Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox 3 automatic spell check broken

["Paul Hartman" <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:15 AM, Mike Mazur <mmazur@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:24 AM, Paul Hartman
> <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I may have already missed it in this thread -- but I must ask the obvious:
>>
>> If you right-click in a text-entry field, is "Check spelling" enabled?
>
> This was it.
>
> When I right clicked in a text area, I didn't see the "Check spelling"
> option, but I did see "Add dictionaries..." which brought me to the
> addons.mozilla.com Dictionary & Language Packs site[1]. I installed
> the US English pack and now spell checking works as expected.
>
> I had no clue I had to install the language pack myself. Isn't that
> portage's job?
>
> Thank you so much for that pointer!
> Mike
>
> [1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3

That's good to hear! I completely forgot about that option, too, until
I accidentally noticed it and remembered this thread. I'm glad I could
(belatedly) help.

Thanks,
Paul