2015-08-16 17:24 GMT+02:00 Dennis E. Hamilton <[email protected]>:
> OT but possibly useful. > > Internet Explorer renaming is based on the MIME Type provided by the > service. This is a security measure. These discrepancies tend to be > related to actions on the part of the server from which download is being > obtained. > > On Windows 10, the default browser is Edge, not Internet Explorer, > although Internet Explorer remains available. I prefer it for downloads, > since it gives me the option of sending the download to places other than > the Download folder on my account. Edge might be more fussy. > > In addition, there has been some tightening on strictness with regard to > how the end of a download is handled by the origin server when delivering > by FTP (which is what is used). This can lead to successful downloads that > are reported as unsuccessful because of a termination problem. One can > troubleshoot that by finding the downloaded material. The downloaded > material will have the correct name but with an additional extension to > indicate that it is in "partial" state. By renaming that to the intended > file name one can try using it. In the case of Zip packages (including .oxt > files), try opening in WinZip or 7-zip and using the test tool to verify > that the file is complete and the checksums are all verified. > Dennis, in Windows 10, as in Windows 8.x, shouldn't it be possible to open such files directly from the Downloads folder by clicking on «Extract (All)» ? I haven't found a third-party service like 7-zip or WinZip to be required to open .zip files.... Henri > -----Original Message----- > From: Rory O'Farrell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2015 01:16 > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Dictionary > > On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 09:51:26 +0200 > Andrea Pescetti <[email protected]> wrote: > > > MICHEL ROCTON wrote: > > > Now, One question, I'm just trying to install the French dictionary > > > unto my laptop, he download is going well but when installing I am > > > getting a error message. > > > > This doesn't seem necessary related to the Windows 10 upgrade, but we'll > > need more information. Could you please provide the exact URL to the > > dictionary you are trying to install and the error message you receive? > > > > Regards, > > Andrea. > > > > If you are using Internet Explorer to download the dictionary (probably an > .oxt file), note that Internet Explorer silently renames .oxt files to > .zip. Outside of OpenOffice you should simply rename the dictionary.zip > file to dictionary.oxt; then double clicking on it will install it > automatically. > > You may still have to adjust your language settings to use that > dictionary, depending on your setup. > -- > Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> >
