Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 49876
Spellcheck handling of words with underscores
Last modified: 2014-04-15 14:39:10 UTC
An unrecognised word containing an underscore, such as "dt_datetime", is considered to be two separate words. It is spellchecked as such, highlighting both "dt" and "datetime" as misspellings. I would like an option to treat underscores as part of the word and not as whitespace when spellchecking. Context: I was writing a report on some code which included a number of filenames and variable names in this format and wanted to be able to add the whole name to the dictionary.
Reassigned to SBA.
reassigned to requirements
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request. The Issue you raised is currently assigned to 'Requirements' pending review, but has not been updated within the last 3 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed. Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing): http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of: ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
Created attachment 82633 [details] OOWriterBug
I was able to reproduce the bug described by rebeccayates in OpenOffice Writer3.3 version. I followed the navigational steps listed below to reproduce the defect - - Open OpenOffice writer application - Enter text "dt_datetime" - Select Tools>Spelling and Grammar from Menu bar and Click on Spelling and Grammar to initiate spell check. - Spelling window is displayed. Spell checker finds dt_datetime as incorrect word and provides suggestions for dt and datetime separately. First "dt" is highlighted in RED and suggestions are provided in the "Suggestions" box. - Click ADD or IGNORE, then "datetime" is highlighted in RED and suggestions are provided in the "Suggestions" box. Actual Result - User doesn't have the ability to add the complete word "dt_datetime" to the dictionary. I've attached screenshots of this bug for your reference in document named OOWriterBug.odt. Expected Results - Unrecognized word containing an underscore should be treated as a single word by the spell checker so the user has the ability to add this unrecognized word to the dictionary. FYI - I've also performed a similar test in Microsoft word 2010 and this bug doesnt exist in MS Word. I've attached test results "MSWORDTest.docx".
Created attachment 82634 [details] MSWORDTest
Confirmed with AOO410m17(Build:9763) - Rev. 1586584 2014-04-11 09:13 - Linux x86_64 Debian