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My spell check hardly ever works, I tried suggested remedies.

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amoun replied 4 hours ago
sparrow08
sparrow08

My spell check generally doesn't work, but occasionally comes back to life, I have tried the about config, and change value to 2, I have tried uploading dictionary, and making sure check as I type is ticked, but the setting on config seems to keep reverting to 1, and I'm sure if I have successfully uploaded a dictionary, I clicked on language pack, Ironically while I'm typing this, my spell check is actively involved.

My spell check generally doesn't work, but occasionally comes back to life, I have tried the about config, and change value to 2, I have tried uploading dictionary, and making sure check as I type is ticked, but the setting on config seems to keep reverting to 1, and I'm sure if I have successfully uploaded a dictionary, I clicked on language pack, Ironically while I'm typing this, my spell check is actively involved.

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James
James
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Note Language Packs are not used by the inline spellchecker as they are used to change the language of the UI like the menus and such. You can have one Firefox install but be able to switch the language of the Firefox UI between two or more languages instead of having multiple Firefox installs.

The spellchecker only uses dictionaries though only a few language locales of desktop Firefox (like enUS) comes with a dictionary due to licensing reasons. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-use-firefox-spell-checker#w_add-dictionaries

sparrow08
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Oki I'm in Britain, so probably do need to add dictionary, but if I right click on text, nothing happens, no options come up, and spell check is not visible.


I have done other things like go into about:config and change my setting from 1-2, at first it kept changing back, but it now stays at 2, and the other values are set to true.

amoun
amoun
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Hi I'm in the UK and have no problem English UK [GB] is the preferred language.

When I installed it provided UK

Modified by amoun

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