[jhb] Re: Thunderbird
- From: Mike Lucas <mhlucas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:11:55 +0100
Gerry
Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/language-tools/ and
download the British English dictionary to your desktop. Then open
Thunderbird and select Tools >> Add-ons >> Extensions. Here you will find a
small drop-down list (upper right, beside the "Search all add-ons" box) -
click on the drop-down arrow, select "Install Add-on from File .." and
navigate to the dictionary file which you downloaded. Once installation is
complete you will have to restart Thunderbird.
The new dictionary is now installed, but not yet active. Start a new e-mail
(or reply to this one of mine), and go to Options >> Check spelling. At the
bottom left of this dialog box you should find a drop down list of languages
installed, where you can now choose en_GB.
Re lower case use of en - TBH I'm surprised that the master race doesn't put
this after "US" ;-)
Good luck.
Mike L
On 22 August 2011 08:36, Gerry Winskill <gwinsk@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mike,
>
> After opting to download additional dictionaries, it looks as though
> something is at work but no visble result. Looking in the Dictionaries
> folder, in Program Files / Mozilla Thunderbird, there are still only the
> en-US.aff file and en-US.txt present. No sign of any files with yesterday's
> date in the folders.
>
> Don't you just love the master race using only lower case for the en part
> of en-US !
>
> Gerry Winskill
>
> On 21/08/2011 21:52, Mike Lucas wrote:
>
>> Gerry
>>
>> Sounds like you haven't actually installed the dictionary - simply
>> downloaded it (an .xpi file). Installation is a separate procedure from
>> downloading.
>>
>> Mike L
>>
>> On 21/08/2011 23:15, Gerry Winskill wrote:
>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> That's the version I'm using.
>>>
>>> My main problem is that after opting to Download More Dictionaries,
>>> nothing seems to happen and only the USA / English version appears in
>>> the Selection window.
>>>
>>> I'll try again tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21/08/2011 19:35, Mike Lucas wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>>
>>>> Which version of Thunderbird are you using? The current version is 6.0.
>>>>
>>>> I have just downloaded and installed the British English dictionary and
>>>> it works OK. Make sure that, having installed a new dictionary, you then
>>>> activate it via Options >> Check spelling >> Select language from
>>>> drop-down list in lower left corner of dialog box.
>>>>
>>>> Mike L
>>>>
>>>> On 21/08/2011 13:31, Gerry Winskill wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If any of you out there use Thunderbird, for email, perhaps you have
>>>>> the
>>>>> answer?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My blood pressure isn't helped by the spellchecker constantly trying to
>>>>> have me "correct" words to the USA version. The only dictionary option
>>>>> currently available is USA / ENGLISH. However one of the options is
>>>>> Download Additional Dictionaries. I've tried that but now't seems to
>>>>> happen. Am I missing something obvious.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry Winskill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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