Bug 86872

Summary:	Word completion: Add ability to save word completion (aka "auto complete") lists and re-use them
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	shantanu <shantanu.oak>
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	medium	CC:	qubit, shantanu.oak
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
See Also:	https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=121706 https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=81945
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Description shantanu 2014-11-30 11:04:29 UTC

There is no way to save auto-complete list.
Another limitation is that there is max limit of 10,000 words that auto-complete can handle.
This limit should be increased and please provide an option to save auto complete list that can be reused in the next session.

Comment 1 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2014-12-09 20:09:24 UTC

(In reply to shantanu from comment #0)
> There is no way to save auto-complete list.

When I add words to my Auto-complete list, they are saved in the following file inside my User Profile:
  user/autocorr/acor_en-US.dat

If I copy that file from my LibreOffice 4.4 beta2 install to my LibreOffice 4.3.5.1 install, the Auto-complete words appear for me in Writer.

I'm going to mark this as RESOLVED WORKSFORME. If you'd like something more detailed (e.g. a GUI for saving the auto-complete list), please describe that in a comment and change the status back to UNCONFIRMED.

> Another limitation is that there is max limit of 10,000 words that
> auto-complete can handle.
> This limit should be increased 

This sounds like a separate issue. Please file a separate enhancement request (bug) for this change.

Comment 2 shantanu 2014-12-10 01:54:00 UTC

The file acor_en-US.dat contain the "auto correct" word list. Auto Complete word list does not get saved anywhere. I will like to see this option added in the future version of Libre office.

Comment 3 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2014-12-10 02:33:48 UTC

(In reply to shantanu from comment #2)
> The file acor_en-US.dat contain the "auto correct" word list. Auto Complete
> word list does not get saved anywhere. 

Ah, okay, I see. Yes -- Word completion lists appear to persist across Writer documents during a single session of LibreOffice, but disappear when the program is restarted.

> I will like to see this option added
> in the future version of Libre office.

Sounds reasonable.

Status -> NEW

(In reply to shantanu from comment #0)
> Another limitation is that there is max limit of 10,000 words that
> auto-complete can handle.
> This limit should be increased

Please file that as a separate bug report (and change the Severity to 'enhancement').

Comment 4 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2014-12-10 04:49:02 UTC

> (In reply to shantanu from comment #2)
> > The file acor_en-US.dat contain the "auto correct" word list. Auto Complete
> > word list does not get saved anywhere. 

Here's a workaround:
https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Fine-Tuning_the_Word_Completion_for_Text_Documents#To_Use_the_Word_List_for_Further_Sessions

You can Copy/Paste the list of Word Completion entries into a separate document and save it for later use. It's a little more cumbersome than a built-in mechanism, but I figure it might be of use to you.

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