French Grammar checking in OpenOffice

In my last post, I showed an example of French grammar checking in TextEdit.  I am going to use the same example in OpenOffice.

For my trivial test, I am going to use a simple sentence.  The sentence I will use is  Je veux verifier mon grammaire.  The corrected sentence should be Je veux vérifier ma grammaire.

1)  After typing this sentence into TextEdit, this is what is shows:

2)  You can go to Tools > Spelling and Grammar.  Instead, I click English (Canada) option at the bottom and then switch to French (Canada).  No change yet.

3)  Click the Spelling and Grammar icon.

4)   Go to Tools > Spelling and Grammar.

5)  The first correction suggested is correct.  So I click Change.

6)  Unfortunately, it did not suggest any changes.  This is the same result as with TextEdit.  Now that I got the same results with both these editors, I thought I should try a similar experiment in English.  As it turns out, the grammar checking is not much better in English!

French Grammar checking in TextEdit

As my daughter is starting to using text editors more for her school work, I thought I would investigate how well they handle French grammar and spell checking.  Today, I am starting with the TextEdit that we all have installed on our Macs.

For my trivial test, I am going to use a simple sentence.  The sentence I will use is  Je veux verifier mon grammaire.  The corrected sentence should be Je veux vérifier ma grammaire.


1)  After typing this sentence into TextEdit, this is what is shows:

2)  I next go the menu above  Edit > Spelling and Grammar >  Show Spelling and Grammar.  A new windows pops up.

3)  The first spelling mistake is caught and a correct spelling is suggested.  So I choose the first suggestion, and then click change.  The change should now be reflected in the document.

4)  TextEdit did NOT catch the 2nd error!  Well, at least it caught the spelling mistake.

How to Disable Remote Control Infrared Receiver

In one our rooms, we have 2 Mac Minis.  Often when we are using the remote to navigate in Front Row on one Mac, the remote will also affects the other one.  As we do not need use of the remote on the other Mac, a good solution for us is to just disable the IR receiver.

To disable the IR receiver,

1)  Go to System Preferences, and click on Security.

2)  Switch to the General tab.

3)  Click on the Lock icon at the bottom left if is not already open.  You will need to enter your password to allow changes.

4)  Select the checkbox for Disable remote control infrared receiver.  Don't forget to click on the lock to prevent inadvertent changes.

5)  That's it!