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Spelling check won't recognize installed languages

I have both German and Dutch dictionaries downloaded, but firefox' spelling check just... doesn't see the dictionaries at all. (The dictionaries tab eventually links to t… (read more)

I have both German and Dutch dictionaries downloaded, but firefox' spelling check just... doesn't see the dictionaries at all. (The dictionaries tab eventually links to the second screen, when you can see the pack is installed.) I can't seem to find anywhere else it might need to be activated in first, my computer's default language has also been either dutch or german so that shouldn't have any effect. It's not a restart firefox issue either - it has persisted for a while, i just keep forgetting lol.

Asked by Surik 1 month ago

Last reply by Surik 1 month ago

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Translation is not working as expected

As far as I can tell from reading the help pages, the Firefox translation feature should automatically translate any page in any available language, unless explicitly set… (read more)

As far as I can tell from reading the help pages, the Firefox translation feature should automatically translate any page in any available language, unless explicitly set not to do so. However, I observe that no translation occurs unless I first select text, right click, and select translate, and even then, the translation is presented as unformatted text in a separate dialog box, which is not much better than copying and pasting web pages into some other translator service. Am I missing something here?

Sadly, this is not even close to being competitive with the Google Translate level of functionality. I use Google Translate every day to read package labels in grocery stores, road signs, and a host of other written sources of information. Occasionally, I even use it to hold conversations with people I would not otherwise be able to talk to. So far, I am nearly monolingual, and I am unwilling to do without this; I probably wouldn't travel if it were not available. It does tie me to that fraction of the surface area of the earth where high speed internet access is generally available, but I don't really need to go any places where it is not; I am not trying to hike across Antarctica. I understand that there is a loss of privacy when dealing with Google, but I do whatever I can to fend that off, and the value of the free services I receive in exchange is huge. What's the future of Firefox in this respect?

Asked by Bruce Girton 3 weeks ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 2 weeks ago

language

Sometimes when I do a google search the results come up in a foreign language! I am in the USA and speak only english. Changing my preferences doesn't always maintain t… (read more)

Sometimes when I do a google search the results come up in a foreign language! I am in the USA and speak only english. Changing my preferences doesn't always maintain the fix.

Asked by gksusan161 1 month ago

Last reply by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 1 month ago

Language

Hello, I appreciate your help. My fb account is all of a sudden in another language. I attempted all the self help tools issued by fb with no luck. Can you help me? … (read more)

Hello, I appreciate your help. My fb account is all of a sudden in another language. I attempted all the self help tools issued by fb with no luck. Can you help me?

Asked by denise rocklin 2 weeks ago

When using the adress bar, suggest

When I'm using the adress bar, I would like to see suggested bookmarks before suggested browsing history. I don't want to turn off the suggestions from browsing history, … (read more)

When I'm using the adress bar, I would like to see suggested bookmarks before suggested browsing history. I don't want to turn off the suggestions from browsing history, but in 99% the suggested bookmark is what I'm looking for. It would save me a few seconds every time I'm using the adress bar if the websites, which I wilfully decided to add to my bookmarks, are suggested before any website I only visited once. Best regards

Asked by Janosch 1 week ago

Firefox translate "always translate english" either greyed out or undoes itself upon click.

As per the topic title. I would like pages to always automatically translate from english to my chosen language. However, when I select the option in the context menu, th… (read more)

As per the topic title. I would like pages to always automatically translate from english to my chosen language. However, when I select the option in the context menu, then revisit the setting, the check box remains unchecked. This remains the case on multiple tested operating systems, Arch Linux and Linux Mint. Thank you in advance.

Asked by carynn.yap 1 month ago

Last reply by markwarner22 1 month ago

Issue with incorrect Japanese font on 135

Hello, I have encountered an issue on some websites where the Japanese text is using the font "Microsoft YaHei" when it should be using "Meiryo." Some examples are on th… (read more)

Hello,

I have encountered an issue on some websites where the Japanese text is using the font "Microsoft YaHei" when it should be using "Meiryo." Some examples are on the website bluesky, and bold text on Twitter such as in usernames.

I originally thought it was an issue on my end or in Windows, but when checking other programs and websites such as dengekionline and the non-bold text on Twitter it is using the correct font which I have confirmed via the inspector under the font section. When starting Firefox in safe mode it seems to use the correct font on the previously mentioned websites, so I disabled all my extensions and themes and this did not resolve the issue. I did a Firefox Refresh and this also did not resolve the issue.

I am not familiar with the intricacies on the Firefox about:config to really delve into the exact cause, so I ended up just reverting back to Firefox 134. On Firefox 134 with my same extensions previously the font is now back to Meiryo as it should be which leads me to believe it is something that was changed in Firefox 135. One thing I am considering is that the Japanese text is being recognized as Simplified Chinese by Firefox 135 as Simplified Chinese uses the Microsoft YaHei font as a default.

I have attached some photos that shows my Japanese font settings, and the same post by a user one on Firefox 135 which is using Microsoft YaHei and another on Firefox 134 which is using the correct Meiryo. I have also tried disabling the "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of your selections above" and then restarting on 135, but this did not resolve the issue. Thank you for your consideration.

Asked by dxrdaxta 5 days ago

Last reply by dxrdaxta 5 days ago

My location not being blocked with DuckDuckGo

I am trying to use DuckDuckGo to do a search here is the search Jorgensen Hand Plane Lowes This search locates the store near me SO how do I stop my location from being e… (read more)

I am trying to use DuckDuckGo to do a search here is the search Jorgensen Hand Plane Lowes This search locates the store near me SO how do I stop my location from being exposed ? I do not want to use a VPN. I have FireFox and Chrome with DuckDuckGo set as the default search engine. I have cleared search history in all browsers even IE which I do not use

Asked by dwightrph 1 week ago

Last reply by markwarner22 1 week ago

Offer of translating

How do I stop these offers of translations ? Every single page one visits , these damned offers are covering the page and have to be clicked away. It's worse than ad… (read more)

How do I stop these offers of translations ? Every single page one visits , these damned offers are covering the page and have to be clicked away. It's worse than advertisements ....

Asked by dvoyntzen 3 weeks ago

Last reply by TyDraniu 3 weeks ago

how to change suggested URL

If I try to type the URL for Wikipedia in the URL field, Firefox suggests Wikihow. How can I change it so that it assumes I want Wikipedia? (Using Firefox 134.0.2 on Mac… (read more)

If I try to type the URL for Wikipedia in the URL field, Firefox suggests Wikihow. How can I change it so that it assumes I want Wikipedia?

(Using Firefox 134.0.2 on MacOS 15.3 (Sequoia).

Asked by Barubiito 5 days ago

built-in translator

The Russian language is not listed in the "To" part when I want to translate a page. Although it IS listed if the page is in Russian, so it suggests to translate from Rus… (read more)

The Russian language is not listed in the "To" part when I want to translate a page. Although it IS listed if the page is in Russian, so it suggests to translate from Russian to some other language. The language is installed in settings.

Asked by dmitryg2002 1 month ago

Last reply by TyDraniu 1 month ago

Firefox Accessing eBay.com URL Gives Korean Text

Starting yesterday, browsing to the ebay.com url resulted in Korean language text being displayed per the attached screenshot. The same continues today. I tried the eba… (read more)

Starting yesterday, browsing to the ebay.com url resulted in Korean language text being displayed per the attached screenshot. The same continues today. I tried the ebay options of changing language by choosing a national flag. Choosing the US Stars and Stripes made no difference; I still got Korean text. I tried disabling my VPN; it made no difference. I tried choosing the Canadian Maple Leaf flag and got English text but Canadian prices.

I tried to report the problem (in Firefox) using ebay's contact links; but those links require logging in. I could not because I could not pass the Capcha challenge while remaining in Firefox.

Thinking that the problem might lie with Firefox, I loaded and used the Brave browser. Not only did I get US English and prices straightaway, I was able to login with ebay and report the problem. My VPN is active and has been since I loaded Brave.

Because I have these problems only while using Firefox, I came here to report the problem and ask for assistance resolving it.

Asked by rhh13 1 month ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 month ago