Installing aspell-nl seems to fix this. Not only that, but installing
another language (with System - Admin - Language-support) now adds a
dictionary as well. This has either been fixed _or_ there is difference
with the amount language-support with the desktop-installer and
language-setup.
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It isn't specific to language-support-nl. It happens with _all_ the locales.
It is simply that the dictionaries used by Firefox are not managed by
the desktop (yet). Most likely because it is a new feature and those
responsible are unaware of it.
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Firefox spell checker has no dutch dictionary,
There are two problems with changing the status of this bug to language-
support-nl:
1. it happens to all the locales, although English dictionaries are
installed by default. Even they are not uninstalled when the english-
locale is removed. So its not specific to language-support-nl, it is
I just found out that spell checking is a Firefox 2 feature and is
installed when installing Edgy. (refer to bug 66015).
Wim
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Firefox spell checker has no dutch dictionary, eventhough I install dutch
language support.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/66017
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If you are referring to localization, you will indeed need to install
the Firefox language/region package sperately, since it is not a program
controlled by the desktop environment.
Willem, I don't know what you did on your computer. But it _is_
controlled by the desktop environment. If I install
Ralf,
Thanks for the clarification. You are right that the desktop controls
the localization settings of firefox, that was my mistake (you can tell
I am still learning!)
However, I don't think this bug should be reported as a Firefox bug,
because the Firefox package can not know your
If you are referring to localization, you will indeed need to install
the Firefox language/region package sperately, since it is not a program
controlled by the desktop environment.
If you are referring to spell checking abilities in Firefox, could you
please enlighten me and tell me how you have
