Hi there,
http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/opera/spellcheck/index.dml
did you try to restart Opera?
aspell has a very curious and strange way of installing.
it is just gambling (mostly something gos wrong install, make, config or
else)
Aspell people dont mind any newby to use aspell. they seem to keep it a
secret how to install it.
did you realy install aspell the right way? Opera has to recognize
aspell on restart.
I did some hours on installing aspell for Compendium, aspell is not
recognized either. (OSX)
and I do not know how to check if aspell is installed the right way.