Proofing: status bar flags a language whose dictionary isn't installed (#1167) (#1441)

* Proofing: status bar flags a language whose dictionary isn't installed (#1167)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* vi: missing-dictionary status strings

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Brandon Thomas <echelon@gmail.com>

ROADMAP.md

@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Ranked, to beta (detail and remaining milestones in [docs/roadmap.md](docs/roadm
 |---|---|
 | 2026-10-13 | Justified vertical page alignment (#1320): a section set to Justified spreads each page's paragraphs and tables from the top margin to the bottom one, as Word does, including the last page and pages ending in a manual page break. DOCX `w:vAlign="both"` opens as Justified (it showed centred) and saves back; `layout.verticalAlign` takes `justify`, and Page Setup has a Vertical alignment box |
 | 2026-10-13 | macOS shortcuts as in Word for Mac: ⌘⇧S Save As, ⌘⌥E Insert Endnote, ⌘⌥A New Comment, ⌃H Replace, ⌘⌥R collapse the ribbon |
+| 2026-10-13 | The status bar flags a proofing language whose Hunspell dictionary isn't installed (Polish, Portuguese): "Polish (no dictionary)", with a tooltip naming the dictionary and where it is looked up (#1167) |
 | 2026-10-13 | A picture (or shape) set to Behind Text can be dragged over the text it overlaps, whether or not it was selected first, in the body and in a header/footer. The press becomes an object drag only after the pointer moves, so an ordinary click still places the text caret in the overlapping text. The UI regression tests cover In Front of Text too |
 | 2026-10-13 | Saving to DOCX keeps the watermark: it is written as Word's own text-watermark shape in every header, and a document without headers gains one to hold it (#1290) |
 | 2026-10-13 | DOCX files with Word's text watermark (Design › Watermark, a VML text shape in the headers) show it on every page on screen and in the PDF (#1290) |

crates/proof/src/lib.rs

@@ -359,6 +359,28 @@ pub fn has_dictionary(lang: Option<&str>) -> bool {
     ProofLang::from_tag(lang).is_proofed()
 }
 
+/// The Hunspell dictionary name (`pl_PL`, `pt_BR`) a proofing language needs but doesn't have
+/// installed, for a status-bar hint (#1167). `None` when the language's dictionary is available,
+/// or when it needs none (English has a built-in word list; unproofed languages aren't offered
+/// one). Reads the dictionary once (it is cached afterwards).
+pub fn missing_dictionary(lang: Option<&str>) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    match ProofLang::from_tag(lang) {
+        ProofLang::Pl => dictionary_needed(ProofLang::Pl, pl::has_dictionary()),
+        ProofLang::Pt => dictionary_needed(ProofLang::Pt, pt::has_dictionary()),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// The Hunspell name `lang` needs when `installed` is false; only Polish and Portuguese use one.
+fn dictionary_needed(lang: ProofLang, installed: bool) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    match lang {
+        _ if installed => None,
+        ProofLang::Pl => Some("pl_PL"),
+        ProofLang::Pt => Some("pt_BR"),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
 /// Is `word` spelled correctly in the run's proofing language? A language without a dictionary
 /// can't be checked, so every word counts as correct (no red underlines for it).
 pub fn is_correct_for(word: &str, lang: Option<&str>) -> bool {
@@ -782,6 +804,23 @@ fn starts_consonant_sound(w: &str) -> bool {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    #[test]
+    fn missing_dictionary_is_named_only_for_hunspell_languages_without_one() {
+        assert_eq!(dictionary_needed(ProofLang::Pl, false), Some("pl_PL"));
+        assert_eq!(dictionary_needed(ProofLang::Pt, false), Some("pt_BR"));
+        assert_eq!(dictionary_needed(ProofLang::Pl, true), None);
+        assert_eq!(dictionary_needed(ProofLang::Pt, true), None);
+        for l in [ProofLang::En, ProofLang::Bg, ProofLang::Other] {
+            assert_eq!(dictionary_needed(l, false), None);
+        }
+        // Installed dictionaries and the built-in English list: no hint.
+        pl::test_dict::install();
+        pt::test_dict::install();
+        for tag in [Some("pl-PL"), Some("pt-BR"), Some("en-US"), Some("fr-FR"), None] {
+            assert_eq!(missing_dictionary(tag), None, "{tag:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
     use super::*;
 
     /// #1063: the dictionaries folder is searched before the system locations; the dictionaries

crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs

@@ -448,7 +448,16 @@ pub fn status_bar(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                 }
                 // The language at the caret; a click sets the proofing language (Review › Language).
                 let lang = crate::ribbon::caret_language(app);
-                let resp = st(ui, &lang).on_hover_text(tl!("Language"));
+                let missing = crate::ribbon::caret_missing_dictionary(app);
+                let shown = if missing.is_some() { crate::i18n::fmt(tl!("{language} (no dictionary)"), &[("language", &lang)]) } else { lang.clone() };
+                let tip = match missing {
+                    Some(name) => crate::i18n::fmt(
+                        tl!("No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations."),
+                        &[("language", &lang), ("name", name)],
+                    ),
+                    None => tl!("Language").to_string(),
+                };
+                let resp = st(ui, &shown).on_hover_text(tip);
                 egui::Popup::menu(&resp).show(|ui| {
                     ui.set_min_width(200.0);
                     crate::ribbon::language_menu(ui, app);

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv

@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@
 	Labels	Етикети
 	Landscape	Пейзаж
 	Language	Език
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (няма речник)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Не е инсталиран правописен речник за {language}, затова текстът не се проверява. WordCraft търси речника Hunspell {name} в папката WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES и на обичайните места в системата.
 	Lasso	Ласо
 	Last Column	Последна колона
 	Last commit	Последно подаване

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv

@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@
 	Labels	Štítky
 	Landscape	Na šířku
 	Language	Jazyk
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (bez slovníku)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Pro jazyk {language} není nainstalován žádný pravopisný slovník, proto se nekontroluje. WordCraft hledá slovník Hunspell {name} ve složce WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES a na obvyklých místech v systému.
 	Large\nOperator	Velký\noperátor
 	Lasso	Laso
 	Last Column	Poslední sloupec

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv

@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@
 	Labels	Etiketten
 	Landscape	Querformat
 	Language	Sprache
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (kein Wörterbuch)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Für {language} ist kein Rechtschreibwörterbuch installiert, daher wird die Sprache nicht geprüft. WordCraft sucht das Hunspell-Wörterbuch {name} im Ordner WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES und an den üblichen Systemorten.
 	Lasso	Lasso
 	Last Column	Letzte Spalte
 	Last commit	Letzter Commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv

@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@
 	Labels	Etiquetas
 	Landscape	Horizontal
 	Language	Idioma
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (sin diccionario)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	No hay un diccionario ortográfico instalado para {language}, así que no se revisa. WordCraft busca el diccionario Hunspell {name} en la carpeta WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES y en las ubicaciones habituales del sistema.
 	Lasso	Lazo
 	Last Column	Última columna
 	Last commit	Último commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv

@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@
 	Labels	Sildid
 	Landscape	Rõhtpaigutus
 	Language	Keel
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (sõnastik puudub)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Keele {language} õigekirjasõnastikku pole paigaldatud, seega seda ei kontrollita. WordCraft otsib Hunspelli sõnastikku {name} kaustast WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES ja tavalistest süsteemikohtadest.
 	Lasso	Lasso
 	Last Column	Viimane veerg
 	Last commit	Viimane commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv

@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@
 	Labels	Étiquettes
 	Landscape	Paysage
 	Language	Langue
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (pas de dictionnaire)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Aucun dictionnaire orthographique pour {language} n'est installé, la langue n'est donc pas vérifiée. WordCraft cherche le dictionnaire Hunspell {name} dans le dossier WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES et aux emplacements système habituels.
 	Lasso	Lasso
 	Last Column	Dernière colonne
 	Last commit	Dernier commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv

@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@
 	Labels	Címkék
 	Landscape	Fekvő
 	Language	Nyelv
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (nincs szótár)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	A(z) {language} nyelvhez nincs telepítve helyesírási szótár, ezért nem ellenőrzi. A WordCraft a(z) {name} Hunspell-szótárat a WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES mappában és a szokásos rendszerhelyeken keresi.
 	Lasso	Lasszó
 	Last Column	Utolsó oszlop
 	Last commit	Utolsó commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv

@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@
 	Labels	Etichette
 	Landscape	Orizzontale
 	Language	Lingua
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (nessun dizionario)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Non è installato alcun dizionario ortografico per {language}, quindi non viene controllata. WordCraft cerca il dizionario Hunspell {name} nella cartella WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES e nelle posizioni di sistema abituali.
 	Lasso	Lazo
 	Last Column	Ultima colonna
 	Last commit	Ultimo commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv

@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@
 	Labels	ラベル
 	Landscape	横
 	Language	言語
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language}（辞書なし）
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	{language}のスペルチェック辞書がインストールされていないため、チェックされません。WordCraft は Hunspell 辞書 {name} を WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES フォルダーと通常のシステムの場所から探します。
 	Lasso	なげなわ
 	Last Column	最後の列
 	Last commit	最後のコミット

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv

@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@
 	Labels	Etykiety
 	Landscape	Pozioma
 	Language	Język
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (brak słownika)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Nie zainstalowano słownika pisowni dla języka: {language}, więc tekst nie jest sprawdzany. WordCraft szuka słownika Hunspell {name} w folderze WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES i w typowych lokalizacjach systemowych.
 	Lasso	Lasso
 	Last Column	Ostatnia kolumna
 	Last commit	Ostatni commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv

@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@
 	Labels	Etiquetas
 	Landscape	Paisagem
 	Language	Idioma
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (sem dicionário)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Não há dicionário ortográfico instalado para {language}, então o texto não é verificado. O WordCraft procura o dicionário Hunspell {name} na pasta WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES e nos locais habituais do sistema.
 	Lasso	Laço
 	Last Column	Última coluna
 	Last commit	Último commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv

@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@
 	Labels	Наклейки
 	Landscape	Альбомная
 	Language	Язык
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (нет словаря)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Орфографический словарь для языка «{language}» не установлен, поэтому текст не проверяется. WordCraft ищет словарь Hunspell {name} в папке WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES и в обычных системных расположениях.
 	Lasso	Лассо
 	Last Column	Последний столбец
 	Last commit	Последний коммит

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv

@@ -561,6 +561,8 @@
 	Labels	Nalepnice
 	Landscape	Položeno
 	Language	Jezik
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (nema rečnika)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Pravopisni rečnik za {language} nije instaliran, pa se tekst ne proverava. WordCraft traži Hunspell rečnik {name} u fascikli WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES i na uobičajenim sistemskim lokacijama.
 	Lasso	Laso
 	Last Column	Zadnja kolona
 	Last commit	Zadnji commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv

@@ -565,6 +565,8 @@
 	Labels	Налепнице
 	Landscape	Положено
 	Language	Језик
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (нема речника)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Правописни речник за {language} није инсталиран, па се текст не проверава. WordCraft тражи Hunspell речник {name} у фасцикли WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES и на уобичајеним системским локацијама.
 	Lasso	Ласо
 	Last Column	Задња колона
 	Last commit	Задњи commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv

@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@
 	Labels	Etiketler
 	Landscape	Yatay
 	Language	Dil
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (sözlük yok)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	{language} için yüklü bir yazım sözlüğü yok, bu yüzden denetlenmiyor. WordCraft, {name} Hunspell sözlüğünü WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES klasöründe ve olağan sistem konumlarında arar.
 	Lasso	Kement
 	Last Column	Son Sütun
 	Last commit	Son commit

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv

@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@
 	Labels	Етикетки
 	Landscape	Альбомна
 	Language	Мова
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (немає словника)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Орфографічний словник для мови «{language}» не встановлено, тому текст не перевіряється. WordCraft шукає словник Hunspell {name} у теці WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES та в звичайних системних розташуваннях.
 	Lasso	Ласо
 	Last Column	Останній стовпець
 	Last commit	Останній коміт

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv

@@ -2614,3 +2614,7 @@
 	Existing File or Web Page	Tệp hoặc trang web hiện có
 	Link to:	Liên kết tới:
 	Place in This Document	Vị trí trong tài liệu này
+
+# Missing dictionary on the status bar (#1441)
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	Chưa cài từ điển chính tả cho {language}, nên ngôn ngữ này không được kiểm tra. WordCraft tìm từ điển Hunspell {name} trong thư mục WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES và ở các vị trí thông thường của hệ thống.
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language} (không có từ điển)

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv

@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@
 	Labels	标签
 	Landscape	横向
 	Language	语言
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language}（无词典）
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	未安装{language}的拼写词典，因此不会检查该语言。WordCraft 会在 WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES 文件夹和常见的系统位置查找 Hunspell 词典 {name}。
 	Lasso	套索
 	Last Column	最后一列
 	Last commit	最近提交

crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv

@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@
 	Labels	標籤
 	Landscape	橫向
 	Language	語言
+	{language} (no dictionary)	{language}（無字典）
+	No spelling dictionary for {language} is installed, so it isn't checked. WordCraft looks for the Hunspell dictionary {name} in the WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES folder and in the usual system locations.	未安裝{language}的拼字字典，因此不會檢查該語言。WordCraft 會在 WORDCRAFT_DICTIONARIES 資料夾和常見的系統位置尋找 Hunspell 字典 {name}。
 	Lasso	套索
 	Last Column	最後一欄
 	Last commit	最近提交

crates/ui-egui/src/ribbon.rs

@@ -635,6 +635,11 @@ fn caret_lang_tag(app: &WordApp) -> Option<String> {
     s.doc.styles.resolve_char(style.as_deref(), &s.typing_props()).lang
 }
 
+/// The Hunspell dictionary the caret's language needs but doesn't have (`pl_PL`), if any (#1167).
+pub(crate) fn caret_missing_dictionary(app: &WordApp) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    wordcraft_engine::proof::missing_dictionary(caret_lang_tag(app).as_deref())
+}
+
 /// Review › Language (and the status bar's language): set the selection's proofing language, or
 /// leave it unchecked. The current choice has a check mark; a language outside the short list
 /// (French, German…) shows checked above it. Set Proofing Language… opens the Language dialog