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JeffNo540
Copper Contributor
Jan 28, 2020

Setting a language in spell check does not install the language

I've set the spell check language in group policy as per https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#spellchecklanguage to en-AU, however after checking the spell check option...
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dude-d
Copper Contributor
Oct 14, 2021

Where do you get the .bdic files? or how are they created.

Looking for simplest way to change language settings in Edge for many laptops. by registry/file copy or group policy.

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Gunnar-Haslinger
Iron Contributor
Oct 14, 2021
As I described, turn on the languages on an internet-connected PC, then look in the Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data Folder for *.bdic Files

Or just download them from a chromium or electron Project page which hosts them.
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    Erik_Taurus
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 22, 2022

    Gunnar-Haslinger 
    Hi!

     

    These files seem no longer to be created by Edge


    Could you provide an URL?

    The Chromium project only, from what I found contain a description how to edit these files.

    And searching for the other returned "What is an Electron?"

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      Gunnar-Haslinger
      Iron Contributor
      Jan 24, 2022

      Erik_Taurus just go to the "latest" release of the Electron Project:

      https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/latest

       

      Ctrl+F Search there for the newest hunspell_dictionaries.zip - extract it and use the bdic Files of the languages you need.

       

      One additional hint: The bdic-Files in this zip-File have no valid time-stamp, depending on the software you use to extract you get an actual timestamp or "no timestamp", so maybe you like to "touch" the files modified timestamp before copying them to your machines.

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        Erik_Taurus
        Copper Contributor
        Jan 27, 2022

        Gunnar-Haslinger 
        Thanks for this!
        I don't need the update of time stamps(I think) but thanks for the hint!

         

        I wrote a guide for Steam a few years ago on how to spell check multiple languages and getting the .bdic from Edge was what I described as a method to get these files.
        https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2047542911
        But now since Edge doesn't do that any more.
        I had a few laying around, collected from various sources.
        I'll update it with the github link.

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