spell check
Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:28 am
What happened to spell check. I had it yesterday but this morning when I right click on my message spell check isn't there. The way I type it sure comes in handy just wondering if it is just short time or is it permantly gone? 
Jim
Jim
Re: spell check
Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:02 pm
jimbo9745 wrote:What happened to spell check. I had it yesterday but this morning when I right click on my message spell check isn't there. The way I type it sure comes in handy just wondering if it is just short time or is it permantly gone?
Jim
Jim, it must be a problem with your browser; there is not spell checker installed in the forum -- all the ones I've tested in the past or considered installing either slow the site down or they shut down without notice... I gave up and just use Firefox's spell checker.
Dennis
Re: spell check
Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:23 pm
I try really hard to avoid spelling mistakes. The dictionary within easy reach helps a lot! 
Re: spell check
Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:19 pm
George Willer wrote:I try really hard to avoid spelling mistakes. The dictionary within easy reach helps a lot!
AND, it keeps your mind sharp--just ask George!!
Re: spell check
Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:22 pm
George:
It sure pays to have had a zealous English Composition "Spelling/Grammar" teacher huh? Spelling Bee's never used to be just National Competitions, but revolved around the classroom. I had a special teacher who helped me and my spelling and I never forgot Mr. Lessard - EVER
. I thought I was a smart a$$.. and said some bad words. He proved to me I wasn't and he gave me pages of the Oxford Unabridged Dictionary to write out to ensure that I understood the point. By the end of the year, I had finished the whole tome... 
I do use a spell checker occasionally though, as I have found that as we age, our eyes see what we wish them to see... so sometimes it pays to have one installed. I use IESpell as a plug-in for IE and of course the FireFox add-in. I use Canadian/International or British spellings though, because I cannot seem to spell words like honour and labour without the "u"... so I am constantly training the spell checkers..
Oh well.....
But they are available.
George Willer wrote:I try really hard to avoid spelling mistakes. The dictionary within easy reach helps a lot!
It sure pays to have had a zealous English Composition "Spelling/Grammar" teacher huh? Spelling Bee's never used to be just National Competitions, but revolved around the classroom. I had a special teacher who helped me and my spelling and I never forgot Mr. Lessard - EVER
. I thought I was a smart a$$.. and said some bad words. He proved to me I wasn't and he gave me pages of the Oxford Unabridged Dictionary to write out to ensure that I understood the point. By the end of the year, I had finished the whole tome... I do use a spell checker occasionally though, as I have found that as we age, our eyes see what we wish them to see... so sometimes it pays to have one installed. I use IESpell as a plug-in for IE and of course the FireFox add-in. I use Canadian/International or British spellings though, because I cannot seem to spell words like honour and labour without the "u"... so I am constantly training the spell checkers..
Oh well.....
But they are available.
Re: spell check
Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:47 pm
Thanks Dennis.
Now George, Bob and Rudi you know I shouldn't use a dictionary I might get to know the meaning of words also.
Jim
Now George, Bob and Rudi you know I shouldn't use a dictionary I might get to know the meaning of words also.
Jim
Re: spell check
Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:28 pm
I use GNU Aspell http://aspell.net/. It runs in the background and adds spell check to every program that lets it. Like this editor on this webpage.
Mark
Mark