Enhancement: multiple language dictionaries

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Keyboards should be associated with the dictionary language they correspond 
with, with a possibility for the user to override (and use the qwerty in 
German, for example).

Original issue reported on code.google.com by d.nahmia...@gmail.com on 1 Oct 2009 at 4:03

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Agreed. Maybe a button on longpress could pop a two column table of X (3, for
example) preset or last used keyboards (in one column) or dictionary (in other 
column). 

Original comment by rayner...@gmail.com on 6 Oct 2009 at 12:13

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@raynerape, please explain your suggestion.

Original comment by menn...@gmail.com on 6 Oct 2009 at 1:47

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My explanation has been hasty and a totally off, so I'll give it another try. 

A longpress on a button opens a visual presentation of a lists of all available
dictionaries, with Default being the first option - default is the dictionary
assigned to the keyboard layout. Choosing a dictionary overrides the default to 
the
keyboard layout. The dictionary choice is remembered when the user leaves that
keyboard layout to use another keyboard layout, so when he switches back, it 
will use
a custom dictionary if such was chosen last time. 

My suggestion was that the keyboard layout button and dictionary button I 
suggest are
merged. A longpress on that button will open two lists - one for choosing 
keyboard
from all avaliable layout and another list for all available dictionaries. In 
iPhone
it is presented by two-field rotating lists. Not sure what would be the best UI
control for Android. 

Original comment by rayner...@gmail.com on 6 Oct 2009 at 2:20

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Ha.
I see. Good idea.

Original comment by menn...@gmail.com on 6 Oct 2009 at 3:10

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Could I add to this? I'd like to be able to have multiple dictionaries at the 
same
time for one layout.

being a Canadian and typing frequently in both French and English at the same 
time
switching between sentences or even within the same sentence. I'd like for the
dictionary to be able to have both French and English words at once.

Original comment by killerk...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2009 at 4:15

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The same as killerkorp

I'm from belgium and switch between dutch, french and english a lot

Original comment by gerdl...@gmail.com on 30 Dec 2009 at 5:20

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I think many of us who speaks multiple languages use one keylayout for multiple 
languages, so assigning multiple dictionaries to a keyboard layout would be 
very useful. 
So of the "Override default dictionary" function, I would make a "Select 
dictionary" 
function, which is basically the same, but you can select multiple 
dictionaries, and the 
default is the first as killerkorp suggested.

Original comment by dlux.hu on 9 Jan 2010 at 4:09

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It seems like this is a required feature (5 stars so far).
I'll probably make it for the next next release.

@dlux.hu, your suggestion seems nice, what do you guys think?

Original comment by menn...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2010 at 7:08

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I agree with dlux. A possibility to select one or more dictionaries regardless 
of
layouts would be an excellent feature.

Original comment by kimt...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2010 at 10:42

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Hi there,

Being belgian we use azerty keyboard, but when I select this I also need to 
change the language of my android device into french .... which is not very 
usefull...

Original comment by pascal.s...@gmail.com on 6 Aug 2010 at 4:59

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I agree with the suggestion for having
One button for keyboard layout and language dictionary choice
I suggest to use the current space of the ' button for this.
and move the ' button to one of the symbols keyboards 

combining what others have said above see the example.jpg attached
(not covering the multi language per layout)

For multi language, I guess you can make & offer merged language packs: 
eg English&French besides just English standalone and French standalone

Original comment by borcher...@gmail.com on 10 Sep 2010 at 9:34

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The « ’ » is realy usefull… can’t a long-press can be used ?

Original comment by nemoliv...@gmail.com on 11 Sep 2010 at 6:44

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Oh dear, Why is the spacebar being made smaller and smaller for this? The space 
bar needs to be broader and taller as it is. 

Original comment by drabhara...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2014 at 10:02