[Solved] Thesaurus a bit limited (on MacOS)
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[Solved] Thesaurus a bit limited (on MacOS)
I have Version 4.0.1 on a Mac. Everything works well.
I very rarely go online when I'm writing, so I have to use the inbuilt OpenOffice thesaurus. This is a pretty limited thesaurus, if I may say so. I often wish it were as good as online thesauruses, but frankly it's not.
I wonder, is there a stand-alone thesaurus that can be downloaded and installed, and used in conjunction with OpenOffice?
Thanks.
I very rarely go online when I'm writing, so I have to use the inbuilt OpenOffice thesaurus. This is a pretty limited thesaurus, if I may say so. I often wish it were as good as online thesauruses, but frankly it's not.
I wonder, is there a stand-alone thesaurus that can be downloaded and installed, and used in conjunction with OpenOffice?
Thanks.
Last edited by Hagar Delest on Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:20 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: Tagged [Solved].
Reason: Tagged [Solved].
OpenOffice 4.1.6 on MacOS 10.9
Re: Thesaurus a bit limited.
Try the LibreOffice.
Most of the components of the LO are under a more active development. The the development of the AOO is very slow today.
Most of the components of the LO are under a more active development. The the development of the AOO is very slow today.
Tibor Kovacs, Hungary; LO7.5.8 /Win7-10 x64Prof.
PortableApps/winPenPack: LO3.3.0-7.6.2;AOO4.1.14
Please, edit the initial post in the topic: add the word [Solved] at the beginning of the subject line - if your problem has been solved.
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Re: Thesaurus a bit limited
Packaging an application is a balance between size and features. It also depends on the work done by mostly volunteers when it comes to AOO/LO.
I'm not surprised that there is a difference between a built-in feature and an online service for which it is the only purpose, hence a much better service.
I'm not surprised that there is a difference between a built-in feature and an online service for which it is the only purpose, hence a much better service.
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Re: Thesaurus a bit limited.
I believe AOO and LO use the same thesaurus. In my limited trial, they both returned the same list of synonyms.Zizi64 wrote:Try the LibreOffice.
Most of the components of the LO are under a more active development. The the development of the AOO is very slow today.
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Re: Thesaurus a bit limited
Wordnet: (Many other Thesaurus programmes use their data, just add their own front end)
https://wordnet.princeton.edu/download/current-version
A quick search for freeware thesaurus mac yields
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/12643/nisus-thesaurus
May be others...
This page is quite old but there used to be at least an easily accessible Mac thesaurus
https://www.noproblemmac.com/blog/wp-co ... ionary.jpg
https://wordnet.princeton.edu/download/current-version
A quick search for freeware thesaurus mac yields
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/12643/nisus-thesaurus
May be others...
This page is quite old but there used to be at least an easily accessible Mac thesaurus
https://www.noproblemmac.com/blog/wp-co ... ionary.jpg
Windows 10, Openoffice 4.1.11, LibreOffice 7.4.0.3 (x64)
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Re: Thesaurus a bit limited
Try WordWeb Pro. You can buy a Chambers Dictionary and Thesaurus for it — good combination that I use myself (on Windows). However, do note that WordWeb comes with its own thesaurus feature (at least on Windows systems). The built-in dictionary and thesaurus for WordWeb is based on 'Wordnet' (as flagged by JeJe above).
https://www.wordwebsoftware.com/mac/WordWeb.html
https://www.wordwebsoftware.com/mac/
https://www.wordwebsoftware.com/mac/WordWeb.html
https://www.wordwebsoftware.com/mac/
LibreOffice (Still) 7.6.5.2 (x64) Fully installed to system on Windows 10 and Windows 11
LibreOffice (Still) Portable 7.6.5.2 (x86) [PortableApps] on Windows 10
LibreOffice (Still) Portable 7.6.5.2 (x86) [PortableApps] on Windows 10
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Re: Thesaurus a bit limited
No you don't. MacOS has a thesaurus you can use. Here, I have a Writer document. I position the mouse pointer (not the OpenOffice Writer cursor!) at "quiet" then press the MacOS keyboard shortcut ^⌘D (Control Command D). This opens a MacOS dialog where I can explore a dictionary and thesaurus. I can also look at Wikipedia information for the selected word.Harry_Steele wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:32 am I have Version 4.0.1 on a Mac. … I have to use the inbuilt OpenOffice thesaurus.
It's already installed. Just open the Mac's Dictionary application from the Dock. Dictionary User Guide The application is included with every Mac and it includes a thesaurus.Harry_Steele wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:32 am I wonder, is there a stand-alone thesaurus that can be downloaded and installed, and used in conjunction with OpenOffice?
One hardly can expect a specific OpenOffice feature, in an application which has hundreds of features, to be as extensive as a website which is dedicated to a single task.Harry_Steele wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:32 am I often wish it were as good as online thesauruses, but frankly it's not.
If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit button and add [Solved] to the start of the subject field. Select the green checkmark icon at the same time.
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Re: Thesaurus a bit limited (on MacOS)
"One hardly can expect a specific OpenOffice feature, in an application which has hundreds of features, to be as extensive as a website which is dedicated to a single task."
Yes, that's a good point.
Thanks for the OS tip. I did not know that, and I've been using Macs for years.
Yes, that's a good point.
Thanks for the OS tip. I did not know that, and I've been using Macs for years.
OpenOffice 4.1.6 on MacOS 10.9