Thesaurus disabled in OpenOffice.org 2.2 and cannot be enabled.

[Neville Makopo]

Hi All,

I'm not sure if the problem reported on OOo 2.0.2 https://bugs.launchpad.net/openoffice/+bug/22374 is the same issue.
The problem is:
the Tools --> Language --> Thesaurus menu is greyed(disabled).

To fix this I tried to do the following:

1. click on Tools --> Options
2. Go expand the Language Settings --> Writing Aids
3. On the "Available languages modules" section, select the "OpenOffice.org New Thesaurus" and click the Edit button on the right
4. Select Englis UK from the Language drop down box and make sure the "OpenOffice.org New Thesaurus" is checked
5. Click Close and OK and restart OOo to save changes

The solution above worked when applied on a new document odt document. But when opening an existing .odt document the Thesaurus menu is still disabled. Not sure what is the problem anymore...

[JDnewbie (tebibyte)]

Hi Neville,
It could be possible that the thesaurus wasn't installed with open office. Here's how you can check to be sure:
Click system --->Administration--->Synaptic Package Manager
Then type in your administrative password

Next press the search button on the second toolbar. Type in "openoffice.org-thesaurus" in the first box and select "name" from the second. Press search.

A list of thesauruses should come up. Look for the one for your language. If the box on the left is shaded in than the thesaurus is installed. If not; right click the thesaurus on the list, and then click "Mark for installation" Then press the apply button. This will install the thesaurus.
When the installer is done, you can close it. Open up openoffice.org and see if the thesaurus works. Good luck! Post back here if it works, so we know that the bug was solved.

[Neville Makopo (kompressor)]

Hi,

The only available openoffice.org-thesaurus-* for English is en-us and en-au and the en-za or en-gb for South Africa or British is not available for install. I found this to be weird because the thesaurus works on all newly created documents, but still does not work on modifying existing documents.

thanks

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Neville,

You can also install additional dictionary/thesaurus by going to File-Wizards-Install new dictionaries... then select your language and go through the program to install new files that you want.

Please let me know if this solves your problem.

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

[Neville Makopo (kompressor)]

Chris,

I doesnt fix it, instead when installation finishes, the entire OOo crashes and the next startup no change has been applied.
is this another bug now?

thanks,

Neville

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

You may need to have openoffice.org-base installed if you get crash issues when trying to run the "File-Wizards-Install new dictionaries" wizard. Please let me know if that solves your problem. If it does not can you include a document that exhibits the problem.

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

[Neville Makopo (kompressor)]

Thanks Chris,

this solved my problem.

Neville