(Tb91) Cannot switch spell checker language.

[goozak]

Started receiving this error since latest update (3.7 on TB 91.2.0):

Cannot switch spell checker language. Have you installed the correct dictionary?
gSpellChecker.mInlineSpellChecker is null

No changes have been made to my templates, have been using %spellcheck(fr)% without issue for a while.

[RealRaven2000]

Started receiving this error since latest update (3.7 on TB 91.2.0):

Cannot switch spell checker language. Have you installed the correct dictionary?
gSpellChecker.mInlineSpellChecker is null

No changes have been made to my templates, have been using %spellcheck(fr)% without issue for a while.

Could be yet another change in the internal structure of Thunderbird 92, let me check...

[RealRaven2000]

Can you try this quick fix version:

smartTemplate-fx-3.8pre211.zip

This is still using legacy methods for accessing the spell checker; a more permanent solution will be to use a Web API and calling the spellcheck via a background script - but I have not yet found access to the spellcheck settings in any of the official APIs [compose, composeAction and composeScripts]. So I am just doing it the "hacky" way, following what Thunderbird itself does.

To install, download the zip file, and then drag it into Thunderbird Add-ons Manager.

[goozak]

Yes! The quick fix version works as expected.

Thank you!

[RealRaven2000]

Fixed in version 3.8 - please note that for Thunderbird 68 you have to install new versions from the github releases page.

Unfortunately thunderbird.net does not accept updates for legacy versions anymore - they only support the new "Mail extension" format and our "mail extension with experimental APIs" which is a workaround for missing advanced features.