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Firefox spell check right click is not bringing up the list of word replacements. Anyone know how to fix this?

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When I right click, I just get the normal context menu. The Dictionary is installed (and reinstalled), and the red squiggly underline is there, but there are no word replacements.

When I right click, I just get the normal context menu. The Dictionary is installed (and reinstalled), and the red squiggly underline is there, but there are no word replacements.

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Did you check which dictionary is selected?

  • You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages submenu.
  • Open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.
  • Make sure that [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu is check-marked.

You can enable or disable spell checking globally:

  • Tools > Options > Advanced : General: Browsing: "Check my spelling as I type"
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I have the English Dictionary setup, and the X for spell check checked. The red squiggly underlining misspelled words is there, but I do not get any replacement words when I right click on the word.

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What is the value of the spellchecker.dictionary pref on the about:config page?

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).