> I think libgail is still missing, try this > $ firefox --gtk-module=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libgail.so --gtk-module=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so > > and check if both modules are loaded with Output (as follows) suggests that both modules are loaded, but Onboard still doesn't seem to 'see' Firefox (i.e. no word suggestions). 7f797ca30000-7f797ca58000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1061919 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0.0.0 7f797ca58000-7f797cc58000 ---p 00028000 08:05 1061919 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0.0.0 7f797cc58000-7f797cc59000 r--p 00028000 08:05 1061919 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0.0.0 7f797cc59000-7f797cc5a000 rw-p 00029000 08:05 1061919 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0.0.0 7f797cc5b000-7f797cc5c000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1322333 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so 7f797cc5c000-7f797ce5b000 ---p 00001000 08:05 1322333 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so 7f797ce5b000-7f797ce5c000 r--p 00000000 08:05 1322333 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so 7f797ce5c000-7f797ce5d000 rw-p 00001000 08:05 1322333 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libatk-bridge.so 7f797ce5d000-7f797ce64000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1056374 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 7f797ce64000-7f797d063000 ---p 00007000 08:05 1056374 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 7f797d063000-7f797d064000 r--p 00006000 08:05 1056374 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 7f797d064000-7f797d065000 rw-p 00007000 08:05 1056374 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 7f797d065000-7f797d0b2000 r-xp 00000000 08:05 1311751 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libgail.so 7f797d0b2000-7f797d2b2000 ---p 0004d000 08:05 1311751 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libgail.so 7f797d2b2000-7f797d2b3000 r--p 0004d000 08:05 1311751 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libgail.so 7f797d2b3000-7f797d2b5000 rw-p 0004e000 08:05 1311751 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gtk-2.0/modules/libgail.so I did notice that when I abruptly kill Onboard (via Ctrl+C in terminal), I get the following output, could it be related/illuminating? ** (onboard:15420): WARNING **: AT-SPI: Error in GetItems, sender=org.freedesktop.DBus, error=Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus) > $ gsettings list-recursively org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings Seems identical at this end, except antialiading (set to rgba rather than greyscaling): org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings active true org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings antialiasing 'rgba' org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings disabled-gtk-modules @as [] org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings enabled-gtk-modules @as [] org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings hinting 'slight' org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings overrides @a{sv} {} org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings priority 0 org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings rgba-order 'rgb' > $ env | grep GNOME_ACCESSIBILITY No output this end. > $ ps x | grep [s]ettings-daemon 1977 ? Sl 1:05 /usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon > $ apt-cache policy gnome-settings-daemon gnome-settings-daemon: Installed: 3.8.5-0ubuntu11.2 Candidate: 3.8.5-0ubuntu11.2 Version table: *** 3.8.5-0ubuntu11.2 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3.8.5-0ubuntu9 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages Does this all look in order? I've still not got around to rebooting, so I might do that this afternoon and see if (at least) the above mentioned modules are automatically loaded since amending /etc/environment. Maybe I'll get lucky and a reboot will set things right (failing that, maybe an upgrade to Trusty in a few months will do the trick). :-)