Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 70333
Retain Tools->Options->Paths->User-defined dictionaries
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:04:01 UTC
As of 2.0.4rc3 the templates path has been restored (thanks!), but the 'User-defined dictionaries' paths is still missing.
*** Issue 70333 has been confirmed by votes. ***
One reason why these settings haven't been restored is that they are badly designed. The access to the wordbooks is not in any way different than the access to e.g. autotext files, but for whatever reason it uses two configuration entries instead of one. This should be cleaned up. Another point we have to fix is the access to the linguistic files. Our preferred way to install addiotional content would be to use packages but the current code for dictionaries can't cope with this as it has fixed path settings.
please keep me inform about backward compatibility as these may need DicOOo adjustments
Of course, Laurent, thanks for the hint.
This defect (not a feature) still persists in the 2.1.0 release (but oddly, never for me in the 2.0.4 release). I have a WinXP platform with en_CA locale. It's no big deal, except that I need to [re/de]select my dictionaries in Tools > Options > Paths > User-defined dictionaries each time I start-up OOo.
added myself to CC
This issue will become superfluous with the implementation of issue 80286 (use of multi pathes). Closing.
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Please re-open as the issue has not been fixed.
Reopening as requested. However, consider this note from tl: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=80286#c16 --- For user-dictionaries this usually should also not be changed at the users discretion because if a dictionary is editable or not is decided upon if the dictionary resides in the share or user layer of installation. However if you still feel there is the need to allow the user to add some paths to the existing ones in the UI (without modifying or removing the default settings!) you may write an issue that this should be allowed. --- [Note that we might want to get rid of the layers completely, so the problem outlined above could be mitigated by this]