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eviljammiedodger

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Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« on: May 04, 2007, 10:12:58 AM »
My fire fox seems to have stopped spell checking.
if i look in the settings its still turned on.

I have been disabling startup programs to get things running smoothly.

any suggestions?

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2007, 06:33:24 PM »
If this might be related to your other two topics on browser problems kindly list which extensions you currently have installed in FireFox as some of them do NOT get along...
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eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2007, 02:25:34 AM »
I thought so so unistalled everything except

talk back
hug back


I had a previouse problem with firefox resetting everytime i closed the browser, which required me to re name the file "search.sqlite"

This is the artical that helped me fix the problem

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_search_or_add_new_engines


***I think it was after this modification that the spell checker stopped***
« Last Edit: May 05, 2007, 10:38:31 AM by eviljammiedodger »

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2007, 04:49:29 AM »
I have also created a new profile to use.

no joy.

Raptor

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2007, 06:46:14 AM »
What is hug back? That doesn't come by default with FF.

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2007, 07:02:56 AM »
Its a stupid facebook add on. i unistalled it and it hasn't affected it.

Raptor

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2007, 07:07:24 AM »
Go to about:Config and look in there.

Type "spellcheck" in the filter (Not the search function) and tell me what your values are set to.

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2007, 07:27:58 AM »
Three things came up, the last one was in bold


extensions.spellcheck.inline.max-misspellings  -  Status: Default      Type:integer     Vaule: 500


layout.spellcheckDefault   -    Status:Default      Type:integer       Vaule: 1


spellchecker.dictionary     -     Status: User set   Type : string       Vaule: en-US

Raptor

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2007, 07:30:59 AM »
I'm out of ideas. Try a reinstall?

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2007, 07:45:02 AM »
So you are saying that you currently have only 2 extensions installed ? ?

How did you remove the others ? ?
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eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2007, 07:53:16 AM »
I entered the add ons section and unistalled them.

I did end a load of start up programs, could that have affected, are there any lexical programs or anything that i utilizes in the spell checking process?

Raptor

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2007, 07:54:35 AM »
I entered the add ons section and unistalled them.

I did end a load of start up programs, could that have affected, are there any lexical programs or anything that i utilizes in the spell checking process?

No, it's really a feature that gets loaded when Firefox does. What did you remove?

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2007, 08:21:40 AM »
Mouse gestures
Hug back
Autoslide show
BBC news search
and Wiki search

I don't really use any of the add ons

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2007, 08:28:04 AM »
and Tab Mix Plus...
which i have since re installed. So that is the only one running atm

Raptor

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2007, 10:06:03 AM »
And after what event did it stop working?

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2007, 10:22:00 AM »
When the browser was *resetting and i had to alter the file name.
Which is still changed just random letters, i couldn't delet it...

sorry, the modification to a corrupt file i mentioned in an earlier post.
« Last Edit: May 05, 2007, 10:36:59 AM by eviljammiedodger »

Raptor

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2007, 10:26:25 AM »
That doesn't make sense.

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2007, 10:54:43 AM »
sorry,

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_search_or_add_new_engines

That was what i did to stop Firefox from resetting every time i closed it.

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #18 on: May 06, 2007, 05:37:22 AM »
i've deleted the profiles.
uninstalled firfox.
Searched for anf mozzila or fire fox files and deleted all left over.
Then re installed firefox.

Same problem, everything is fine except the spell checker seems to be completely absent despite being turned on.

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #19 on: May 06, 2007, 07:19:59 AM »
What add-on toolbars do you have installed on this machine ? ?
Yahoo
Google
etc.
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eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2007, 07:34:06 AM »
Nothing insatalled at all.
No add ones at all now, only the default top right google search...

Is there an add on i can get for a spell checker?

eviljammiedodger

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2007, 11:34:57 AM »
Problem fixed.

Even wiping firefox  completely didn't do it.

Deleted all dictionaries, for some reason English and Ukrainian was there. And install english as an Add on.

I can't thank you guys enough with helping me solve these problems.

Thats it :)

everything is good at the moment.

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Re: Fire Fox spell checker stopped
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2007, 09:35:01 PM »
Dictionary add-ons are like extensions...they all don't play nicely sometimes.

Glad you're fixed up...
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