Openoffice Fedora core 3 spelling surgest problem

[Paul Howarth]

Andrew Gray wrote:
> Since installing Fedora Core 3 just after it's release and all the
> subsequent released updates I am experiencing incredibly slow response
> to right-clicking a incorrect spelling in OpenOffice writer. The system
> hangs for approximately 3 minutes while going massively virtual then
> finally returns the expected spelling suggestion. Subsequent spelling
> checks in the same document work quickly but the virtual memory is not
> released till OpenOffice is closed!! 
> What could be causing the problem with OpenOffice getting spelling
> suggestion taking so long?

Check out these posts for a possible workaround:

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-November/msg04411.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-November/msg08266.html

Paul.