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(In reply to Jorg K from comment #43)
> Can this bug be resolved? I was fixed in Oct. 2013.

For sure Jork K!  TB is by far the most awesome email client I've ever
used but this has got to be the single most annoying aspect of the WHOLE
program.  Instead of typing away on a long email without breaking my
thought AND THEN going back to check if there are any spellings flagged;
I instead have to stop as soon as one is flagged and correct it.  If I
don't, then the "flagging" goes away and then I don't remember which
words I had misspelled.  You would think something like this would be
elementary but apparently not because I've been dealing with this for
years.  I'm being literal.

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Title:
  Thunderbird "Spell check as you type" stopped working after update to
  1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (precise-updates)

Status in Mozilla Thunderbird Mail and News:
  Confirmed
Status in “thunderbird” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  After installing the 1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 (precise-updates)
  update to Mozilla Thunderbird on 12.04, the "Spell check as you type"
  feature no longer works.  Downgrading to 11.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2
  (precise) restores the functionality.

  Steps to reproduce:
  * Open a new message.
  * Verify "Options->Spell Check As You Type" is selected
  * Type something like "check my spleling please" in the body of the message

  Expected Result:
  * spleling should be underlined in red and when right-clicked offer correction options

  Actual Result:
  * No words are underlined to indicate mispellings were found. Right-clicking on "spleling" shows the standard context menu. Toggling the spell check as you type option has no effect. Click the "Spelling" button, however, does lauch the spell checker and identify the mispelled word.

  Downgrading to 11.0.1+build1-0ubuntu2 (precise) restores the check as
  you type functionality.

  
  ~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
  Release:	12.04

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