Re: [libreoffice-users] Restore Default AutoCorrect Settings

On 19-3-2021 19:55, Dave Barton wrote:
> On 19/03/2021 17:36, Luuk wrote:
> > On 19-3-2021 18:03, Dave Barton wrote:
> > > I make a full backup of my main Windows 10 production machine every week
> > > and store those backups for at least 3 weeks. For many years I have
> > > found this to be a good insurance policy against most forms of
> > > corruption. Unfortunately, LO has succeeded in defeating the benefits of
> > > this policy.
> > >
> > > For the past 3 weeks I have been working, mostly with Writer, in
> > > blissful ignorance of the fact that my profile has been partially
> > > corrupted. I say partially, because only the default "AutoCorrect >
> > > Replace" options have disappeared, while the rest of my extensive
> > > profile remains in perfect working order. Obviously, this condition has
> > > existed for a least 3 weeks, because restoring my profile from backups
> > > does not resolve the issue.
> > >
> > > I really would like to avoid the pain of fully rebuilding my profile
> > > from scratch, so if anyone can offer any pointers or tips about
> > > restoring just I would be
> > > extremely grateful.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Dave
> >
> > You profile is stored in:
> >
> > C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4
> >
> > you can rename this directory, and restart LO, then this directory will
> > be re-created (with the default).
> >
> > Now you only have to find out where the autocorrect settins are in this
> > profile (if there are any...)
> >
> > On my system the autocorrect things seem to be stored in:
> >
> > "C:\Users\Luuk\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\autocorr\acor_nl-NL.dat"
> >
> > At least, that was my conclusion when opening that file with 7-zip, and
> > seeing the contents of 'DocumentList.xml' which did contains a manually
> > added entry in the auto correct list.
> Hi Luuk,
>
> Thanks for taking the time to reply. I fully understand the structure of
> the user profile and I see acor_en_GB.dat and acor_en_US.dat in the
> autocorr subdirectory.
>
> Fixes I have tried:
>
> * Delete one or both those dat files, with a full system restart each time.
>
> * Delete both the dat files and replace them with copies from a new
> install on an identical machine.
>
> All failed to restore the default "AutoCorrect > Replace" options.
>
> There has to be some other configuration setting in the profile that
> influences this option.
>
> Getting late here, so tomorrow I will spend a "less than enjoyable" day
> reconstructing my profile and writing a program to trigger a backup of
> my good profile _*BEFORE*_ LO ever starts and gets the opportunity to
> attack and corrupt my profile again.
>
> Regards
> Dave


Hi,

Maybe too late, but the path under Tools/Options/"LibrOffice/Paths"

has an "AutoCorrect" setting, which should be set to the UsersPath:

"C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\user\autocorr"

The internalpath is set to:

"C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\..\share\autocorr"  (or: "C:\Program 
Files\LibreOffice\share\autocorr")

In this latest directory i do see all default autocorrect files for different 
languages.

But unfortunately there seems to be another setting missing?


--
To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscribe@global.libreoffice.org
Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/
Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette
List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/
Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy