Writer: How do I receive word completion from beginning like in Android?

[auguste]

With an Android smartphone, I get word suggestions on the keyboard when typing text, including many that I have not previously entered. These words seem to come from a ‘living’ dictionary. Anyway, that is very helpful and time-saving.

How can I use an existing German dictionary in Writer as a template or a database for word supplements, NOT just for the current session (starting at zero), but basically. I would like to have words to choose from. It would be best, Writer would be able to learn new words and add them to the dictionary.

As I said, just like with the smartphone (Android 8.1 or 9). Is this possible or are you planning something?

Thank you!

[RGB-es]

Writer collect words from the open documents, but only from the open documents. The only way I know to “fill” the word completion table with words you selected is to put those words on a document and open it at the same time your other documents. Not elegant, but works.

[auguste]

Thank you for that reply. I already feared this. I really ask myself, why is that simply possible with Android and, attention please!, for all text operations, but not possible to at least import an existing dictionary as a basis for word completion? I am sure, this would help many handicapped people using computer also.

[RGB-es]

@auguste See this feature request: Bug 86872 - Word completion: Add ability to save word completion (aka “auto complete”) lists and re-use them

[auguste]

I read the linked page to bug 86872 and I simply agree to Sophie Freud’s comment: “@Robinson Tryon: this workaround is very, very cumbersome. Word Completion makes much more sense if the collection and the preservation of words works automatically”.
This is really not a good message for Android text handling users and handicapped LO users also. So sad and incomprehensible.
Anyway, thanks for your replies…