Your spelling won't be checked at all, until you put a tick to any language in the "Languages"-menu just below the "Check spelling"-option.
You are not alone with this behavior. But you need to change the title a bit... ** Summary changed: - Spelling is not checked + Spell checker don't work until a language is selcted -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058830 Title: Spell checker don't work until a language is selcted Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: "Check Spelling" is checked, but spelling is still not checked. A screenshot is attached. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: firefox 15.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64 AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False ApportVersion: 2.5.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: ak 1993 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: ak 1993 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20120907073726 CRDA: country CN: (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20) (5735 - 5835 @ 40), (N/A, 30) Channel: Unavailable Date: Sat Sep 29 16:08:58 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/firefox/firefox ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926) IpRoute: default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.111 metric 1 PrefSources: prefs.js ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=15.0.1/20120907073726 (In use) RelatedPackageVersions: rhythmbox-mozilla 2.97-1ubuntu5 totem-mozilla 3.4.3-0ubuntu4 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/15/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.80 dmi.board.name: Z77 Extreme4 dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.80:bd06/15/2012:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnZ77Extreme4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1058830/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
