To open spelling options, you normally choose: Tools -> Spelling and Grammar... -> Options... When there are no misspelt words in the document, as soon as you've invoked "Spelling and Grammar..." a modal popup appears over the usual dialog, with "The spellcheck is complete..." As it's modal, you can't click on "Options...", and the dialog disappears when you click OK. The workaround then, to access the spelling options for a document, is to kludge by first inputting a misspelt word. This is counter-intuitive. <parenthesis> There doesn't seem to be another obvious way to get to Spelling options: LibreOffice -> Preferences... -> LibreOffice? / LibreOffice Writer? -> ...? Also, the menu invoked by clicking on the Language name in the status bar doesn't offer a shortcut to spelling options either) </parenthesis>
@reporter Menu 'Tools -> Options -> Language Settings -> Writing Aids' is not appropriate for your needs?
@Rainer: ah ok (Preferences Menu) -> Language Settings -> Writing Aids does indeed have the spelling options (in a different layout), thanks. This is still a usability bug though: 1) if you know that spelling options are *usually* accessed through Tools -> Spelling & Grammar..., it is perverse to sometimes hide this info. 2) as per original report, I looked under Preferences for either a) the component I was using "LibreOffice Writer", or general settings "LibreOffice". I don't remember if I thought of checking if there were other top-level options (that were, for some bizarre reason, not under "LibreOffice"), and clicked through to "Language Settings". Even if I *had* clicked to Language Settings, I'm not sure that "Writing Aids" makes me think of "Spelling" (which is what it means). And even if I *had* clicked on Writing Aids, the fact that it's in an entirely different layout to the dialog I was expecting, and starts with a list of supported languages, I might have discounted it. (Bearing in mind that when you're frantically looking for an option, you tend to ge a little one-track-minded about it!) Thanks again, H
Apologies - not sure if I was meant to revert status back from "NEEDINFO"? I've taken liberty of setting back to "UNCONFIRMED". Hope that's OK, and please re-set if not!
I believe a second button in the "Spellcheck conmplete" message might do the job? Currently we only have <ok>, when you click it the Spellcheck dialog disappears. A second Button <Settings> or similar that opens a spellcheck options dialog would ease handling.
*** Bug 48021 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 62345 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(In reply to comment #4) > I believe a second button in the "Spellcheck conmplete" message might do the > job? > Currently we only have <ok>, when you click it the Spellcheck dialog > disappears. > A second Button <Settings> or similar that opens a spellcheck options dialog > would ease handling. Agree. Alternately: Add Tools - Spelling and Grammar Options... It's so deep in Options that people may not find it. If they do, it's indeed annoying for people who need to access it frequently. Typing a non-word to get at it is much faster!
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