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179 reviews for this add-on
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
which is sad
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
This is such an essential add-on for anyone typing in more than one language in Firefox, unfortunately, it hasn't been updated in a while and doesn't work well with e.g. Gmail, it can freeze the whole Firefox for short amounts of time, etc. But it's a really good idea.
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Sadly not compatible with Thunderbird 38 any more, since in that version the spell check language in the compose windows has been decoupled from the preference.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
To have this to work in Firefox:
You have to manually go into about:config and changed - extensions.dictionary-switcher.autodetect to true. But some times I have to get in to about:config again to switch in on, off and on again to work, even if it's "on" in extensions.dictionary-switcher.autodetect. Then it work again to switches languages.
To do this on Thunderbird:
Go in to in Thunderbird: Options>Advanced>Config Editor set this as 'true'
extensions.dictionary-switcher.autodetect
I hope they will fix this. Also autodetect as I write does not work. I'm on Windows 10, and with a clean installed OS, and only two language installed in Firefox.
This switcher should had been an included part of Firefox and Thunderbird.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Funktioniert nun endlich mit der neuen Generation von Wörterbüchern (Stichwort „restartless“) – vielen Dank für das Update!
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I know it worked once but now i had the problem that it turned to english but i couldnt manually change it back. Eventually it turned back later alone but now im searching the button to change it. Its nowhere to found. I checked the dialogs with firefox, opened all bars in there and i dont see it. Whats up?
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
I use English and Hebrew and it does not work for me.
Also after I went to about:config and changed - extensions.dictionary-switcher.autodetect to true.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I have been using this add-on for years in Thunderbird, and I was happy with it. I have found it indispensable, for multi-lingual users, and there are many of us out there. I have no idea when it stopped working, and thought that there is probably a bug which will be fixed. It was not. So I tried other add-ons, and used a different one for a while, than that one disappeared, tried this one again... It was not until now, when I have found in a review by tunayx (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/dictionary-switcher/reviews/667322/) that you need to get into the config and turn the automatic recognition on manually:
Options>Advanced>Config Editor set this as 'true'
extensions.dictionary-switcher.autodetect
I could not imagine that this need to be done manually - please warn users, as you will loose them otherwise. It would, of course, be better if it could be turned on from add-on options.
I also have a compatibility issue with my favourite add-on 'Thunderbird Conversations' - it would be great, if the autoswitching would work in the quick reply.
But it is a fantastic and very important add-on, once the user figures out how to turn it on. Keep up the good work!
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
When I type in a text field it causes the content process to crash when I type in textfields when electrolysis is enabled.
So I guess it's incompatible with e10s and needs an update otherwise it causes constant crashes.
It also fails to switch dictionaries on ever more pages.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Guess it's time to let go...
This was a great add-on, before rtf invaded the editors. Now, it doesn't even switch language when the button is clicked.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It do work with Thunderbird, this is how to enable it:
Options>Advanced>Config Editor set this as 'true'
extensions.dictionary-switcher.autodetect
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
When switching to another tab, and then switching back, the selected language is again the wrong one. The "automatic detection" also seems to trigger at random intervals.
I have to correct this extension's decisions every time the conventional way, at least every time I switch back from another tab. This is frustrating and just creates more work.
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Stopped working? I cannot switch on gmail.com
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excelente, indispensable
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Quite smart, and it usually works great. I cannot make it work on Thunderbird though (or FossaMail which I now use). It's a 5-star with TB working.
A suggestion: add a "priority switch" for the English language. Some users might usually or always prefer en-GB instead of en-US (or en-AU etc.)
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
An interesting example of dictionaries.
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
As the previous review says, only one line needs to be changed to make this addon work in recent TB versions :)
But what he suggests is for making it work in Firefox. To make it work in Thunderbird, change the same line, but in file mail.js (inside dictionary-switcher.jar!/chrome/content).
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Manual fix for version 1.3.2:
Changing line 49 of content/browser.js (dictionary-switcher.jar) to
var spellchecker = Components.classes[spellclass].getService(Components.interfaces.mozISpellCheckingEngine);
seems to fix the problem.
Would be nice to see an official version 1.3.3 soon :-)
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=843727#c13
This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.3.2.1-signed.1-signed).Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It works now :-)
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