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Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: spanewbie on August 14, 2005, 03:42:11 pm

Title: spell check?
Post by: spanewbie on August 14, 2005, 03:42:11 pm

I know I can paste from Word, but hey, Mr/Ms Moderators - can we incorporate spell check into the direct posting process?  ::)

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: Vinny on August 14, 2005, 04:54:15 pm

I have iespell and it does an OK job. I think it did something to my spell check on outlook express, athough I am running XP home addition - I was told XP stands for Xtra Problems!

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: bob5820 on August 14, 2005, 08:35:12 pm

IESPELL is a nice program. Unfortunately it only works with IE. I'm still trying to find a decent spell check for Firefox

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: leesweet on August 15, 2005, 09:35:27 am

I've not even *tried* this, but things at SourceForge are usually good... give this a try!

http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/

Let me know if you have questions, and I'll try to help!

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: vlady on August 15, 2005, 09:55:11 am

I doen't nead a speel chekker  ;D

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: leesweet on August 15, 2005, 10:09:54 am

The classic response to a thread about spell checkers is to put in the post that has all the words spelled correctly, but just not being the words you *should* be putting in that sentence...  ;D

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: Spatech_tuo on August 15, 2005, 11:36:14 am

I keep Microsoft Word open and simply copy/paste to that, spell check and the copy/paste back. It takes about 5 seconds longer than it would if the checker was here but you have to make due with what you have. BTW, mine is not a spell checker, it is a fat finger typo checker.

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: Chris_H on August 15, 2005, 12:13:08 pm

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I keep Microsoft Word open and simply copy/paste to that, spell check and the copy/paste back. It takes about 5 seconds longer than it would if the checker was here but you have to make due with what you have.

I do the same thing.  I guess great minds think alike.

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: leesweet on August 15, 2005, 12:22:01 pm

One comment on MS Word.. I dunno about this board, but some don't like the special characters Word uses (like smart quotes, em-dashes, etc.).  I think even here they turn into unprintables.... let me try an experiment:

“These words have smart (curly) quotes around them”


Nope, looks like they are converted to normal quotes... cool!  (Many times in email that is text-only, those characters turn into boxes or other unprintables...)

Never mind...

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: Spatech_tuo on August 15, 2005, 12:30:52 pm

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I guess great minds think alike.

Let's test that theory.

I like ice cream more than sardines. I prefer Tommy Boy over Steel Magnolias. I prefer the pictures in Playboy over the articles. I hate the Yankees. I would quit my job if I won $50,000,000 in the lottery.

How'd we match up?

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: Chas on August 15, 2005, 12:39:40 pm

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How'd we match up?

We don't know! How do we know what you REALLY typed?

;)

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: Spatech_tuo on August 15, 2005, 12:52:38 pm

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We don't know! How do we know what you REALLY typed?

 ;)

LOL, maybe we can invent a "MANLY" checker that checks to be sure that what you type is sufficiently macho.

For instance, if you were to type

"I have to go pick out wallpaper with my wife before I can come watch the game tonight"

it'll convert it to

"I might be a few minutes late cause I got some business to take care of with the wife before the game, IF you know what I mean"!

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: bob5820 on August 15, 2005, 04:48:00 pm

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I've not even *tried* this, but things at SourceForge are usually good... give this a try!

http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/

Let me know if you have questions, and I'll try to help!

Thanks, I'll give this a try

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: bob5820 on August 21, 2005, 02:40:40 pm

Thanks Leesweet, spellbound is just what I was looking for.

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: tonyp on August 23, 2005, 09:02:02 pm

Google has a spell check in their new toolbar.  It spell checks forms including this reply area.  

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: spanewbie on August 24, 2005, 12:30:32 pm

thanks, tonyp.   :D   I read your posts often and your knowledge is very helpful. I'll try the Google spellchecker.
(I din't have good resutls with firefox and spellbound.)
still think this site should have built-in spellcheck.

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: spanewbie on August 24, 2005, 12:33:20 pm

oops! my previous post was checked with Google, and "din't" slipped by.  maybe not so great...   :-/

Title: Re: spell check?
Post by: tonyp on August 25, 2005, 09:45:11 am

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oops! my previous post was checked with Google, and "din't" slipped by.  maybe not so great...   :-/

I've only used it once or twice myself, so I'll have to keep an eye on it.  BTW it caught "din't" in the quote above.