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Boards.ie Spellchecker

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  • 06-06-2009 12:42pm
    #1
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭


    Please can we have a spell check system that works in English?
    Post edited by Shield on


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    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,727 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    A lot of browsers have in-built spell-checks. Try Firefox or Google Chrome (bit buggy with the new menu).


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    #3
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    No, for instance the one on Machine Nation's forum works perfectly. The Boards.ie one uses American English. Color instead of colour, realize instead of realise.

    Very irritating... Especially considering certain moderators penchant for slagging off posters spelling now and again.

    I suppose the one in the Leaving Cert. forum is similar?


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    #4
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Boards.ie does not have a spellchecker implemented.

    Firefox comes with one built-in as far as I know, so if it's using an American English dictionary, that's because you've told it to.


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    seamus wrote: »
    Boards.ie does not have a spellchecker implemented.

    Firefox comes with one built-in as far as I know, so if it's using an American English dictionary, that's because you've told it to.

    There is a spellchecker

    spellchecker_thumb.jpg

    It can be changed to Queen's English.


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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    The firefox spell checker is an add-on.

    For example, the British one:

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3366

    spell.jpg

    When installed, you can right click on the red underlined words for spelling suggestions.


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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    #9
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    I installed it ages ago, but I'm nearly sure that's the add-on.


    edit: My add-on is the same version as that link (British English Dictionary 1.19) so yes.


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    Red Sleeping Beauty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,443 ✭✭✭Red Sleeping Beauty


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    No this is what appears when you press the spell check button

    spellchecker_thumb_1.jpg

    It highlights words spelt incorrectly and you can either "ignore" or "change" and you're given a few choices of what to change it to.

    spellchecker_thumb_2.jpg


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    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Did I misunderstand the question?

    If you have the add-on installed, right clicking on the underlined word (shown in my screen cap) will display suggested corrections in the context menu.


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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
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    Ah OK. Apologies.


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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Captain Morgan wrote: »
    Just out of curiosity do you have that one?
    /QUOTE]

    Don't have it.

    What browser is that screen cap from? If it's Firefox, perhaps it's a different add-on?

    The one I have does fine for me, tbh.


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    Mimikyu
    Registered Users Posts: 18,919 ✭✭✭✭Mimikyu


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    #17
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    I see no spellcheck option


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    Sean@boards.ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Sean@boards.ie


    http://www.iespell.com/

    You can see it is the second picture. At the top...

    http://omg.wthax.org/spellchecker_1.jpg

    Probably have to be using IE though.


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    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    studiorat wrote: »
    No, for instance the one on Machine Nation's forum works perfectly. The Boards.ie one uses American English. Color instead of colour, realize instead of realise.

    Very irritating... Especially considering certain moderators penchant for slagging off posters spelling now and again.

    I suppose the one in the Leaving Cert. forum is similar?

    Well if the posters slag off

    gheys
    Furriners
    Old people
    Non white people
    Women
    taximen
    Guards
    Luddites
    etc etc etc

    Kinda hard to fault the Mods buddy


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    #20
    Sean@boards.ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Sean@boards.ie


    Defo ieSpell. Just installed it and now using IE7 I can see the little abc "tick" icon in the top right corner.

    OP If you click on Tools on your IE BAR (top right) There should be an option in the menu for !isSpell options" You can choose English UK there.

    hth


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    #21
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Could have been cleared up a bit earlier than now tbh.


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    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    FlutterinBantam wrote: »
    Well if the posters slag off

    gheys
    Furriners
    Old people
    Non white people
    Women
    taximen
    Guards
    Luddites
    etc etc etc

    Kinda hard to fault the Mods buddy

    ???
    Why is that exactly? Bod...


    Guess it waas my browser all along then.

    So, the one on Machine Nation had me confused, presumed it was part of the boards thing too...

    Don't seem to have an IE bar, presume it's an microsoft thing. Firefox/Mac here. Spell check turned off.


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