Why does spell check not work in firefox?
Hello, I have been reading other posts about this but none of the solutions seem to work. I am using firefox 60.2 esr on linux. I have the British English dicitonary inst… (read more)
Hello,
I have been reading other posts about this but none of the solutions seem to work.
I am using firefox 60.2 esr on linux. I have the British English dicitonary installed and the English (gb) language pack, both enabled. I have the "check spelling as you type" box checked and yet there appears to be no spell check happening.
I have seen people say that you cna check it is enable in context, ie right clicking in a text box there should be a "check spelling" option wiht your languages underneath but I do not have that.
Am I missing anything?
Thanks, Matt
Firefox
Google search/new tab Legitamate words are being underlined.
Facts: One month old laptop. I sync my Firefox. I have Google.com as my homepage. My new tab opens up a page that says Firefox (nothing underneath like on another compu… (read more)
Facts: One month old laptop. I sync my Firefox. I have Google.com as my homepage. My new tab opens up a page that says Firefox (nothing underneath like on another computer that, even after signing out of Firefox, now gets Pocket ads below the google search box,( never set up Pocket EXCEPT on this computer a couple of days ago), which does not get the ads underneath ..?) . Issue: Today, I suddenly started having words underlined as I typed in the search box, that are regularly used words, correctly spelled. Never have seen underling in the past. I can’t say for sure where I originally started the google search....whether awesome bar, search bar, or the a new tab, but what I can tell you, this is the address at the top of the google search page which I started having the issue. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1 ..... (address included more plus my search terms). Please also see the screenshot to see the layout of the page since it is different than a “new link page” ..in case that means something. What could it be that is causing this to happen? *please see final note below .....just an fyi, not necessary for above issue, but don’t mind reading and , if it means something to someone as an over all reason for all my problems ...For the past week (some issues longer) I have been having so many weird little problems and I am very confused as to the cause, whether it is Firefox, or the website visited, Internet service provider (AT&T) .... do I have a bad add-on, or virus, or compromised network, (or new laptop, though in following issue, wouldn’t make sense)? An example of another issue: When on Costco.com website I cannot see "reviews" when I click on them. AND, I checked both other browsers and other computers and browsers and CANNOT see it on any of the others so NOT a problem with Firefox. But talked to Costco and they said they can see the reviews when clicked on it) (and yes, cleared cache and cookies on all) I just wanted to add this in case all these different issues mean there is some other type of problem that covers ALL my issues.. (I wish, but I doubt). Thanks for your help.
- Well, now that I have written this and added the screenshot....I cannot duplicate the problem. Could it have been a temporary Firefox issue?
Spell-check red underline disappears when page is refreshed
Currently using Firefox US English version 69.0.2 in Windows 10. but this problem began with FF 67.0 and later versions. Using the built in US English spell-check while e… (read more)
Currently using Firefox US English version 69.0.2 in Windows 10. but this problem began with FF 67.0 and later versions.
Using the built in US English spell-check while editing text pages. When the page is refreshed, the red spell-check underline disappears. To regain the underlining, either I must clear the Firefox cache, or save the page, close and re-open. Reloading the page also works occasionally but not alaways.
Occasionally, when I use the three installed dictionary add-ons of French, Spanish, or UK English, they all have the same issue.