On Dec 1, 2007 11:28 PM, David Boles <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>> How can one install thunderbird non-English dictionaries on F8? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks in advance, > >>>> Thunderbird > Edit > Preferences > Composition > Spelling > Download > >>>> More Dictionaries - will open your browser to the TB dictionary page. > >>>> > >>>> *Read* the directions. They are important. > >>> Thanks, David. I have done so and it is says that the dictionary was > >>> installed, but afterwards the dictionary does not appear in the list > >>> of dictionaries in Thunderbird. > >> Another question. Did you restart TB after installing the dictionary as > >> it told you to do? > >> > >> I just installed additional dictionary and it works just fine. > > > > I have strictly followed all your suggestions. It says that it > > installed the dictionary, but afterwards the dictionary does not > > appear in the dictionaries list (in Thunderbird). > > > Okay you followed *my* directions. Did you follow, exactly, the > direction on the Mozilla webpage? > > Download the dictionary? > > - From within TB addons install the dictionary? > > Restart TB? > > If you go back to the 'add dictionaries', as in the beginning, you can > select the new one or you can do it from the Compose window. Tools > > Options > Composition > Spelling > Language > select from drop down menu > list. Did that and no success. Are you using F8? It worked on F7, but not on F8. Paul