Download of new dictionary in Thunderbird does not work
After attempting to install a new dictionary in Thunderbird under tools-options-composition-spelling-download more dictionaries, after pressing download on the selected dictionary nothing happens. I have Windows 8.0 and a new laptop with Windows 8.1 in which Thunderbird can't download a new spell check dictionary neither.
The following is the info off my Windows 8.0 PC
Application Basics
Name: Thunderbird Version: 31.0 User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.0 Profile Folder: Show Folder
(Local drive) Application Build ID: 20140717165725 Enabled Plugins: about:plugins Build Configuration: about:buildconfig Memory Use: about:memory
Crash Reports
Extensions
Important Modified Preferences
Name: Value
browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
extensions.lastAppVersion: 31.0
font.name.monospace.el: Consolas
font.name.monospace.tr: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-baltic: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-central-euro: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-cyrillic: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-unicode: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-western: Consolas
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font.name.sans-serif.tr: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-baltic: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-central-euro: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-cyrillic: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-western: Calibri
font.name.serif.el: Cambria
font.name.serif.tr: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-baltic: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-central-euro: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-cyrillic: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-unicode: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-western: Cambria
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font.size.fixed.tr: 14
font.size.fixed.x-baltic: 14
font.size.fixed.x-central-euro: 14
font.size.fixed.x-cyrillic: 14
font.size.fixed.x-unicode: 14
font.size.fixed.x-western: 14
font.size.variable.el: 17
font.size.variable.tr: 17
font.size.variable.x-baltic: 17
font.size.variable.x-central-euro: 17
font.size.variable.x-cyrillic: 17
font.size.variable.x-unicode: 17
font.size.variable.x-western: 17
gfx.blacklist.direct2d: 3
mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1
mail.winsearch.firstRunDone: true
mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: 3720266e-b6b5-466c-b74e-d71c0713446
network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
places.database.lastMaintenance: 1408548054
places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858
plugin.importedState: true
print.printer_HP_DeskJet_950C/952C/959C.print_unwriteable_margin_top: 0
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_bgcolor: false
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_bgimages: false
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_colorspace:
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_command:
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_downloadfonts: false
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_duplex: -838375368
Graphics
Adapter Description: AMD Radeon HD 7500 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.20)
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x675d
Adapter RAM: 1024
Adapter Drivers: aticfx64 aticfx64 aticfx64 aticfx32 aticfx32 aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64
Driver Version: 8.97.10.6
Driver Date: 6-19-2012
Direct2D Enabled: Blocked for your graphics driver version.
DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.2.9200.16581)
ClearType Parameters: ClearType parameters not found
WebGL Renderer: false
GPU Accelerated Windows: 1/1 Direct3D 9
AzureCanvasBackend: skia
AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo
AzureContentBackend: cairo
JavaScript
Incremental GC: 1
Accessibility
Activated: 0 Prevent Accessibility: 0
Library Versions
Expected minimum version
Version in use
NSPR
4.10.6
4.10.6
NSS
3.16.2 Basic ECC
3.16.2 Basic ECC
NSS Util
3.16.2
3.16.2
NSS SSL
3.16.2 Basic ECC
3.16.2 Basic ECC
NSS S/MIME
3.16.2 Basic ECC
3.16.2 Basic ECC
After attempting to install a new dictionary in Thunderbird under tools-options-composition-spelling-download more dictionaries, after pressing download on the selected dictionary nothing happens. I have Windows 8.0 and a new laptop with Windows 8.1 in which Thunderbird can't download a new spell check dictionary neither.
The following is the info off my Windows 8.0 PC
Application Basics
Name: Thunderbird
Version: 31.0
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.0
Profile Folder: Show Folder
(Local drive)
Application Build ID: 20140717165725
Enabled Plugins: about:plugins
Build Configuration: about:buildconfig
Memory Use: about:memory
Crash Reports
Extensions
Important Modified Preferences
Name: Value
browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false
browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400
extensions.lastAppVersion: 31.0
font.name.monospace.el: Consolas
font.name.monospace.tr: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-baltic: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-central-euro: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-cyrillic: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-unicode: Consolas
font.name.monospace.x-western: Consolas
font.name.sans-serif.el: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.tr: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-baltic: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-central-euro: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-cyrillic: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-unicode: Calibri
font.name.sans-serif.x-western: Calibri
font.name.serif.el: Cambria
font.name.serif.tr: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-baltic: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-central-euro: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-cyrillic: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-unicode: Cambria
font.name.serif.x-western: Cambria
font.size.fixed.el: 14
font.size.fixed.tr: 14
font.size.fixed.x-baltic: 14
font.size.fixed.x-central-euro: 14
font.size.fixed.x-cyrillic: 14
font.size.fixed.x-unicode: 14
font.size.fixed.x-western: 14
font.size.variable.el: 17
font.size.variable.tr: 17
font.size.variable.x-baltic: 17
font.size.variable.x-central-euro: 17
font.size.variable.x-cyrillic: 17
font.size.variable.x-unicode: 17
font.size.variable.x-western: 17
gfx.blacklist.direct2d: 3
mail.openMessageBehavior.version: 1
mail.winsearch.firstRunDone: true
mailnews.database.global.datastore.id: 3720266e-b6b5-466c-b74e-d71c0713446
network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true
places.database.lastMaintenance: 1408548054
places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 104858
plugin.importedState: true
print.printer_HP_DeskJet_950C/952C/959C.print_unwriteable_margin_top: 0
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_bgcolor: false
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_bgimages: false
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_colorspace:
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_command:
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_downloadfonts: false
print.printer_Microsoft_XPS_Document_Writer.print_duplex: -838375368
Graphics
Adapter Description: AMD Radeon HD 7500 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.20)
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x675d
Adapter RAM: 1024
Adapter Drivers: aticfx64 aticfx64 aticfx64 aticfx32 aticfx32 aticfx32 atiumd64 atidxx64 atidxx64 atiumdag atidxx32 atidxx32 atiumdva atiumd6a atitmm64
Driver Version: 8.97.10.6
Driver Date: 6-19-2012
Direct2D Enabled: Blocked for your graphics driver version.
DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.2.9200.16581)
ClearType Parameters: ClearType parameters not found
WebGL Renderer: false
GPU Accelerated Windows: 1/1 Direct3D 9
AzureCanvasBackend: skia
AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo
AzureContentBackend: cairo
JavaScript
Incremental GC: 1
Accessibility
Activated: 0
Prevent Accessibility: 0
Library Versions
Expected minimum version
Version in use
NSPR
4.10.6
4.10.6
NSS
3.16.2 Basic ECC
3.16.2 Basic ECC
NSS Util
3.16.2
3.16.2
NSS SSL
3.16.2 Basic ECC
3.16.2 Basic ECC
NSS S/MIME
3.16.2 Basic ECC
3.16.2 Basic ECC
Wšě wotmołwy (4)
downloads use FTP and HTTPS protocols. does your anti virus/ Security suite / firewall allow those protocols for Thunderbird. The usual cause of difficulties are defective security suite settings.
I have AVG paid version and disabled it temporarily then shut down and restarted Thunderbird and attempted to download a couple of dictionaries, English Canadian and French with no results. Will now look into Windows Internet Properties.
The problem appears to be with the older dictionaries themselves, my brother finally loaded the -fr-fr current spell checker dictionary- from the Thunderbird add-on manager and installed the selected add on from -install add-on from file- under the settings menu of the add-on manager.
Here's the revised screen shot with the proper dictionary
