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Spell replace all fault in Thunderbird

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monypm
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When I use spell check it works fine except when I chose "replace all" function. It does not replace it just appends the correct word to the incorrect word making a bit of a mess of the email. This has been occurring for some time and updating does not help. I have the latest update. It used to work fine many many updates ago about 2 - 3 years ago? I just tend to not use that function but it would be very useful if I could. Thanks. I love Thunderbird its great. KInd Regards, Peter

Attached is a screen shot of an email showing how it treats is misspelled to si

When I use spell check it works fine except when I chose "replace all" function. It does not replace it just appends the correct word to the incorrect word making a bit of a mess of the email. This has been occurring for some time and updating does not help. I have the latest update. It used to work fine many many updates ago about 2 - 3 years ago? I just tend to not use that function but it would be very useful if I could. Thanks. I love Thunderbird its great. KInd Regards, Peter Attached is a screen shot of an email showing how it treats is misspelled to si
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Matt
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Duplicate posting https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1069274 closed.

Try holding the shift key while starting Thunderbird to enter "safe Mode". Safe mode disables non standard themes and add-ons to test if they cause the issue.

monypm
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Hi. Thank you for your prompt response. Unfortunately the problem remains exactly the same.

Toad-Hall
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What dictionary and version are you using? 'Tools' > 'Add-ons' OR 'Menu icon' > 'Add-ons' select the 'Dictionaries' icon

Example - I'm using:

  • British English Dictionary (updated) 1.19.6
monypm
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British dictionary 1.19.1

Toad-Hall
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re: This has been occurring for some time and updating does not help. I have the latest update. It used to work fine many many updates ago about 2 - 3 years ago?

British dictionary 1.19.1 https://addons.mozilla.org/EN-us/thunderbird/addon/british-english-dictionary/ That dictionary says it works with Thunderbird 2.0a1 - 15.0a1. Are you using an old version of Thunderbird ?

I'm using Thunderbird 38.0.1 - the current up to date release and I'm using British English Dictionary (Updated) 1.19.6 Works with Thunderbird 2.0a1 - 36.* https://addons.mozilla.org/En-us/thunderbird/addon/british-english-dictionary-/

I recreated the same email using 'si' and checked the replace all. It works perfectly for me. I would try downloading and installing the same one I'm using and see if this fixes your issue,

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