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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 12/27/2003 :  19:43:24  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
Hi!

Is there any possibility of expanding the dictionary used for the spell checking option? Every now and then I stumble upon words that is "missing" from the dict. Week days, common names, and common denominations, like "Monday" "Jesus" "Christian" "abiogenesis"
Stuff like that...

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PruplePanther
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USA
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Posted - 01/07/2004 :  10:13:54   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send PruplePanther a Private Message
Spel cheker dosnt tel u how to spel word rite. Just says BadSpellYouDumbDuffus.

Would be nice if spell checker would give u a choice like olde time MS-DOS6 Win3.1 "WORD" would do. But that would be to resorce expensive i guess.

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@tomic
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Posted - 01/07/2004 :  11:01:24   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit @tomic's Homepage Send @tomic a Private Message
We can look at an update, but it could be quite a hassle to manage. I will see what I can do but something like Word is out of the question. There are, however, browser plugins many of you could install for Internet Explorer that do spell check.

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Dr. Mabuse
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Posted - 01/17/2004 :  20:32:50   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Send Dr. Mabuse an ICQ Message Send Dr. Mabuse a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by @tomic

We can look at an update, but it could be quite a hassle to manage. I will see what I can do but something like Word is out of the question. There are, however, browser plug ins many of you could install for Internet Explorer that do spell check.

@tomic

YES!

Spell checking plugin... I have installed a plug in from http://www.iespell.com/ and it works like a charm.

I seriously hope everyone (especially those who know they can be sloppy with spelling) install it. It installs as an Icon to the right in the tool-bar. Interface is just like "Microsoft Word". There's also a hyperlink that opens a web-page to a dictionary/thesaurus if you want to double-check the any of the spelling-suggestions.


(edited: Ironic isn't it? The spell-checker doesn't catch spelling errors that only changes the meaning of the word. It doesn't have grammar control.)

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Edited by - Dr. Mabuse on 01/18/2004 17:24:32
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@tomic
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Posted - 01/18/2004 :  22:23:47   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit @tomic's Homepage Send @tomic a Private Message
Yeah, they're not perfect but every little bit helps.

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gezzam
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Posted - 01/19/2004 :  11:10:59   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit gezzam's Homepage Send gezzam a Private Message
I just cut and past my tirade into MS Word and then watch as all the red and green lines pop up.

I'm more of a bad typist than bad speller.....but sometimes my spelling leaves a lot to be desired.


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