No spell checking in KDE

Iskendar · 03-01-2007, 04:37 AM

Hi all,

I'm using KDE 3.5.5 on Fedora Core 6, and I've got problems getting the spell checker to work. When I run "Tools->Spelling" in kate or kile, I get the following error popup:

Code:

The spelling program could not be started. Please make sure you have set the correct spelling program and that it is properly configured and in your PATH.

When I look in "KDE Components->Spell Checker", I see the following settings:

Dictionary: ASpell Default
Encoding: US-ASCII
Client: ASpell

Changing "ASpell" into "International Ispell" causes the same error. So I checked whether aspell and ispell were installed, and they're right there in /usr/bin, which is in my PATH variable. Running ispell from the command line shows that it is a compatibility script for aspell:

Code:

Ispell compatibility script for Aspell.
Usage: /usr/bin/ispell [options] -a|-l|-v[v]|-c|-e[1-4]|<file>

When I try spellchecking in kmail, I get the same problem with a slightly different error message:

Code:

ISpell/Aspell could not be started. Please make sure you have ISpell or Aspell properly configured and in your PATH.

So the spellcheckers are installed, set correctly in the control center, are in the PATH, but aren't found by the kde apps. Any ideas on what may cause this?

Lenard · 03-01-2007, 05:13 AM

Check and see if you have the spelling rpm packages installed, for example;

$ rpm -qa --qf="%{n}-%{v}-%{r}.%{arch}\n" '*spell*' | sort
aspell-0.60.3-7.1.i386
aspell-0.60.3-7.1.x86_64
aspell-da-0.50-12.2.2.x86_64
aspell-de-0.50-11.2.2.x86_64
aspell-en-6.0-2.1.x86_64
gnome-spell-1.0.7-3.1.x86_64
gtkspell-2.0.11-2.1.i386
gtkspell-2.0.11-2.1.x86_64

Try something like: yum install aspell aspell-en gtkspell gnome-spell

Iskendar · 03-01-2007, 07:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenard

Check and see if you have the spelling rpm packages installed, for example;

$ rpm -qa --qf="%{n}-%{v}-%{r}.%{arch}\n" '*spell*' | sort

I've got:

Code:

aspell-0.60.3-7.1.i386
aspell-en-6.0-2.1.i386
aspell-it-0.53-4.2.1.i386
aspell-nl-0.1e-1.fc6.i386
gnome-spell-1.0.7-3.1.i386
gtkspell-2.0.11-2.1.i386

Seems like aspell is installed allright.

Lenard · 03-01-2007, 11:10 AM

As a suggestion then remove/rename the hidden .kde folder in your home directory (after exiting out of KDE) then log back in.

FYI: FC6 has KDE-3.5.6 updates available, try typing something like;

yum groupupdate "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"

Iskendar · 03-02-2007, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenard

As a suggestion then remove/rename the hidden .kde folder in your home directory (after exiting out of KDE) then log back in.

Same error.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lenard

FYI: FC6 has KDE-3.5.6 updates available, try typing something like;

yum groupupdate "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"

I'll have to harass the sysadmin for that. For now I'd just like to find out what's causing kde to not find a/ispell. It appears in the control center dialog, does that mean that kcontrol does find them, or is that hardcoded?

Lenard · 03-02-2007, 09:54 AM

If I remember correctly, it is hardcoded into the rpm file(s), I'm not sure which ones off the top of my head. I have slept since the last time I built any kde rpms (about 6 months ago).