Description: Automatic spellchecking does not flag spelling errors and manual spellchecking Tools/ Spell does not flag spelling errors. The spell check dialog insists that no language, not even the system default language, has been selected, but when I select a specific language in the spell check dialog the selection is ignored and the dialog insists that no language has been selected. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Enable automatic spellchecking 2. or select piece of text and click on Tools/ Spell 3. Actual Results: No spelling mistakes are flagged and all dialogs insist that no text language has been selected. Expected Results: Spelling mistakes flagged Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No OpenGL enabled: Yes Additional Info: See screenshots at https://askubuntu.com/questions/1150144/spell-checker-not-working-in-libre-office-6-0 User profile looks normal Version: 6.0.7.3 Build ID: 1:6.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.6 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 4.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); Calc: group
James, thank you for reporting the bug. It seems you're using an old version of LibreOffice. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version. Change to RESOLVED WORKSFORME, if the problem went away.
Alternatively, as the reporter seems to be using the Ubuntu-provided package of LO (judging by the Build ID), if upgrading is not a desired option, seeking help from Ubuntu developers and package maintainers should be the first step.
Dieter: for Linux, https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ concerns more those who want to package LO for their distrib. Unless you want user to manage dependencies himself. JamesCobban: try a more recent version by using LO ppa repo (see https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa)
Dieter, The fact that I am running Ubuntu 18.04, the most recent long term support release, should indicate that I am reluctant to take risks with my system. On the LibreOffice website the latest release recommended for people like me is 6.1.6 and 6.2.4 is advertised as being for the adventurous. I understand the recommendation to approach Ubuntu support, since if spellcheck were failing across the board, that is as a result of the common portion of the LibreOffice code base, this would have been raised a long time ago. However against what component of Ubuntu do I raise the issue? And even then the most probably response from the Ubuntu team will be to upgrade to 19.04 and try to reproduce the problem there. I appreciate Julian's suggestion to install the package from the PPA but it has been a couple of years since I last used a PPA. The instructions in the supplied URL are clear, but far from reassuring: You can update your system with unsupported packages from this untrusted PPA by adding ppa:libreoffice/ppa to your system's Software Sources. (Read about installing) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa sudo apt-get update Will I be easily able to back out to a supported release of LibreOffice if I issue those two commands? Now suppose I install libreoffice-fresh. If the spellcheck still does not work that is fine, because then the project team knows that this is a bug that must be addressed, and you will suggest additional tests for me to perform and additional information to collect. But what if the fresh version WORKS? That is the problem has already been fixed or was some strange interaction between the LibreOffice 6.0.7.3 and Ubuntu 18.04? You can relax knowing that there is a solution that you can offer to other users. But what do I do since by that point I am running an unsupported release of LibreOffice and will therefore inevitably have to install a supported release at some point? As the King of Siam says in the musical "The King and I": "A puzzlement." Balancing all of these issues, and considering the advice you have supplied and where it is coming from I believe I will bite the bullet and upgrade to Ubuntu 19.04 which comes with LibreOffice 6.2.2. If that solves my problem everybody is happy, and I have an improved version to boot. If I still have the issue I will try installing the latest PPA then. Thank you for your advice.
[Automated Action] NeedInfo-To-Unconfirmed
Are you working on nuclear domain or something very risky? Indeed, we're just talking about an Office suite and the install of the new LO can be reverted. If you're really afraid to compromise your desktop, try a live cd/usb key with a recent Ubuntu and try last LO.
Documents edited using Version: 6.2.4.2 Build ID: 1:6.2.4-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 are properly spell-checked
(In reply to JamesCobban from comment #7) > Documents edited using Version: 6.2.4.2 > Build ID: 1:6.2.4-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 > are properly spell-checked So let's close this as RESOLVED WORKSFORME. Please feel free to change it back to UNCONFIRMED, if it happens again.