[Bug 44580] share autocorrect replacement table for misc. language subgroups

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Mon Aug 18 14:27:49 PDT 2014


https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44580

--- Comment #14 from tommy27 <barta at quipo.it> ---
Unlocalized file should have its own list and should not mix with localized
file
the reason was explained here

(In reply to comment #0)
>...
> 
> there are also separate replacement tables for all language variants:

> however those .dat files are not mutual... this separate subtype policy must
> be kept because of the minority of words that have different spelling among
> language variants
>  
> For example i could set a:
> - “colour -> color”  entry in the acor-en_US.dat file and a
> - “color -> colour” entry in the acor-en_GB.dat file
>  
> there's however the vast majority of words that have exactly the same
> spelling... let's take an example: “yellow” which is the same in England,
> USA,
> South Africa, Australia, Canada etc. etc.
>  
> if you come with a typing error like “yrllow” you should set an autocorrect
> entry in each of the localized english .dat files... it would be too time
> consuming...
>  
> It would be much user friendly and time saving to have a “non localized”
> "acor-en.dat" file whose entries are shared by all english subtypes.
> 
> it would be great to have something similar to the the “universal
> replacement table” acor_.dat but restricted to certain language groups.
> something like: 
> 
> - acor_en.dat working on both UK, US, AUS etc. ect. english variants 
> - acor_it.dat   working both on italian and swiss language

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