Description: If I select all dictionaries during the Custom installation of LibreOffice, several languages are pre-installed. For example, I am able to type in Hindi and use the spell-check functionality without any issues. However, certain other Indian languages, such as Kannada, are not installed even though they are mentioned in the release notes. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Special:MyLanguage/ReleaseNotes/25.8#Improvements_to_proofing_tools_and_language_support These languages cannot be selected in the Custom Installation dialog box as shown in the attached screen shot. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Use custom installation 2. In custom Installation select "Dictionaries" from Optional Components. Actual Results: There is no Kannada Language in the list Expected Results: Kannada along with other languages like Punjabi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Assamese, Tamil, and Marathi should be listed as mentioned in the Release Note. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Tested using: Version: 25.8.1.1 (X86_64) Build ID: 54047653041915e595ad4e45cccea684809c77b5 CPU threads: 1; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (build 14393); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Created attachment 202831 [details] Language not listed in Custom Install Language not available for spell check
In 25.8's Release Notes: - https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Special:MyLanguage/ReleaseNotes/25.8#Improvements_to_proofing_tools_and_language_support it says it added 5 languages: > Improvements to proofing tools and language support > > Spell check dictionaries and hyphenation rules were added for the languages: Punjabi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Kannada, and Assamese. But, if you go to the MSI installer and do a "Custom Install"... "Kannada" doesn't seem to appear under: - Optional Components > Dictionary but I DO SEE "Kannada" appearing under the: - User Interface Languages - - - Relevant Links? And here is the exact History info of that exact "Kannada" (kn_IN) dictionary folder: - https://git.libreoffice.org/dictionaries/+log/refs/heads/master/kn_IN Just 4 months ago, there was a fix by Andras Timar: - https://git.libreoffice.org/dictionaries/+/5be65995995e1bc7a0379d13d20404d093d1d24f%5E%21 which said: > Kannada: add missing integration files > > Without these files the dictionary would not appear in LibreOffice and would not be used. > Without modifying Module_dictionaries.mk the dictionary would not be even built. So it looks like there is a DIC + AFF file for kn_IN... ... but I don't see "Kannada" appearing in LO 25.8.1 installer OR the latest 26.2.0 daily (2025-06-12). So something else might be going on with packaging some of those OTHER dictionary languages too. - - - There might be more discussion in the original topic here: - https://www.reddit.com/r/libreoffice/comments/1nd89fp/dictionaries_in_custom_installation/ndtc7sx/ The OP's original issue was Kannada not appearing in: - Tools > Spelling - "Text Language" dropdown but the root cause is... because there was no Kannada Dictionary at all! :P
> [...] the latest 26.2.0 daily (2025-06-12). Small typo. I meant 2025-09-12.