On Unix platforms, spellchecker dictionaries can currently only be loaded from Mozilla's components/myspell directory. If Mozilla was installed as root, it is not possible for a non-root user to install additional dictionaries. I suggest we either allow users to install dictionaries within their profile (similar to plugins - maybe in $HOME/.mozilla/myspell), or make the search path for dictionaries a preference.

This is really a dupe of Bug #216382 but with additional explanation about why it is bad to put the dictionary where we do today.

*** Bug 238093 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

*** Bug 238092 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Any chance that bug 225468, bug 267390 and bug 216382 can be rationalised to one bug?

[sg:want P4] -- discouraging Linux users from running as non-root isn't too hot.

*** Bug 331849 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

*** Bug 337601 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Benjamin, can this bug be closed, together with bug 267390?

FIXED by bug 216382

*** Bug 267390 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Any hint on where the dictionaries can be stored in the profile? I've checked the patch to bug 216382 but couldn't find any hint where in the profile folder dictionaries are searched. I also tried [profile]/dictionaries/, but it didn't work. [win32]

Udo, install the appropriate extension, https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?cat=68&app=firefox&appfilter=firefox&type=E