Re: mozilla 1.5 spell checker does not work?

[hugo vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>]

H. S. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using Mozilla 1.5 on Sarge (kernel 2.4.24-1-686). When composing 
> news in the Newsreader, I notice that if I run the spell checker (by 
> clicking on the Spell icon), it doesn't catch any spelling mistakes. 
> Suggestion what I am missing here and how to make it work?
>
> Thanks,
> ->HS

Indeed. I compile the latest Mozilla's myself to get xft and a splash 
and I have the same problem in 1.5: it seems to do nothing. Did you 
check bugzilla? Also it works in 1.7b which is the latest, which I run also.

Hugo