Firefox...English not Usa spell check
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roddydogs
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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
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If you google "uk version firefox", you will find the right version.0
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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.0 -
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... :-/0 -
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.0
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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".“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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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:0 -
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-GBScience isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0 -
However a large number of add-ons don't work with 64 bit0
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Thanks, did as post 4, now ok (Duh) didnt realise it was that easy.0
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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“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
― Groucho Marx0
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