Bug 250539

Summary:	Spellchecker does not work in Kmail
Product:	[Applications] kontact	Reporter:	GK <gkourtev>
Component:	mail	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	jmsalvat
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.4.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description GK 2010-09-08 11:11:20 UTC

Version:           4.4.5 (using KDE 4.5.0) 
OS:                Linux

After the upgrade to 4.5.0 (and later 4.5.1), the spell checker in Kmail started not to underline misspelled words. Automatic spell checker is enabled under the Tools menu. 

In order to make it work, I have to open on each new message the Spellchecker in Setting tab, to choose the language and then to press OK. After that I see the red lines under words with incorrect spelling. However, this solves the problem with the particular message, not in general.

I am using three languages on my machine -- English, French and Bulgarian.  The case is with each of the them.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open new message.
2. Type in the body. Wrong words are not underlined
3. Open Settings--> Spellchecker
4. Choose language. Press OK.
5. Wrong words are underlined

Actual Results:  
The spellchecker in Kmail starts to work for this particular new message.

Expected Results:  
I expect the spellchecker to check while I type and to underline in red misspelled words.

Comment 1 jms 2010-09-10 00:33:16 UTC

I can confirm this bug .
The spell checker works when one go over a misspelled word and right click.
but it does not highlight the misspelled words.
configuring/changing kmail ->Customize Visual Appearance->use custome color
has no effect


note that I am using kde4.5.1 with kmail 4.4.5
I am also using different languages French,Spanish,English
changing in composer the dictionary as no effect it never highlight misspelled words.

I disagree with the description in 
5. Wrong words are underlined

for me NO words are underlined even when misspelled 

I also believe  Bug 248471 and  Bug 248381  are the same bug as this one

Comment 2 jms 2010-09-10 07:30:47 UTC

hum noticed this afterwards the platform mentioned here is ubuntu I am using gentoo.
shall I open a new bug?

Comment 3 GK 2010-09-10 14:29:50 UTC

On Friday 10 September 2010 08:30:48 jms wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250539
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> --- Comment #2 from jms <jmsalvat rentahouse org>  2010-09-10 07:30:47 ---
> hum noticed this afterwards the platform mentioned here is ubuntu I am
> using gentoo.
> shall I open a new bug?

The new bug will be linked to this one anyway.  May be is better just to 
confirm that this is cross-platform related.
gk

Comment 4 Christophe Marin 2010-09-19 18:59:39 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 248381 ***

Comment 5 jms 2010-09-20 19:03:11 UTC

yep see bug bug 248381  "solved it for me"


  -------  Comment #3 From Andres Blanc  2010-09-18 15:05:17  -------

A more permanent solution than the suggested by Andrzej is going to "System
Settings -> Locale -> Spell Checker" and tick "Automatic spell checking enabled
by default" which is not enabled by default.

Kmail seems unable to override the default system setting unless its forced to
do so by following Andrzej procedure *in each mail written*.

Simply disable the system wide option to confirm this.