Firefox...English not Usa spell check

roddydogs

How can I get FF to spell check in English? it keeps telling me that colour is spelt color, for example, its not in "Add ons", by the way. TA

arrallas

If you google "uk version firefox", you will find the right version.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

if you go into Tools > Add-ons > Get Add-ons and search dictionary, second one down (in my case), you'll get a British English Dictionary Add-on.

esuhl

And to select the UK dictionary, right-click in a text box on a web page, click "Languages" and then "English (United Kingdom)".

For some reason, Firefox keeps resetting itself to "English (Canada)" on my PC... :-/

arrallas

If you go into the Mozilla Firefox folder (in Program Files or Program Files (x86)) and find the dictionaries folder, you can delete any dictionaries that you don't need.

Strider590

The UK dictionary is an addon.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/language-tools/

Unfortunately even the UK dictionary contains Americanisms, butchered versions of proper English words.

As for making it stick, type in the address bar "about:config" and search "dictionary", now make sure the entry "spellchecker.dictionary" is set to "en-GB".

J_B

When I click on the 'three bars' (top right) and select 'add ons' then in the lost on the left is 'dictionaries'

I have the 'English British Dictionary' which amusingly underlines Firefox! :rotfl:

Fightsback

arrallas wrote: »

If you go into the Mozilla Firefox folder (in Program Files or Program Files (x86)) and find the dictionaries folder, you can delete any dictionaries that you don't need.

I recommend the 64 bit version of Firefox, even though it's currently in beta. If you want to install it make sure you uninstall the 32 bit version first.

British version here:

https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-38.0b6-SSL&os=win64&lang=en-GB

System

However a large number of add-ons don't work with 64 bit

roddydogs

Thanks, did as post 4, now ok (Duh) didnt realise it was that easy.

pendragon_arther

Strider590 wrote: »

The UK dictionary is an addon.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/language-tools/

Unfortunately even the UK dictionary contains Americanisms, butchered versions of proper English words.

As for making it stick, type in the address bar "about:config" and search "dictionary", now make sure the entry "spellchecker.dictionary" is set to "en-GB".

How to do as mine only says with no way to change:

services.sync.prefs.sync.spellchecker.dictionary;true