Firefox spell check does not work
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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firefox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Default "/Advanced/Check my spelling as I type" setting does not work.
See attached screenshot for proof.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 12.0+build1-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-
AddonCompatChec
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
BuildID: 20120423122624
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'ICH5'/'Intel ICH5 with ALC650F at irq 17'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC650F'
Components : 'AC97a:414c4723'
Controls : 50
Simple ctrls : 33
Channel: release
CurrentDmesg:
[ 1588.839262] audit_printk_skb: 24 callbacks suppressed
[ 1588.839269] type=1400 audit(133554701
[ 2749.863724] type=1400 audit(133554817
[ 2749.864580] type=1400 audit(133554817
Date: Fri Apr 27 13:56:58 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.70 dev eth0 proto static
169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.75 metric 1
IwConfig:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=
RfKill:
RunningIncompat
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
WifiSyslog:
Apr 27 13:16:54 hp28 kernel: [ 1588.839262] audit_printk_skb: 24 callbacks suppressed
Apr 27 13:16:54 hp28 kernel: [ 1588.839269] type=1400 audit(133554701
Apr 27 13:36:15 hp28 kernel: [ 2749.863724] type=1400 audit(133554817
Apr 27 13:36:15 hp28 kernel: [ 2749.864580] type=1400 audit(133554817
dmi.bios.date: 04/14/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 3.24
dmi.board.name: 'P4SD-LA'
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: D7222P-ABA M400Y
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: HP Pavilion 061
So if you right-click the text input box, then "Check Spelling" is checked/enabled?