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RE: A forum Spell checker.
As i am Dislexic lol i for one would use it on every post i make so i dont make a fool of myself :)
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
To be honest, with the hundreds of websites about grammar and spell-checking, this idea seems pointless.

Whenever I want to know if a word is correct, I use WordReference.com, Google's define:, etc.

If the person has interest in writing correctly, they'll use the many tools on the web, and not a forum spell-checker which will possibly make the forums slower...



Edit: making it in PHP, or any other server-side language, will only make the server work for an unnecessary feature...



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Yer but it'd be there, so you wouldnt have to go looking through the web.
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O.P. RE: A forum Spell checker.
Yer but it'd be there, so you wouldnt have to go looking through the web.
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
Gah, I think it's pointless... Can't see anyone using it.
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
there is a spellchecker plugin for internet explorer http://www.iespell.com/

It is technically possible in php to make a spellcheck using aspell/pspell, and if WDZ is bored it could be a nice project, but I don't think there should be any sense of urgency applied to it.
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09-25-2005 09:06 PM
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
I'd use it
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09-25-2005 09:08 PM
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
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To be honest, with the hundreds of websites about grammar and spell-checking, this idea seems pointless.
BUT PLEASE Leo.... think of the n00bs...

Not everyone is as familiar with the internet as you and I are.
09-25-2005 09:42 PM
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
If its gonna be included, make it optional, lots of people use words that are not in the set english dictionary and lots of abbreviations
09-25-2005 09:48 PM
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
Ever heared of a plug-in called "SpellBound" for Firefox?  Try it.
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RE: A forum Spell checker.
personally i think it's not a very good idea. it would take quite a while to code and you'd hafta have all the words listed and whatever. plus i doubt many people would use it, as has been said already. AND i find that most people on here can type pretty well anyway. so long as you can understand what the post is talking about then you're fine
09-26-2005 12:54 AM
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