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Dutch localization doesn't include Firefox Dutch spell checker add-on

Bug #770719 reported by Pjotr12345
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This bug affects 5 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
firefox (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Chris Coulson
Ubuntu natty-updates
Natty
Fix Released
High
Chris Coulson
Ubuntu natty-updates

Bug Description

Binary package hint: firefox

In Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal with full Dutch localization, Firefox doesn't come automatically with the Dutch spell checker dictionary add-on. That has to be installed manually afterwards.

This is only so in Natty; previous versions of Ubuntu don't have this problem.

*** TEST CASE FOR SRU ***

Preparation:
Install Dutch spellchecking and writing aids using language-selector

To test:
1) Go to www.google.com, or some other site where you can enter text
2) Enter some text
3) Right click on the text, ensure "Check Spelling" is checked in the context menu and open the "Languages" submenu

Result:
- With firefox 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1, there is no Dutch language option
- With firefox 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2, you should see several Dutch options

See original description
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Tom rooze.sen (tomrooze-sen) wrote :

In Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal with full Dutch localization, Firefox doesn't come automatically with the Dutch spell checker dictionary add-on. That has to be installed manually afterwards.

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Heimen Stoffels (vistaus) wrote :

It's automatically installed here, so I can't confirm the bug.

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

This regressed in natty because /usr/lib/firefox-4.0/dictionaries is symlinked to the wrong folder. It should be symlinked to /usr/share/hunspell (like in maverick) rather than /usr/share/myspell/dicts

affects: firefox (Ubuntu) → ubuntu
affects: Ubuntu Natty → firefox (Ubuntu Natty)
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu Natty):
assignee: nobody → Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)
importance: Undecided → High
milestone: none → natty-updates
status: New → Triaged
Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)
Changed in firefox (Ubuntu Natty):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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Pjotr12345 (computertip) wrote :

Thanks, Chris! Kudo's for your quick response. :-)

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Tom rooze.sen (tomrooze-sen) wrote :

Many thanks Sir.
With regards Tom.

Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)
summary: - [Natty] Dutch localization doesn't include Firefox Dutch spell checker
- add-on
+ Dutch localization doesn't include Firefox Dutch spell checker add-on
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Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) wrote :

Chris, this looks good for SRU to Natty. I will accept it when uploaded to natty-proposed.

Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)
description: updated
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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Please test proposed package

Accepted firefox into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

tags: added: verification-needed
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Pjotr12345 (computertip) wrote :

I tested the Firefox from natty-proposed, and it works just fine. Magically, Dutch spell checking has been activated. :-)

Firefox continues to work fine, I've seen no crashes or otherwise negative side effects.

Many thanks to Chris Coulson, Clint Byrum and Martin Pitt.

Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)
tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package firefox - 4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2

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firefox (4.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.2) natty-proposed; urgency=low

  * Fix LP: #770719 - Dutch localization doesn't include spell-checker.
    Look in /usr/share/hunspell for the system dictionaries on maverick
    and later, rather than /usr/share/myspell/dicts. This got dropped
    somehow in natty
    - update debian/rules
    - update debian/firefox.links/in
  * Hopefully fix LP: #643899 - Firefox sending header "Accept-Language:
    chrome://global/locale/intl.properties" because the intl.accept_languages
    preference is messed up. Drop a patch which causes the preferences
    system to save a user preference when changing a preference value to equal
    the system default value (and revert to the original behaviour where the
    preference is just discarded). This should hopefully stop Firefox Sync
    from breaking localized preferences where they haven't been modified by
    the user, but does regress LP: #548866
    - update debian/patches/series
 -- Chris Coulson <email address hidden> Tue, 03 May 2011 20:43:30 +0100

Changed in firefox (Ubuntu Natty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Copied natty-proposed to oneiric as well.

Changed in firefox (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)
tags: added: testcase
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