I can confirm this on 8.10 using gedit. Both gedit and evolution use the enchant package for spell checking functions so I have assigned that package to this report. This may be another instance of the existing bug report #261596.
** Changed in: enchant (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => enchant -- [intrepid] cannot change spellchecker language in gnome applications https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/276008 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
