270332 - install dictionary (en au) breaks compose window/spell checker

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[paul stanton]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

I just installed the enlish (australian) dictionary via firefox by clicking on
the download more option in thunderbird spell checker. I closed thunderbird and
restarted it to give the new dictionary a try out. When i launch the spell
checker my compose window goes into a broken state. I cannot close it, minimise
it or do anything to it. The first 'misspelt' word in my message is highlighted.
i can minimise,close the main window. these symptoms suggest to me that the
spell checker has fallen behind the compose window. I cannot find anywhere to
uninstall the new dictionary. any help is appreciated.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
see description

Comment 1

[paul stanton]

i am using version 0.9 (20041103)

Comment 2

[paul stanton]

after a couple of days this started working again .. albeit without my au
dictionary which mysteriously disappeared. i have not updated my software or
anything. I'm not planning on trying to install the au dictionary again any time
soon tho. :`(

Comment 3

[S2]

You need to have access to the program folder (more specific the
[program]/components/myspell directory).

http://dictionaries.mozdev.org/notes.html#c4

Comment 4

[S2]

Sorry, my last comment was intended for bug 272440

Comment 5

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