Adding additional languages for Swype on n9 [working again]
 

I didn't find a thread or a solution about adding dictionaries for Swype on nokia n9 so i tried my luck with a simple trick. I needed Slovenian language for Swype, which is not available for n9, so i searched for a Slovenian Swype dictionary for Symbian on google. After I found it I located the folder with Swype dictionaries on n9 and simply pasted the Slovenian one in the folder. It didn't work because i couldn't see it in Swype keyboard options. After fooling around a bit I decided to simply delete the Slovak dictionary (which is there by default and i don't need it) from the Swype folder and rename the Slovenian dictionary to Slovak one and it worked. The only down side is that it has a wrong name but who cares:), people mix Slovenia and Slovakia all the time anyway (laugh).

So, hope this helps someone. Here are the steps:

1. Find the (symbian) dicionary that you need somewhere, it should to be named language.zdb.le (mine was Slovenian.zdb.le)
2. Rename it to a dictionary that you are willing to sacrifice (example Slovak.zdb.le)
3. Copy it to /home/user/.swype/data and replace the old file or delete the old one first, doesn't matter

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*Update*

As the above doesn't work anymore, there's a new solution found by @SynergyX. Zelig took the time to write a short how-to. Thanks to both!

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

Great work!!!
I was waiting for that three months.
Thanks. I'll try tonight..

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

tried using zdb.le for android and for symbian, but swype gives me error

"there was a problem openning the swype database. it may be corrupt or in the wrong format"

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

me too :(


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Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

works! tnx!

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

Hello again!

It seems that doesn't work after update to 1.2!
I have copied Slovak.zdb.le into /home/user/.swype/data and there are only two languages. English and now Slovak.

I have found folder Slovak.zdb.le in /usr/share/swype/data but I don't have permission to copy files into it.

Any idea?

Thanks,
Milko

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

Yep, it no longer works in PR1.2 :/

I found the folder in /usr/share/swype/data too but as you said, there's no permission to edit anything. Any ideas guys?

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

Try it using root user.

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

Seems the format of the swype database has changed in pr 1.2.

When installing the old database file for (for example Polish) it gives an error. The same goes for when some language is replaced by the .zdb.le file of another one that worked in 1.1.

edit:
Checked the swype data files from 1.1 and 1.2 and they are different. Size, and the file header.

Re: Adding additional languages for Swype on n9
 

tried that already, no luck.