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Firefox not spell checking, even though it's enabled? also doesnt give the option to check spelling when i right click on a text box

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Spell checking is enabled (i've tried disabling, and re-enabling) however it doesnt spell check anything i type. even right clicking on the text box doesnt give me the option to check spelling.

Spell checking is enabled (i've tried disabling, and re-enabling) however it doesnt spell check anything i type. even right clicking on the text box doesnt give me the option to check spelling.

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the-edmeister
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en-GB doesn't come with a dictionary, you need to install one. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3

cor-el
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even right clicking on the text box doesnt give me the option to check spelling.

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes). See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems --- See also How do I use the Firefox spell checker?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Spell_checking http://kb.mozillazine.org/Dictionaries