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When I right click on a text field in firefox 22 and select "Language" from the pop-up menu, I have ~30 English dictionary variations.
I have not installed them since this is the default firefox (version 22) that came with my distribution (Fedora 17).
Question
Is it possible to remove all English expect for the "English (United Kingdom)"?
The dictionaries are stored in the dictionaries folder in the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\dictionaries) and you can remove the files from that folder.
The Mozilla Add-ons Dictionaries page is displayed. To add a dictionary to your Firefox installation, click the "Install Dictionary" link next to the dictionary you want to add. The Software Installation window appears. When it is displayed, click Install Now, which should open the Add-ons window, where you'll see the dictionary being installed.
To enable the dictionary, click the Restart Firefox button, in the Add-ons window.
You can even see for more here.
Maybe the Firefox add-on Is it compatible? will help you (it helped me). It simply adds compatibility information into the list of installed add-ons.
Best Answer
Dictionaries in
firefoxare installed as extensions. You should be able to remove any you don't want by looking through the list of installed dictionaries in "Tools"=>"Add-ons"=>"Extensions".Alternatively, you may be able to delete them directly from the extensions folder. In my case, the three non-English dictionaries I have installed all have a folder called
language@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org. You can have a look at the ones you have installed with this command:Or, if they are installed system-wide:
Once you have located them, you should be able to remove the dictionary entry by simply deleting the folders in question. For example: