Re: no thesaurus

--- sum1_lists wrote:
> --- yt wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm new to abiword, but have used ms word for many
> > years. I successfully installed abiword,
> import/export
> > plug-ins, tools, and later on installed the
> American
> > dictionary. I guess the grammar is fully
> functional.
> > Although I'm used to ms word offering corrections.
> I
> > guess abigrammer only tells you where there might
> be
> > grammar errors?
>
> That's correct, there's currently no way to get
> suggestions for
> grammatical errors in AbiWord.
>
> >
> > I am using ms windows xp, US english, but do not
> see
> > any thesaurus in abiword. Could someone please
> tell me
> > what might be wrong? I read on google groups where
> you
> > simply highlight a word and press ctrl-f7, similar
> to
> > ms word except in ms word you press alt-f7. I
> > un-installed abiword and reinstall it with the
> same
> > results.
>
> The thesaurus hasn't worked on Windows since 2.0.x,
> so it's currently
> not packaged
>
(http://bugzilla.abisource.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7114).

Thanks for quick concise answers! I hope the
programmers did not give up on the thesaurus for
windows.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good public
domain thesaurus program for windows?

Thanks,
yt

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Received on Mon Jul 31 16:52:44 2006