release 2.20.19: dictionary does not work with libreoffice on mac os; hyphenation library missing

[jeroenvangorkum]

i installed release 2.20.19 on mac os 10.15 (catalina) for libreoffice 6.4.7, following instructions on opentaal.org [1]:

1. copy files nl.aff, nl.dic from the release to the /Users/<username>/Library/Spelling/ directory.
2. register the dictionary system-wide
   1. from the Apple Menu, open System Preferences...
   2. in System Preferences, choose Keyboard
   3. in Keyboard, choose tab Text
   4. under Spelling, choose Set Up...
      (Set Up... is at the bottom of the list of languages)
   5. for language Nederlands, select 'Nederlands (Library)' and click Done to close the list of dictionaries
   6. close System Preferences

however, this does not register the opentaal dutch dictionary with libreoffice, as becomes clear the following way.

1. from the LibreOffice menu, open Preferences...
2. in category Language Settings, choose Writing Aids
3. next to the list of Available language modules, click Edit...
4. in the Edit Modules dialog, choose Dutch (Netherlands) for Language

the Edit Modules dialog now lists available modules for Dutch Spelling, Grammar, Hyphenation and Thesaurus. after installing the opentaal dutch dictionary as described above, it shows:

• Spelling
  macOS Spell Checker
• Grammar
  LanguageTool
• Hyphenation
• Thesaurus

or, in other words: the only available dutch dictionary is the native one from apple; i installed the LanguageTool extension for dutch grammar checking; there are no dutch hyphenation and thesaurus libraries available.

workaround
install the previous dictionary and hyphenation extension [2]. after that, the Edit Modules dialog for Dutch (Netherlands) lists:

• Spelling
  macOS Spell Checker
  Hunspell SpellChecker
• Grammar
  LanguageTool
• Hyphenation
  Libhyphen Hyphenator
• Thesaurus

or, in other words: there are two dutch dictionaries available (enable/ disable, or change order to your liking); LanguageTool is available for dutch grammar checking; dutch hyphenation is handled by the Hyphenator library.

although i admire your work, i think it may be too early for a release.

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[1] OpenTaal 2.0 voor Apple OS X (2.0). (2016). [MacOS]. OpenTaal. https://www.opentaal.org/bestanden/file/5-woordenlijst-2-0-voor-apple-snow-leopard-en-lion

[2] Woordenlijst v 2.10g voor OpenOffice.org 3 (2.10). (2016). [Computer software]. OpenTaal. https://www.opentaal.org/bestanden/file/4-woordenlijst-v-2-10g-voor-openoffice-org-3