Firefox Extensions

Over the years, I've done quite a bit of web development. I even get paid for it from time to time. Though I always strive to keep my pages looking good in every browser that might come along, I use Mozilla Firefox for my daily browsing needs. Here are some extensions I've built to make my life easier.

Canadian English (en-CA) Spelling Dictionary

Version 1.1.5 released on October 30, 2009.

For some reason, Mozilla doesn't have a Canadian localization team, but I know that even the British dictionary doesn't quite cut it for the truly patriotic. This extension adds Canadian English to the spell check languages available under the latest Mozilla products. After installing this extensions, you have to change your preferred language to Canadian English by right-clicking on a text box.

For assistance using my dictionary in Firefox 2.0, see my Quick User Guide.

The word lists are in the public domain. View copyrights and credits.

A Canadian dictionary for Thunderbird 1.5 and Mozilla Suite is available at the Thunderbird dictionary page.

If you have any questions or issues not covered in the user guide, please email me. I am also listening to feedback about words to add or remove from the dictionary.

Install

Download size 242.99 KiB. For Firefox 2.0, Thunderbird 2.0, and Seamonkey 1.1 or better.

Thunderbird users: To prevent Firefox from attempting to install the dictionary, right-click on the Install link and select Save Link As.... Pick a location to save the installer, then drag and drop the installer from that location (using Windows Explorer, OSX Finder, etc.) to the Add-Ons panel of Thunderbird.

Version History

Version 1.1.5

There are no word changes in this release. The installer has been updated to support Seamonkey 2.0 and Thunderbird 3.0.

Version 1.1.4

This is a substantial word list update, with some changes to the correction logic, too. Thanks to everyone who has contributed!

Version 1.1.3

This version includes a few word updates, along with a few that were supposed to be included in previous versions that were somehow missed.
Also in this update is a minor compatibility update for Firefox 3.5.1

Version 1.1.2

The latest version includes approximately 10 new words (plus variants) for the word list, as suggested by the many users of this add on. Thanks for all the help, everyone!

Version 1.1.1

Minor compatibility update for AMO updates
A few minor wordlist updates. Keep the suggestions coming!

Version 1.1.0

The first wordlist update! The dictionary I used to create this extension has become quite outdated, unfortunately, so I've taken some user feedback and added/corrected some common words.