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Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selection

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 6:33 pm
by TGIF77
Hi there,
I downloaded the German language pack but it's not in the selection in a text document. When I download again it notifies me that it's already there.
The file is called dict-de_de-1901_oldspell_2016-04-03.oxt.
When I click on it the tablet asks me whether to open as text file, image, audio, video. No exe.
What do I have to do?
Thanks!

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 7:46 pm
by Hagar Delest
Hi and welcome to the forum!

The extensions can be installed from AOO with the menu Tools>Extension manager, then Add.
But you need to run AOO first. Does it work on your Android tablet?

Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the edit button if your issue has been fixed.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:00 pm
by TGIF77
Thanks, Hagar. Well, I've done the download via the menu now again and have now two language packs (old and new spelling) visible in the Extension Manager. Still I can't select any one of them - there's only English offered either via ->tools->language or in the bottom frame line. Restarting or even rebooting the whole tablet didn't help. Any other idea? Thanks.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:11 pm
by TGIF77
supplemental: when I click on one it offers me 'Remove' or 'Disable'.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:30 pm
by Hagar Delest
Better not using the status bar (bottom of the window). If you try to edit the paragraph style, do you see the languages? See [Troubleshooting] Spell check in OpenOffice.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:33 pm
by TGIF77
nowhere a trace of German but occasionally English US pops up below English UK. That is unfortunately the only change.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:48 pm
by Hagar Delest
Try to reset your OpenOffice user profile.
You may need to reinstall the German extension afterward.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:11 pm
by TGIF77
THanks. And where can I find it on Android? The link is only about Windows, Linux and Mac.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:14 pm
by RoryOF
I think for Android one has to use AndrOffice, which is not an official port of OO.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:15 pm
by TGIF77
Well, I guess we leave it here. Thanks anyhow.

Re: Downloaded 2nd language to Android tablet - not in selec

Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:16 pm
by Hagar Delest
TGIF77 wrote:where can I find it on Android?
No idea. There should be somewhere in the folders a similar place. Try a search with 'autotext' for example, there should be such a folder in the profile.
NB: I take for granted that you indeed use AndrOffice.