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Linux spell check dictionary

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On my Linux (Ubuntu) laptop when I right-click in a text-box and check the [Languages] the list shows 4.

On my Windoz desktop when I right-click in a text-box and check the [Languages] the list shows only 1 (English U.S.).

How do I get Linux Firefox *Spell-check* [Languages] to show ONLY English U.S.?

NOTE: [Languages] under Firefox Options shows only English U.S.

On my Linux (Ubuntu) laptop when I right-click in a text-box and check the [Languages] the list shows 4. On my Windoz desktop when I right-click in a text-box and check the [Languages] the list shows only 1 (English U.S.). How do I get Linux Firefox *Spell-check* [Languages] to show ONLY English U.S.? NOTE: [Languages] under Firefox Options shows only English U.S.

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Thanks for the link.

The dictionaries were under /usr/lib/firefox/dictionaries

I Just deleted all BUT English US.

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I wonder whether you can manage the dictionaries from the Extensions tab. Could you check here:

Tools menu > Add-ons > Extensions

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No, not in Linux Firefox. [Extensions] have nothing about spell-check languages for the Firefox inbuilt spell checker.

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What I am looking for is the folder containing the Firefox spell check settings. Maybe there will be something we can change.

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PS: I did a search from root, for "/Firefox/dictionaries" (this is Linux phrasing) but got no hits.

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Not sure whether this is relevant, but on Windows 7 64-bit, that folder is here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\dictionaries

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If you were using the en-US build of Firefox from Mozilla.or you should only have the one dictionary. I do not use Ubuntu to know if it is due to using the third-party build of Firefox 19 from Ubuntu or dictionary packages provided for their build.

Modified by James

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You can check the dictionaries folder in the Firefox installation folder to see if you can find the dictionary files there.

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Thanks for the link.

The dictionaries were under /usr/lib/firefox/dictionaries

I Just deleted all BUT English US.