Using a thunderbird branch build, if you try to install a dictionary it says install was successful, but the dictionary does not show up under preferences > composition > spelling. (And seems not to work either...) This broke 2006062903 -> 2006063003, so caused by bug 216382. I tried swedish, but it probably affects all. http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=436549&sid=807ae0c3ee6fc8d97bfca9838439e6ea

This would block our 2.0 release if we can't install our dictionaries anymore.

The location in which to install dictionaries has changed. Dictionaries should now be installed as extensions into <extension>/dictionaries. See http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Bundles#Application-specific_Extension_Files

See also bug 343076, which is about adding new-style dictionary extensions to AMO.

-> All/All

*** Bug 345859 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

*** Bug 346601 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

*** Bug 358874 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Currently trying to install an old style dictionaries will say "install successful", but do nothing useful at all. That needs to get fixed. (New style dictionaries install just fine.) I think there should also be a note about the dictionary format change on http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/dictionaries.html

*** Bug 360508 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

So it sounds like we'd have to implement some sort of hack to get old dictionaries to work; e.g. copy the installed files into /dictionaries. Does Firefox do this? (I don't think it does...) If older dictionaries aren't going to work, we shouldn't make them available. It sounds like in bug 343076 the dictionaries in the link mentioned in comment 8 were converted to the new format and added to AMO. So don't we just need to update that page to link to Add-ons (rather than to mozdev) and let the owner of the mozdev dictionaries project know about this, and suggest they make a note of it on their website?

Right, we need to update the url. Firefox uses this code to get to the dictionaries add-ons page: http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsblame.cgi?file=mozilla/browser/base/content/nsContextMenu.js&rev=1.10&mark=1069-1092#1069 http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsblame.cgi?file=mozilla/browser/app/profile/firefox.js&rev=1.170&mark=78#77 So the url should be: https://%locale%.add-ons.mozilla.com/%LOCALE%/thunderbird/%VERSION%/dictionaries Working url with working dictionaries: https://en-US.add-ons.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/2/dictionaries It redirects to: https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/dictionaries/?lang=en-US Remora preview: https://remora.stage.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/browse/type:3

Looks like the proper server redirects have been set up. So when clicking on the Download More Dictionaries link in Thunderbird Options->Composition->Spelling, it takes me to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/browse/type:3, which is the correct page. Thunderbird also uses the correct url: http://bonsai.mozilla.org/cvsblame.cgi?file=/mozilla/mail/app/profile/all-thunderbird.js&rev=1.44.2.45#349 The old page was at http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/dictionaries.html. I guess this can be considered WFM.

Unfortunately the old dictionaries don't have (at least the ones i checked) any install.rdf or similar, so if you try to install an old type dictionary in 2.0 it will "install" - with all files getting copied and installation success confirmation. Only they go to the old place so and won't work. I suppose its expected, and I don't know if there's much to do about it, but http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/dictionaries.html need a BIG notice that the dictionaries listed there will only work in <= 1.5.

(In reply to comment #14) > I suppose its expected, and I don't know if there's much to do about it, but > http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/dictionaries.html need a BIG notice > that the dictionaries listed there will only work in <= 1.5. Bug 376458 [dictionaries.html should state compatibility] created. :)