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Spell check?

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:09 pm
by Dennis The Bus Dweller
Hi Sharkey

Is there any way to put a spell check buttom on the forum so when I post something others can read them :lol: I know you don't like us to be able to copy and paste stuff but my spelling really "S#*K"

PS: Any more stuff on Grace?

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:42 am
by Sharkey
Well, there are spel check plugins for the forum software, but I was not impressed with them, and the better ones are sponsored, which menas annoying advertisements.

Have you tried using your browser's Edit | Paste menu option, -or- assuming you are using Windows, CTL+C for copy and CTL+V for paste?

I'm playing w/ a browser side plugin for spell checking

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:16 am
by TinnedFish
All,

I'm playing around w/ a few of the spell checking extensions for FireFox. It looks like they all require the spelling dictionaries from the Mozilla Suite, but once in place you can edit in BBS/Forum pages and spell check from your web browser before submitting.

I don't want to recommend one until I can spend a few days crash free, but then I'll shout out. Currently playing w/ spellhound.sourceforge.net. If you search the firefox extensions web site you can find a few others.

I know it won't help w/ Opera, but it's a baby step.

TinnedFish

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:18 pm
by Sharkey
Well, I'm not sure why, with all the other important stuff I have to do outside, but I installed a spell checker in the forum. I seems to work well, but only if I disable my proxy software and tell Opera to allow pop-up windows. Other than that, it's functional. Give it a try, it's the "Spell Check" button at the bottom of the text box when you add a topic or reply...

Also it doesn't seem to recognize "I'm" so I'll add that to the dictionary. If you find any other words that need adding, let me know.

Well Done!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:28 am
by TinnedFish
I just noticed the spellcheck button w/ my last post. Many thanks Sharkey.

So far it's worked great for me, firefox/windows.

The spell checker thinks "Sharkey" is mis-spelled! <grin>

bruce

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:42 am
by Sharkey
OK, fixed that, it now knows who I am.

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:05 am
by Sharkey
Just a note:

The spell checker hasn't been removed, the button has just been moved to the bottom of the form so that it aligns with the other function buttons. I was having problems accidentially pressing it instead of "submit", so I decided that they should all be grouped together.