Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
- ineuw
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Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
This new feature is great but only one language can be set in the Settings. I posted a feature request at bugzilla, but I am wondering if such a preference setting is already available for the user.js.
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
AFAICT, there is only the spellchecker.dictionary pref and the spellcheck.lang content pref stored in the content-prefs.sqlite file. The spellchecker.dictionary pref is a comma separated list of dictionaries.
Spellchecker bug list
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi ... %20checker
Spellchecker needs to allow multiple language dictionaries at the same time
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402822
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402822#c38
Spell check multiple languages cannot be set (reporter ineuw)
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1782129
For reading only as Bugzilla is not a forum.
Spellchecker bug list
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi ... %20checker
Spellchecker needs to allow multiple language dictionaries at the same time
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402822
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402822#c38
Spell check multiple languages cannot be set (reporter ineuw)
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1782129
For reading only as Bugzilla is not a forum.
- ineuw
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
Thanks for your effort. The last one is my feature request. I believe that they will eventually deal with it.
I was looking for a way to have both checked in the menu, because every page change, the check mark is removed.
I was hoping that a Pref can be specified to have each checked.
I was looking for a way to have both checked in the menu, because every page change, the check mark is removed.
I was hoping that a Pref can be specified to have each checked.
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
As long as they don't force it, that would be ok. I like the current implementation in Thunderbird 91, where it is possible to check one or a few languages. But I would not like if they were to do like in most Chrome-based browsers where all languages are checked at once. It might be convenient in some cases, but I want to make sure that "traffic" isn't flagged when I write in English but flagged as inaccurate when I write in French (in French, "trafic" takes one f).
Michel Gagnon
Montréal (Québec, Canada)
Montréal (Québec, Canada)
- dickvl
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
Firefox 100+ supports spell checking in multiple languages.
To enable additional languages, select them in the text field’s context menu.
Switching dictionaries:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ho ... ll-checker
To enable additional languages, select them in the text field’s context menu.
Switching dictionaries:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ho ... ll-checker
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
I am aware of that, and that is the problem. I don't want to set the context menu for each page of text I work on. I spell check thousands of pages of text from Internet Archive.dickvl wrote:Firefox 100+ supports spell checking in multiple languages.
To enable additional languages, select them in the text field’s context menu.
Switching dictionaries:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ho ... ll-checker
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
Maybe you could use a header addon to edit the Content-Language header field on a particular URL as a workaround.
http://searchfox.org/mozilla-release/se ... lCheck.cpp
AMO Search for Header
http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox ... /?q=Header
ModHeader
http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/943360
Referencedeveloper wrote:If the site has multiple languages declared in its Content-Language header and there is no more specific lang tag in HTML, we try to enable a dictionary for every content language.
http://searchfox.org/mozilla-release/se ... lCheck.cpp
AMO Search for Header
http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox ... /?q=Header
ModHeader
http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/943360
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
I can't thank you enough for your effort of posting the links and their order. This made it eminently easier to understand.morat wrote:Maybe you could use a header addon to edit the Content-Language header field on a particular URL as a workaround.
Referencedeveloper wrote:If the site has multiple languages declared in its Content-Language header and there is no more specific lang tag in HTML, we try to enable a dictionary for every content language.
http://searchfox.org/mozilla-release/se ... lCheck.cpp
AMO Search for Header
http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox ... /?q=Header
ModHeader
http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/943360
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- ineuw
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Re: Simultaneous multiple language spell checks
Thanks for the link because it's one of the important reasons I am using Firefox.dickvl wrote:Firefox 100+ supports spell checking in multiple languages.
To enable additional languages, select them in the text field’s context menu.
Switching dictionaries:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/ho ... ll-checker
. . . . and now double thanks for brinigning it to my attention. I am a long time user, but do not keep up with the upgrades until they affect me.
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