Spell check - make possible use of multiple dictionaries at the same time please

[franko]

I have 4 languages (dictionaries) for the grammar check in Firefox. In theory, it should help me. In practical, anything i write it is underlined in red.

Why? Because I use all four languages, but Firefox is not clever enough to understand which language i am using. So when I write, there is 75% of possibilities that the text is underlined in red.

For example:

1. I write in italian, it is underlined in red. So after few lines i change and it's not underlined.

2. I open a new site and start writing in polish. Everything is underlined in red. After few lines i manually choose the right language it and it's not underlined.

3. So i open a new site and start writing in english. Everything is underlined in red. After few lines i manually choose the right language it and it's not underlined.

4. So i open a new site and start writing in esperanto. Everything is underlined in red...

5. So i open a new site and start writing in italian. Everything is underlined in red...

This is what I do for the WHOLE DAY. All the time changing language for spell check.

For example the current text is all underlined in red; but i am to tired to change it.

SOLUTION: make possible the use of many dictionaries at the same time OR make Firefox more clever so it can understand the current language before underlining.

[asadotzler]

With Firefox 100, you will be able to use multiple dictionaries at the same time. Grab Firefox 100 on 2022-05-03 and you'll be all set.

[franko]

Dankon/grazie/dzięki/thanks

[Jon]

Great news!

This idea was shared with our product team, and we're happy to report that it's already "In development."

Please refer to @asadotzler's post for more info.

-The Community Team

[Jon]

Great news!

This idea was shared with our product team, and we're happy to report that it's already "In development."

Please refer to @asadotzler's post for more info.

-The Community Team

[franko]

Honestly, I have Firefox 100 since few days but the problem is the same. Where is the option to activate multilanguage spell checking?

[slemmy]

You could get the LanguageTool add-on. It works good.

[asadotzler]

@franko, in the context menu of a text area, select multiple languages in the sub menu. Is that not working for you?

[franko]

Hello asadotzler,
in the context menu i see only the four languages I use + "Add dictionary", as in Firefox < 100, but i don't have any new option as "multiple languages" (version: 100.0.1 - Polish language pack)

[franko]

@asadotzlerin the context menu i see only the 4 languages i use + the "add dictionary" option.
Version: 100 (untill few days ago) and now 100.0.1 (polish language pack for the FF GUI).

[Anonymous]

Should the status of this not be updated to delivered now?

[Jon]

Great job all around! This idea has now been delivered—with Firefox 100 you are able to use multiple dictionaries at the same time. 

[franko]

@Anonymous  for me it shouldn't be closed, since I still have the problem.

Only one language spelling is checked ad one time. I tested on different computers.

That is, i cannot write in the same browser in different languages without selecting one of the languages. Everytime i change language, I have to select the new language, and that is exactly the same as it was before.

[franko]

@Anonymoussince it's working exactly as before I wrote this idea, it should not be closed.

I have 4 languages (and dictionaries) installed, but they are not used at the same time. So I don't see the difference, sorry.

[Jon]

@franko, thanks for the heads up here. Let me reach out to that team and see what the issue may be.

[asadotzler]

@franko, are you sure you've enabled each of the dictionaries? You do that by selecting them in the context menu under Languages. For me that looks like this:

[franko]

@asadotzlerI wrote in the same day when you gave your comment but it wasn't saved somehow.
So I write it again: thanks, after your help i made it work.