[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 118309] Writer's Word Completion list isn't kept between sessions - words are forgotten after quitting LibreOffice

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118309

--- Comment #9 from Sophie Freud <drowsily at cock.li> ---
(In reply to Cor Nouws from comment #8)
> Please read the Help:
> "To Select the Scope of Collected Words
> 
> (...)
> 
> If you enable the checkbox, the list is only valid as long as the current
> document is open.
> 
> If you want the word list to exist longer than the current LibreOfficeDev
> session, save it as a document, as described in the following section."

Okay, I see.

Then I'd like to modify my initial proposition and argue for two things:

1. The text on the UI is misleading. At minimum this should be added:
"...(turning it off won't preserve the lost across sessions)"

2. This is not the logical/optimal way of using Word Completion and the sane
way is to at least offer the option of preserving the word list across
sessions. I'd go as far as to say whoever created Word Completion was aware
that this is a shortcoming and the UI and the Help was tailored to make this
behavior seem like a feature. If you built a word list with a lot of effort to
speed up your typing, there's no reason why you *wouldn't* want to tap into
that database at least in some cases. Having to open an additional special
document every time you want to edit a Writer file is a VERY roundabout and
frustrating way of achieving this. You may recall how the keyboard app on smart
phones can collect and offer words regardless of the context or other open
applications. Writer's Word Completion should be able to work similarly.

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