[Novices] Evolution spell checker

Adam Tauno Williams awilliam at whitemice.org
Sat Jan 22 09:11:10 EST 2005


> > > Does your spell checker work?  Mine looks like this:
> > >   http://www.reddog.org/spell.jpg
> > > Can you check to see if you're missing some dictionary RPM's,
> > > and if loading any help?  I'm guessing is one of the following:
> > > ispell-american-3.2.06-460
> > > ispell-british-3.2.06-460
> > > myspell-american-20040623-2
> > > myspell-british-20040208-28
> > Ok, Was that last question to Adam or me (Brock)?  I have no idea what
> > Adam said.  I understand your question but don't know how at this point
> > to check what I think you asked.
> My question was directed at Adam, but I'd like you to look at the
> capture link I posted above and tell me if yours looks different (and
> how it looks different, be specific).

awilliam at laptop01:~> rpm -q gnome-spell
package gnome-spell is not installed
awilliam at laptop01:~> rpm -q ispell
ispell-3.2.06-460
awilliam at laptop01:~> rpm -q ispell-american
ispell-american-3.2.06-460
awilliam at laptop01:~> rpm -q myspell-american
myspell-american-20040623-2
awilliam at laptop01:~>

> I did a little research and it appears that Evolution uses the
> gnome-spell* packages, along with maybe aspell/ispell (myspell is for
> OpenOffice).

I don't have my DVD with me, or I'd install it and see what happens.  I
do have gnome-spell2 installed. 

laptop01:/home/awilliam # rpm -q gnome-spell2
gnome-spell2-1.0.5-218



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