FS#15961 - [pidgin] should pull aspell-en by default

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Will Madden (wmadden) - Monday, 17 August 2009, 08:24 GMT
Last edited by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Thursday, 08 October 2009, 12:07 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Pidgin doesn't appear to require any dictionaries as dependencies. This is very annoying since the spelling correction feature is enabled by default and it complains about every word. It should pull in aspell-en by default, or the correct dictionary for the user's locale.

Additional info:
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Steps to reproduce:
1. Install pidgin
2. Type into chat window
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Closed by  Roman Kyrylych (Romashka)
Thursday, 08 October 2009, 12:07 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Thomas Dziedzic (tomd123) - Monday, 17 August 2009, 18:36 GMT
I agree that the current configuration is not the best one possible.
As I see it, there are 3 main options:
1. Turn off aspell in pidgin by default.
2. Make aspell a dependency.
3. Make aspell an optional dependency.
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 11:17 GMT
the post_install of aspell mentions installing dictionaries. What if your locale is nl_NL or de_DE for example? You'll need a dutch or german aspell dictionary then.
Comment by Roman Kyrylych (Romashka) - Thursday, 08 October 2009, 12:05 GMT
even aspell itself does not pull aspell-en, so I don't see a reason why pidgin should

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