[Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#265030: lyx: Spell checking fails
John Goerzen
John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>, 265030@bugs.debian.org
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:29:17 -0500
Here's a workaround I discovered for anyone that may be experiencing
this problem: use aspell.
No idea why that works but ispell doesn't.
On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 06:14:17PM -0400, Erinn Clark wrote:
>
> package lyx
> severity 265030 important
> retitle 265030 lyx should use an English dialect dictionary that exists
> merge 265030 135149
> thanks
>
> Hi John,
>
> * John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> [2004:08:11 08:07 -0500]:
> > When I run the spell checker, I get a box that says:
> >
> > The spell-checker has failed
> >
> > Can't open /usr/lib/ispell/english.hash
>
> Yes, I've found in my testing that it does this with almost every file..
> Unfortunately, I've yet to track it down. I'll look into it further and see
> what else I can find and will keep you updated.
>
> Thanks for your report!
>
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