I have exactly the same problem here after a *fresh* install of Maverick: The German spell checking does not work though installed and activated. The enchant Test above works for me, too. So german in echant seems to work well.
** Changed in: empathy (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New ** Tags added: maverick ** Tags removed: amd64 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/559894 Title: German spellchecking does not work -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs