[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 116393] New: persdict.dat format prevents cross-program sync; allow multi-format compatibility

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            Bug ID: 116393
           Summary: persdict.dat format prevents cross-program sync; allow
                    multi-format compatibility
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.0.2.1 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: Base
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: simondedman at gmail.com

Description:
LO dictionary format is word-per-line, alphabetical, trailing blank line, with
header:

OOoUserDict1
lang: <none>
type: positive
---

MS Word & Firefox are the same without the header i.e. just start with the
first word. This incompatibility prevents users from being able to use symlinks
to cross-sync dictionaries across OSs and programs (see
https://i.imgur.com/kVMXXs2.png for schematic diagram of issue).

I don't know what the function of the header is, presumably there is one else
it wouldn't be there, but would it be possible to allow LO to read/use
dictionary files in the more word list basic format, i.e. without the header?
I've asked how else to solve this problem
(https://askubuntu.com/questions/181003/sync-custom-dictionary-firefox-libreoffice-ubuntu-ms-office-in-windows)
and the only idea was running a sync server with custom templates.

Thanks for considering this.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. NA
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Actual Results:  
NA

Expected Results:
NA


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
NA


User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:58.0) Gecko/20100101
Firefox/58.0

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