Spell Checker for MessageBoards
Friday, April 25, 2003 by T-Man | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Over the past a few of you have posted some spell checkers that can be used on the websites. We are going to be making some mods to WinCust next week and I want to look into the idea of adding a spell checker to the message boards.
If anyone still has some of those links could you repost them here so we can look at them. Thanks.
Sorry Jafo.
If anyone still has some of those links could you repost them here so we can look at them. Thanks.
Sorry Jafo.
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Fuzzy Logic
Reply #2 Friday, April 25, 2003 7:10 AM
Reply #2 Friday, April 25, 2003 7:10 AM
Excellent idea. Some people have a desperate need!
IE Spell is a common one:- http://www.iespell.com/
IE Spell is a common one:- http://www.iespell.com/
Keila
Reply #3 Friday, April 25, 2003 7:31 AM
Reply #3 Friday, April 25, 2003 7:31 AM
Keila being one of them. 
IE Spell is the one I use and I like it.
IE Spell is the one I use and I like it.
Styl-X Design
Reply #5 Friday, April 25, 2003 8:02 AM
Reply #5 Friday, April 25, 2003 8:02 AM
Its a nice idea, but how do you wan't it to work. Das a worth that you type wrong get some kind of red glow around it, or das the thing atomaticly change the worth?
feline
Reply #6 Friday, April 25, 2003 8:27 AM
feline likes this idea
ie spell is the one i use, so long as i remember to press its button before hitting submit.
sometimes i dont remember
Reply #6 Friday, April 25, 2003 8:27 AM
feline likes this idea
ie spell is the one i use, so long as i remember to press its button before hitting submit.
sometimes i dont remember
T-Man
Reply #8 Friday, April 25, 2003 9:03 AM
Reply #8 Friday, April 25, 2003 9:03 AM
Just doing research right now. I guess what I'm looking for would be some sort of javascript plugin that would could put into the page that will spell check your document when you press submit.
paxx
Reply #9 Friday, April 25, 2003 9:19 AM
Reply #9 Friday, April 25, 2003 9:19 AM
Interesting idea, but I don't understand how it could possibly work. In order to spell check, the site would need to double check every word against a dictionary file. If the spell checker is in javascript, then the dictionnary file would need to be downloaded first, and those things can be big.
Thinking... NOt sure if it can be done with a cookie? Maybe the dictionary file can be downloaded only once, and then subsequently using it (maybe checking a version number in case it has been improved).
Dunno, just thinking aloud.
Thinking... NOt sure if it can be done with a cookie? Maybe the dictionary file can be downloaded only once, and then subsequently using it (maybe checking a version number in case it has been improved).
Dunno, just thinking aloud.
paxx
Reply #10 Friday, April 25, 2003 9:24 AM
Reply #10 Friday, April 25, 2003 9:24 AM
Check this out, Pat: http://www.thesolutioncafe.com/jspell.html
But there is a part that needs to be installed on the server. I tried the demo, it's works and it's way cool though.
But there is a part that needs to be installed on the server. I tried the demo, it's works and it's way cool though.
Stumpy
Reply #12 Friday, April 25, 2003 10:32 AM
Reply #12 Friday, April 25, 2003 10:32 AM
I suppose you couldn't just link to MS Word's spellchecker like Outlook Express does
craeonics
Reply #13 Friday, April 25, 2003 11:27 AM
Reply #13 Friday, April 25, 2003 11:27 AM
Spellchecker? How 'bout sending people back to school so they can learn to write all over again? 'Sides, spellchecking will never cure us of bad (or absent) punctuation or malformed sentences.
If you do add a spellchecker, be sure to add a message to those posts, like "this message is Jafo approved", so I can have a chuckle.
If you do add a spellchecker, be sure to add a message to those posts, like "this message is Jafo approved", so I can have a chuckle.
goodmorphing
Reply #14 Friday, April 25, 2003 1:33 PM
Reply #14 Friday, April 25, 2003 1:33 PM
You know, I have often wondered if spell-check on a message board couldn't link to Outlook Express (I used to keep a copy of that minimized on my taskbar and copy and paste messages from there before I found IE Spell). Now I think that it must pose a security vulnerability else MS would have used it on their message boards. I really use that IE spell a lot, here and other places. Perhaps you could place a link to it in a prominent position here on the message board? (especially if this leaves more room for pretty colors????? 
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Gadget Girl
Reply #15 Friday, April 25, 2003 1:50 PM
Reply #15 Friday, April 25, 2003 1:50 PM
I use IE Spell.I also use WordWeb and IM Translation http://www.paralink.com/!!
http://wordweb.info/
They are all very practical.
http://wordweb.info/
They are all very practical.
Mr_Ph00ey2u
Reply #17 Friday, April 25, 2003 5:43 PM
Reply #17 Friday, April 25, 2003 5:43 PM
I use IE Spell too..thanks elvee for turning me on to it.
My wish list for the messages above a spell checker would include to be able to preview the message before sending.
My wish list for the messages above a spell checker would include to be able to preview the message before sending.
Jafo
Reply #18 Friday, April 25, 2003 5:58 PM
Reply #18 Friday, April 25, 2003 5:58 PM
Pssst...I have a dictionary...call me old-fashioned, but it works...
So often, a word can be so screwed up that I doubt my own correction and have to check it....
So often, a word can be so screwed up that I doubt my own correction and have to check it....
bakerstreet
Reply #19 Friday, April 25, 2003 6:12 PM
Reply #19 Friday, April 25, 2003 6:12 PM
To be honest what I would want more than a spell checker is the ability to go back and delete or edit one's own posts. I think in light of recent occurances, people would really like to be able to delete or edit their posts. I think people would be more apt to delete goofy statements than defend them if they had the opportunity.
As for a spell checker, I use IESpell. It is browser plugin that offers a right click option on any text box. I think Jafo does a good server-side job, though.
As for a spell checker, I use IESpell. It is browser plugin that offers a right click option on any text box. I think Jafo does a good server-side job, though.
deleted
Reply #20 Friday, April 25, 2003 6:22 PM
Reply #20 Friday, April 25, 2003 6:22 PM
One problem I can see happening with that, is that someone will post a message that refers back to a messsage, but than the message that was refered to will be deleted, and the second message will make no sense.
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Reply #1 Friday, April 25, 2003 7:02 AM