does explain how to setup working spell checking in OO"

Exactly how are users expected to mysteriously understand that they need to install the myspell packages to get spellchecking working in OpenOffice? They don't.

This bug is about the general case of 90% of the ubuntu users not being able to use spell-checking, because they lack the knowledge and skills required to set this up. The blue-print is about a specific redo of all language support that would also (incidently) close this bug.

But until its in Hardy and working for non-english dictionaries as well, this bug should remain open and confirmed!
Just because there is a plan of attack that will someday close this bug, doesn't make the current situation any better. It's not a wishlist bug. It should be a high priority.

Wouldn't it just be lovely if people outside of the US and UK start using OpenOffice instead of KWrite or AbiWord? Because currently, without being able to install spell-checking, the whole openoffice package is just plain BROKEN for the rest of the world.