Changes between Version 190 and Version 191 of Using Pidgin

Timestamp:

May 13, 2010, 11:05:35 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

datallah

Comment:

Update Spellchecking information now that GtkSpell? has language support (and we ship it on Windows).

Using Pidgin

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 === How do I change the language for the Highlight Misspelled words option? ===
-Pidgin currently only supports spell checking in your locale language.  This is because gtkspell 2 does not offer a good way for us to know which dictionaries are available or to switch between them.  This functionality has long been promised for gtkspell version 3, which has been delayed somewhat indefinitely.  See [http://gtkspell.sf.net gtkspell.sf.net].
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-There is, however a simple plugin called [http://plugins.guifications.org/trac/wiki/switchspell switchspell] that can change the spell check language on a per-buddy basis.
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-=== Why do all words I type get highlighted as misspelled? ===
-We've seen several users with this issue.  It seems to be that the dictionary for the spell checking language is missing.  Most likely you need to install a package named "`aspell-XX`" where `XX` is the language you run Pidgin in, such as `en` for English or `es` for Spanish.
+If you have a new enough version of GtkSpell, the text input area's context menu will have a `Languages` submenu that will allow you to choose a language from the list of dictionaries you currently have installed.
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+There is also a simple plugin called [http://plugins.guifications.org/trac/wiki/switchspell switchspell] that can change the spell check language on a per-buddy basis.
 
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