Spell Checking

[Gav Peter]

Astonishing that Microsoft can fit one to their software as standard - why can't these forum software packages contain one...

Just looking at a few posts from me recently & the spelling is actre... Atrico... Artrat... Not very good... :-(

 

[Crispin]

It seams their is a nise frea optoin out there. Ill have a stba ta it tonite and sea how wl it woks.

 

[Ecky Thump]

Guys

I'm running Internet Explorer 8 and I have a spell checker in the top bar. Don't know if this is normal but it is useful.
It's in the Google toolbar so I guess I must have got it with that.

 

[Crispin]

Yup, any browser with a google tool bar will have a spell checker with it. I use Chrome or Firefox and they both have it.

 

[Rob]

in chrome you don't even need a toolbar to spell check, it just underlines when you type

 

[Gav Peter]

Which makes you wonder why none of these forum tools seem to have it as standard...

 

[Gary Stockton]

Mostly because they rely on the browser-based tools to do it for them - why reinvent the wheel - umm - dictionary?

 

[Chris]

Well I dunno if it is because I am a Mac user and on Firefox, but it doesn't matter what I am typing in, a forum, block, Word doc, e-bay question etc, I get spell check on everything as I thype. Oh yes, look thype - ther yuo goo!

Chris

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

I tried chrome, doesn't reset the unread posts graphic on here. Read a thread, come out, still shows unread

 

[Paul_Humphreys]

If you really want somethingthat work, then IEspell

Or just be like me, don't care, as I can not spell anyway as I am dyslexic.

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

I don't care about my spelling I already know Jessica (10) can spell better than what I can, I just thought I'd try one of these super dooper alternative browsers AGAIN seeing this thread and quickly came to the same conclusion as previous goes

 

[Paul_Humphreys]

quickly came to the same conclusion as previous goes

That happens a lot

 

[Crispin]

Astonishing that Microsoft can fit one to their software as standard - why can't these forum software packages contain one...

Just looking at a few posts from me recently & the spelling is actre... Atrico... Artrat... Not very good... :-(

Well, it would appear that the add-in I found was for an older version of the board. Until there is something that works (without much hassle) on this version, you'll have to learn how to slep

 

[Gav Peter]

No snags Cris - thanks for having a look into it

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

Thanks for looking Crispin, you'll all just have to continue to put up with my bad spellign