FS#79075 - [texstudio] Prompt users to install hunspell-[lang] packages

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Kauron (kauron) - Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 11:32 GMT
Last edited by Buggy McBugFace (bugbot) - Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:18 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Sven-Hendrik Haase (Svenstaro)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

Due to the change proposed in #78778, my installation of TeXStudio stopped checking languages, becoming unable to properly connect to a remote LanguageTool server, because the list of languages is populated with the dictionaries available to TeXStudio, defaulting to <none> if none are found.

I solved this problem by installing `hunspell-[lang]` packages, but this was not apparent until I read bug #78778 on this tracker. A user with a lower technical ability may not be able to solve this issue and will be left without spellcheck.

Possible solutions:
- Add optional dependencies for all/the most popular hunspell-[lang] packages.
- Add a prompt on upgrade for the user to install hunspell-[lang] packages.
- Add a Wiki page detailing the workaround.
- Create a package with the TeXStudio bundled dictionaries and make it an optional dependence.


Additional info:
* texstudio 4.5.2-3

Steps to reproduce:
0. Don't have installed any hunspell-[lang] package.
1. Install texstudio 4.5.2-3
2. Open TeXStudio
3. See <none> in language selection tool, with no other options available.
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Closed by  Buggy McBugFace (bugbot)
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 20:18 GMT
Reason for closing:  Moved
Additional comments about closing:  https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/p ackaging/packages/texstudio/issues/1
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 21:51 GMT
> Add a Wiki page detailing the workaround

Sidenote: Anyone can edit the Wiki...even you!
Comment by Kauron (kauron) - Thursday, 13 July 2023, 11:44 GMT
I've created the corresponding Wiki page, but I still think that package should have been split into texstudio-dicts and texstudio or a message should have appeared on upgrade (either new dependencies or a message pointing to the wiki).

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