It's a common bug both here and on Ubuntu's bug tracker. Users for whatever reason do not have any dictionaries installed, but spellcheck still runs fine checking nothing. https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81569 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=76238 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/997934 To reproduce I used a cloud instance, removed aspell and hunspell (using aptitiude), and did not install any of these packages: libreoffice4.3-dict-en_4.3.0.4-4_amd64.deb libreoffice4.3-dict-es_4.3.0.4-4_amd64.deb libreoffice4.3-dict-fr_4.3.0.4-4_amd64.deb
(In reply to ofperkins83 from bug 76238 comment #5) > This is absolutely right. I did not realise that the appropriate dictionary > was not installed.... when > the spellcheck is run with a language that has no spellcheck dictionary, I > think it should return and say "no dictionary installed" rather than just > "spellcheck complete". Sounds like bug 76238 has proposed a similar remedy. Perhaps one of these two should be closed as a dupe of the other? Status -> NEEDINFO
> Sounds like bug 76238 has proposed a similar remedy. Perhaps one of these > two should be closed as a dupe of the other? > > Status -> NEEDINFO I'm fine with that solution, not sure which one to keep open though..
(In reply to Bryan Quigley from comment #2) > > Sounds like bug 76238 has proposed a similar remedy. Perhaps one of these > > two should be closed as a dupe of the other? > > > > Status -> NEEDINFO > > I'm fine with that solution, not sure which one to keep open though.. Bug 76238 is older, has more comments, and is already triaged to NEW, so that one seems like a reasonable choice, even if this bug is a bit more targeted to the specific problem. Status -> RESOLVED DUPLICATE Feel free to make a comment on that bug adding some of the links you provide below; it's very helpful to know that this is a common problem affecting multiple people. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 76238 ***