[Solved] What folder is 'standard.dic' file in

[RichardPrincipal]

OK what the subject should say is.
what folder is the 'standard.doc' file in so I can delete some mis-spelt words?

First I looked at the openoffice help that was not help full
Then I looked at internet search engines that was not help.
Then I came to this forum and and I freaked out. I could not believe it
the little tiny box to put in the information
BUT GET A GRIP OF THIS! I put what is the folder for standard doc into the search box a very tiny box and it changed it to +what +is +the +folder +for +standard +doc
and came up just about any result that used one or more of those words I had FAR OUT


Sometimes I think [will lets not go there it is not good]
Well anyway freak me out again if you can give me the answer and better still if you know it

[RoryOF]

Why not use your Wndows search to look for standard.doc?

[RichardPrincipal]

Dont make me froth at the mouth, Windows 98se was totally brilliant
Windows 10 has the biggest useless search engine of the lot,

I can get a filename from a folder put it into the search box windows 10, it spends many hours and it comes up with lots of other file names but not the one I asked for



[edit add on: in fact I am not 100% sure it is called 'standard.doc']

if it had of worked I would use it and not waste my time here

[RoryOF]

The only Windows I have access to is a 32 bit Windows XP; I have just checked and it has no "standard.doc"; I regret I cannot help further.

[RichardPrincipal]

I just thought when you download a dictionary what folder do you put it in

[RoryOF]

If the dictionary is of type .oxt, simply double click it, and it will start OpenOffice and install itself as an extension. With /Tools /Extension manager you can choose to disable or remove that dictionary.

[RichardPrincipal]

Yes I know it should right the first time but sometimes the wrong does slip in.

this information should be available in the help files that come with openoffice

it is really beginning to stress me out

On Internet it talkes about a folder called appData the same web page says it is short for 'application Data' (oh come on sure that is not misleading)

anyway I put that into the search box windows 10 and the first thing it want to do is search internet for the folder that should be in my laptop

[Bill]

OK what the subject should say is.
what folder is the 'standard.doc' file in so I can delete some mis-spelt words?

The file you're looking for is named "standard.dic", not "standard.doc".

If you just want to delete some words from "standard.dic", there is a tool provided for that. Select Tools > Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > User-defined dictionaries. Highlight "standard [Alll]" and click Edit.

[RichardPrincipal]

Oh great work Bill

There should be a section called 'ideas to make the next version better' and 'things to add into the help file'

have I made a different version of this posting just a minute ago ? if so this what streesses me out nobody wahts to fix anything today

[RoryOF]

The Forum is manned by volunteers on a pro bono basis. They answer as they know and as they have time.

[LastUnicorn]

Dont make me froth at the mouth, Windows 98se was totally brilliant
Windows 10 has the biggest useless search engine of the lot,

I can get a filename from a folder put it into the search box windows 10, it spends many hours and it comes up with lots of other file names but not the one I asked for

For your future use for searches on Windows try Everything. For free, better than Windows search and very, very fast.

[Hagar Delest]

Agent Ransack is quite good also for file name search.

[Bill]

If a user only needs to search for file names, then Everything would probably be better. If a user needs to search for file content, then Windows Search would probably be better.

Everything indexes file names in all folders but does not index file content. Windows Search indexes file names and file content in folders under the Users folder but excludes AppData. This would make indexing faster in Everything but would make searching for file content slower.

[Hagar Delest]

Admin access is required for Everything. No luck for me on my corporate machine.

DocFetcher is good for content search.

[LastUnicorn]

Admin access is required for Everything. No luck for me on my corporate machine.

I'm not up on the fine details of Everything, I only ever do simple searching for files now that I'm getting older and can't remember where I put 'stuff' so easily. However, in Everything Options - General it is possible to turn off 'Run as administrator' -- hover the mouse over the option text and you get a balloon with the details. Don't know if that will make any difference for you.

P.S. The option 'Everything Service' seems related to the setting mentioned above.

[Hagar Delest]

But it is needed to index NTFS drives...

[LastUnicorn]

But it is needed to index NTFS drives...

Okay, Hagar. I'm not trying to start an argument. Seems to me you know more about this than I do, fair enough, I take your word on good faith. I just find it simple to use and it covers my needs, quickly.