My spell check isn't working, but in a weird way.
The wavy red line appears under misspelled words... but nothing happens when I click on it. I can't say for sure when this started, but it must have been in the last day or so or I would have noticed.
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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 you need a dictionary and not a language pack that provides string translations for the user interface.
You can check the layout.spellcheckDefault pref on the about:config page.
I tried all that, it still isn't working.
opalizea said
The wavy red line appears under misspelled words... but nothing happens when I click on it. ...
How about a right-click on the misspelled word?
Then correct spelling suggestion should appear.
What do you see if you right-click ?
Is there a dictionary selected (which one) ?
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
- switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
- do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window
I see nothing when I right-click. I might as well be not clicking at all.
okay refreshing firefox seems to have worked