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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 88719] Error message when spell checker isn't installed is
From:       Adam <g4c9z () unb ! ca>
Date:       2004-09-27 12:24:00
Message-ID: 20040927122400.30425.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From g4c9z unb ca  2004-09-27 14:23 -------
> To comment #2: I had not closed the bug mainly because I did not know the real \
> problem why you got the error message.

Well your solution fixed it.  It was just an incorrect error message that lead to \
confusion because people would install ispell but it said ispell wasn't installed.

If you want to improve the message further, though (and why not?), you could also \
tell them specifically which speller they have selected and what the problem is \
exactly, i.e. 'You have selected "ASpell" as your speller in the configuration dialog \
but the command "aspell" does not exist.  Make sure the "aspell" program is installed \
and in a directory which is in your PATH environment variable'.  But at least now the \
message is not untrue, which would make it not technically a bug anymore.

Maybe it could also do a check when the user selects a spelling program in the \
configuration dialog, and also have no spelling program selected by default, to avoid \
further confusion.


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