Firefox's spellcheck suddenly stopped working, any ideas how to fix it?
This is driving me a bit mad...
A while ago the spellcheck in FF just stopped working. I literally only have a single add blocker installed that I've always used. I've not made any system changes lately beyond installing a few games.
- I have the "check spelling as you type" box checked in the browser options. - I have the English language pack installed from here (The British pack installed currently) - I've opened about:congif in the browser itself and made sure the value for layout.spellcheckDefault is set to 1.
It doesn't work on any site.
Chrome is working fine, but I prefer to use FF.
- I've tried reinstalling. - I've tried unchecking and rechcking the box.
Any ideas where what I should try next?
Any help really appreciated!
Chosen solution
Sounds that you installed a languag pack. A language pack contains translations for strings in the user interface. For spellcheck you need a spell check dictionary.
Do you have a dictionary installed and selected?
You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages sub menu. At least one dictionary should be installed and have a check mark to indicate that it is selected.
- open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.
The spelling checker is enabled if [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu has a checkmark.
You can look here for dictionaries:
Note that for spell check you need a dictionary. A language pack provides string translations for the user interface.
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Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar.
Type: layout.spellcheckDefault Its values are; 0 Spell Checker Off 1 Check Only Multi-Line Input Boxes. 2 Check Multi And Single Line Input Boxes.
Also, check the spellchecker.dictionary entry.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-use-firefox-spell-checker
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Chosen Solution
Sounds that you installed a languag pack. A language pack contains translations for strings in the user interface. For spellcheck you need a spell check dictionary.
Do you have a dictionary installed and selected?
You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages sub menu. At least one dictionary should be installed and have a check mark to indicate that it is selected.
- open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.
The spelling checker is enabled if [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu has a checkmark.
You can look here for dictionaries:
Note that for spell check you need a dictionary. A language pack provides string translations for the user interface.
cor-el said
Sounds that you installed a languag pack. A language pack contains translations for strings in the user interface. For spellcheck you need a spell check dictionary.
This was exactly it. I had put that exact link https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/language-tools/ in my post originally (second point where it says "installed from here"), but I must have deleted it by accident when posting.
I had installed a pack from the first column, but not the second.
Did that just now and it fixed the issue entirely.
Thanks very much!