Spellchecker.dictionary

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This article describes the preference spellchecker.dictionary. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

1 Background
2 Possible values and their effects
3 UI
- 3.1 Mozilla Firefox 2.0
- 3.2 Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0
4 First checked in
5 Has an effect in
6 Related preferences
7 See also

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Background

In Firefox and Thunderbird, this preference sets the spell checker’s current language or locale—for example: en-US (US English) or fr (French). It also corresponds to the file name of the word list used by the spell checker—for example: en-US.dic or fr.dic.

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Possible values and their effects

The spell checker’s current language or locale. Default value varies by localization.

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UI

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Mozilla Firefox 2.0

In Firefox you can choose the spelling checker’s language in a text area’s context menu.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0

In Thunderbird you can choose the spelling checker’s language in: “Options (Preferences) → Composition → Spelling → Language”. Alternatively, you can choose it in the Compose window: “Options → Check Spelling... → Language”.

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