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Bug 100802 - Thunderbird Spellcheck fails to install dictionaries for non-root users
Summary: Thunderbird Spellcheck fails to install dictionaries for non-root users
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Mozilla Gentoo Team
URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug...
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
: 125931 131417 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-07-30 03:41 UTC by plsdontreply
Modified: 2006-11-28 00:13 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---

Attachments
The Alert saying "German dictionary has been successfully installed" (thunderbird_spell_de_DE.jpg,23.57 KB, image/jpeg)
2005-07-30 03:43 UTC, plsdontreply 		Details
Extensions window after hitting the "ok" button (failed_after_hitting_ok.jpg,12.61 KB, image/jpeg)
2005-07-30 03:46 UTC, plsdontreply 		Details
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Description plsdontreply 2005-07-30 03:41:07 UTC 
To reproduce:
1. Emerge Thunderbird
2. Download "spell-de-DE.xpi" from "http://downloads.mozdev.org/dictionaries/"
3. Start Thunderbird
4. Open Tools, Extensions
5. Hit the "Install" button
6. Navigate to "spell-de-DE.xpi"
7. On the new dialog popping up hit the "Install Now" button
8. Find the Alert popup saying 
   "German (Germany) dictionary (v 0.1) has been successfully installed."
9. Hit the "ok" button.
10. Restart Thunderbird.
Comment 1 plsdontreply 2005-07-30 03:43:40 UTC 
Created attachment 64724 [details]
The Alert saying "German dictionary has been successfully installed"
Comment 2 plsdontreply 2005-07-30 03:46:23 UTC 
Created attachment 64725 [details]
Extensions window after hitting the "ok" button
Comment 3 plsdontreply 2005-07-31 01:08:59 UTC 
Maybe this bug is caused by https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216382
Comment 4 plsdontreply 2005-07-31 02:15:32 UTC 
While waiting for a solution, here is a workaround:

1. Read the the INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS from 
   http://dictionaries.mozdev.org/installation.html

2. chown $username /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/components/myspell

3. Continue from step 2 of bug description

4. chown -R root /usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/components/myspell
Comment 5 Jan Stanzel 2006-01-18 10:22:25 UTC 
The steps in comment #4 indeed fix the problem.
Comment 6 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-03-15 05:47:05 UTC 
*** Bug 125931 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-03-15 05:48:59 UTC 
Not a Gentoo problem.
Comment 8 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-04-27 02:17:01 UTC 
*** Bug 131417 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 9 Ian Abbott 2006-06-07 02:50:56 UTC 
Emerging mozilla-thunderbird erases any extra dictionaries copied to "/usr/lib/mozilla-thunderbird/components/myspell". Is that a Gentoo bug?
Comment 10 Bolek Tekielski 2006-11-28 00:13:00 UTC 
Comment #4 doesn't help in mozilla-thunderbird-2.0_alpha1-r1