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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0017685ScribusUser Interfacepublic2025-11-15 13:04
Reporterksvensso Assigned Tojghali  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionno change required 
PlatformWindowsOSWindows 11 Pro 64-bit 
Product Version1.6.4 
Summary0017685: Hyphenation not working with Swedish dictionary in Scribus 1.6.4 on Windows 11
DescriptionThis is a demonstration of hyphenation in justified layout.
Steps To Reproduce1. Create a new document 2. Set language to Swedish 3. Use justified text with hyphenation enabled 4. Observe no hyphenation occurs
Additional Informationhyph_sv.dic is present in dicts/hyph but not recognized

Title: Swedish hyphenation not working in Scribus 1.6.4 on Windows 11

Description: I’m using Scribus 1.6.4 on Windows 11. I have the file hyph_sv.dic in C:\Program Files\Scribus 1.6.4\share\dicts\hyph, and my document language is set to Swedish. I’ve enabled hyphenation in styles and used justified text, but no hyphenation occurs. The hyphenator settings only show “Exceptions” and “Ignore List” – no way to activate or manage dictionaries. English hyphenation works, but Swedish does not.
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jghali

2025-11-15 00:41

administrator   ~0053259

>> my document language is set to Swedish

Cannot reproduce here. My guess is that you do not have updated the default character style language to use Swedish. Also hyphenation will usually not happen magically by default, you have to use Extras > Hyphenate Text.

ksvensso

2025-11-15 11:45

reporter   ~0053263

Thank you for your help jghali! You were absolutely right — I hadn’t updated the default character style language. Once I set it to Swedish and ran Extras > Hyphenate Text, hyphenation worked as expected.

    I had assumed that setting the document and paragraph style language would be enough, but now I understand that the character style also needs to be configured. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction!

jghali

2025-11-15 13:04

administrator   ~0053264

Great!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-11-14 18:40 ksvensso New Issue
2025-11-15 00:41 jghali Note Added: 0053259
2025-11-15 07:44 ale Tag Attached: #waiting
2025-11-15 11:45 ksvensso Note Added: 0053263
2025-11-15 13:04 jghali Assigned To => jghali
2025-11-15 13:04 jghali Status new => resolved
2025-11-15 13:04 jghali Resolution open => no change required
2025-11-15 13:04 jghali Note Added: 0053264
2025-11-15 13:04 jghali Status resolved => closed