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How do I get Firefox to recognize 2 languages? (self.firefox)

submitted ago by WildYorkies

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I downloaded the Esperanto version of Firefox and it worked great, except it made red lines under every English word!

I tried to look for an English language pack, so it would recognize both sets of words, but no luck.

Any ideas?

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[–]ro_ana_maria 3 points4 points ago

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Best solution I've found so far: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/dictionary-switcher/ .

[–]youstolemyname 4 points5 points ago

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I've crudely combined the english and esperanto dictionaries into a single dictionary. Its seemed to be working fine for english. I don't know any esperanto to test it for you. Download the xpi file and open it in firefox.

http://www.mediafire.com/?7jqa4ef6azt95kr

I took a lot of guessing making it so hopefully it works fine. Basically I downloaded both libraries. Extracted the xpi file (its a JAR file really). Each dictionary has two text files (a .aff and a .dic file) I just copied the two together. At the top of the on the fire is a number of entries. You have to add the two together to get the new number and thats about it.

Not a good or elegant solution, but it works.

[–]mrpopenfresh 1 point2 points ago

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I have the same issue with french. Hell, I don't even notice the suiggly lines anymore.

[–]WildYorkies[S] 1 point2 points ago

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The dictionary switcher recognizes what language you are typing after about 10 words. So, I'm just using the English firefox with the esperanto dictionary pack and the dictionary switcher.

[–]youstolemyname 1 point2 points ago

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Sadly,

Download source code->Implement ability->Compile

[–]hobophobe 1 point2 points ago

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For the record here are the bugs I found for this:

They all have a decent amount of discussion.

[–]WildYorkies[S] 1 point2 points ago

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Do those mean that combining 2 dictionaries is a bad idea?

[–]hobophobe 0 points1 point ago

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No. Those links are to reports requesting the feature, and discussing how it can/should be added to a future version.

The desire is that in a future version what you wanted to happen would be available automatically, without needing to create a combined dictionary, but it hasn't been built yet.

[–]TIAFAASITICE 1 point2 points ago

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Right-click textbox → Languages → Add Dictionaries.

[–]tehInvader 3 points4 points ago

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that method only recognizes one language at the time

[–]TIAFAASITICE 0 points1 point ago

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As I read it he weren't looking for a way to combine dictionaries, just to add an English one.

Also, at least in the latest Firefox, language choices are saved on a site-by-site basis. So you generally won't have to change it once it's set, for most sites.

[–]tehInvader 0 points1 point ago

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I have both Spanish and English dictionaries and you have to manually change it anytime you wish to write in english or spanish

[–]TIAFAASITICE -1 points0 points ago

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Yes, and? He were still simply asking about adding another language, nothing more.

[–]tehInvader 0 points1 point ago

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OP complains on english words being highlighted, therefore, OP wants an automatic dictionary switcher like the one suggested by ro_ana_maria, which works great

[–]TIAFAASITICE -1 points0 points ago

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I tried to look for an English language pack, so it would recognize both sets of words, but no luck.

He clearly said that he wanted an English language pack, nothing more. If you're willing to go the extra length in finding something that might be better, good for you. But that still doesn't change what he wrote.

[–]tehInvader 0 points1 point ago

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with that attitude you should go back to IE

[–]TIAFAASITICE -1 points0 points ago

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Do please elaborate on what this 'attitude' pertains?

[–]tehInvader 0 points1 point ago

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just wanting half-assed solutions

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