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Mr_Cynical
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 Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:29 am Post subject: Set default language to UK English? |
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I have the 'default language' bug that hasw been mentioned many times on this forum. I've tried all the tricks mentioned (deleting some config file or another, editing the raw files, etc.) and nothing works. How can I get it to recognise my wish to use UK English (en-gb)? I don't care if it involves changing a menu option, editing the default template, or whatever, I just want to set the language!
Alternatively, is it possible (as it was with pre-2.0 OOo) to get a download that is already set to UK English?
EDIT: suppose it would help if I mentioned that I'm on 32-bit Windows XP and Intel |
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Robert Tucker
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:29 am Post subject: |
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If you want the menus and dialogues in UK English you will need to download and install the en_GB language pack:
http://oootranslation.services.openoffice.org/pub/OpenOffice.org/
If you want the UK English spellchecker, install it going to:
File>Wizards>Install new dictionaries... |
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jrkrideau
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The languages have diverged that much??.
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Mr_Cynical
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I already have the UK English spellchecker installed, I just can't get OOo to use it by default (even when I change the Language Settings options, the next time I use OOo it reverts to US English) |
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Robert Tucker
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_Cynical wrote: | | I already have the UK English spellchecker installed, I just can't get OOo to use it by default (even when I change the Language Settings options, the next time I use OOo it reverts to US English) |
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Tools>Options...>Language Settings>Languages>Default languages for documents ?
Is the "For the current document only" box also unchecked? |
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BillP
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_Cynical wrote: | | I already have the UK English spellchecker installed, I just can't get OOo to use it by default (even when I change the Language Settings options, the next time I use OOo it reverts to US English) |
I couldn't get OOo to use UK English by default either. I had to change the language settings in a new document and save it as a template. |
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Mr_Cynical
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| Robert Tucker wrote: | | Mr_Cynical wrote: | | I already have the UK English spellchecker installed, I just can't get OOo to use it by default (even when I change the Language Settings options, the next time I use OOo it reverts to US English) |
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Tools>Options...>Language Settings>Languages>Default languages for documents ?
Is the "For the current document only" box also unchecked? |
Yeah, it's unchecked. |
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BillP
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| Mr_Cynical wrote: | | Robert Tucker wrote: | | Mr_Cynical wrote: | | I already have the UK English spellchecker installed, I just can't get OOo to use it by default (even when I change the Language Settings options, the next time I use OOo it reverts to US English) |
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Tools>Options...>Language Settings>Languages>Default languages for documents ?
Is the "For the current document only" box also unchecked? |
Yeah, it's unchecked. |
Are you using a custom template? Unchecking "For the current document only" allows the language change to be made in the Default template. New documents created from the Default template should then use the new language setting but new documents created from other templates will revert to US English. The language change has to be made for each template. |
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Mr_Cynical
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| Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:45 am Post subject: |
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| BillP wrote: | | Are you using a custom template? Unchecking "For the current document only" allows the language change to be made in the Default template. New documents created from the Default template should then use the new language setting but new documents created from other templates will revert to US English. The language change has to be made for each template. |
As far as I'm aware I'm not using a custom template - I'm just using the default blank page that opens when I run Writer. |
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Mr_Cynical
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: |
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It now seems to be working for some reason that's unknown to me. I haven't done anything differently, but this time the Language Settings option seems to have worked. Damn temperamentalness  |
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