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Spell Check Just Does NOT Work Anymore

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paul121
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Auto Spell check does NOT work any more:

(1) Its enabled in settings

(2) I downloaded latest Engish (British) dictionary

(3) I also tried English (US) dictionary

(4) I have latest Firefox version installed

(5) I tried safe mode

(6) I tried resetting Firefix and re-enabled auto spell check in options

It does NOT work

Auto Spell check does NOT work any more: (1) Its enabled in settings (2) I downloaded latest Engish (British) dictionary (3) I also tried English (US) dictionary (4) I have latest Firefox version installed (5) I tried safe mode (6) I tried resetting Firefix and re-enabled auto spell check in options It does NOT work
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cor-el
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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 enable or disable spell checking globally:

  • Options/Preferences -> General: Language and Appearance: "Check your spelling as you type"

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.

You can check on the about:config page that layout.spellcheckDefault is set to 1 (multi-line) or 2 (single-line.

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