One of my favourite features of Firefox 2 is that it has a built-in spell checker. This kicks in whenever you type into a text area, by simply underlining any incorrectly spelt words. It can't yet correct bad grammar or bad content but it's definitely a step in the right direction :)
So if, like me, you prefer to write in British English rather than American English, then you can install additional dictionaries with a few easy steps:
This is a textarea. You can test out your spell checker in here once it is installed.
- Right click somewhere in the textarea field above.
- Select Languages > Add Dictionaries.
- This will take you to the Firefox dictionaries list.
- Select your local language file and click on it.
- Wait a few seconds, then click on the Install link.
- Once it has completed installing, restart firefox.
- Right click in a textarea and select your newly installed language from the Languages sub-menu.