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The spellchecker in Thunderbird has stopped working.

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oldlane replied
oldlane
oldlane

The spellchecker dialogue box shows up when sending an email but no incorrect words are displayed.

The spellchecker dialogue box shows up when sending an email but no incorrect words are displayed.

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Zenos
Zenos

Does the dialogue box tell you which language you're checking, or in other words, which dictionary it's using? Many failures of spell check boil down to the dictionary having been de-selected.

oldlane
oldlane Umnikazi wombuzo

Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

This has been valuable clue as there is no language shown. However in selecting the Marco Pinto English Dictionary The apparently clear instructions for loading the .XPI file cannot be followed through as I cannot find that file.

Therefore I cannot progress the problem.

Okulungisiwe ngu oldlane