Spellchecker good idea

MG should add a spellchecker to the forum, so contributors won't have to go to other sites. It coukd aviod prubkwms likr tjis.

 

Online Spellchecker, seem like a good idea. However, the dictionary database is huge, not to mention the bandwitdh, spellchecking hundreds a post a day, would consume. MG's would need more than one English language dictionary, since there are 3 distinct dialects of Modern English.

 

What's wrong with ieSpell, or any of the extensions for other browsers?

 

What three distinct dialects? There must be dozens, and then you would need to add all the foreign countries with their versions of English.

Siarad fel cymro, ty'n gwybod, oes dim ots if fi.

 

That's what I mainly use as it integrates quite nicely with vb software and it's free. Just click the icon in the upper right corner of the reply box and it brings up the spell checker or right click in the reply box and choose check spelling.

I purchased SpellCheckAnywhere several years ago and have found it works in everything I have tried it in. The versatility of it along with all the dictionary's that are available for the price is great!

Personally, I don't have a spelling issue...I've always excelled at spelling except for a couple words that plague me to this day where I transpose the letters. My main problem is poor typing skills and forgetting little things like commas.

 

ie spell doesnt work with firefox, and the new version doesnt have its own extention. i need a spell check and would love to see one for mg. although i understand the issues between english english, and american english i cant see why you would have to have both. if you just had american english (this is after all an american site) the few words that were spelt differently would cause no more confusion than the members own spelling of these words. just my two cents.

 

Of course, even the best spellchecker only goes so far...



A Little Poem Regarding Computer Spell Checkers...

Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

 

Americans can't spell.
They keep leaving the letter U out of words like humour, rumour, and lots of other words that escape me. I'm having a senior moment. Bazza

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That's why I said, "or any of the extensions for other browsers".

There are plenty of spellcheckers for FireFox, SpellBound comes to mind, and Opera has one also.

 

Oxford English, which is proper english. Hardly spoken or used. Taught mainly in non-english speaking European countries as an additional language.
American English
British English

I'll throw a fourth in Australian English, the differences between Birtish and Aussie are minor and mainly slang.

 

Some dictionaries also have Canadian, which would be the same as American one would assume, and believe it or not, New Zealand English, Belize English, Carribean English, Hong Kong English, Indian English, Irish English, Jamaican English, Malaysian English etc etc.....

 

I would classify thoses as sub-dialects of British. Since most of those countries are former Birtish Colonies.

 

Then America is also a former British colony.

There's also South African English, and that's not solely British.

 

I'll give you that, but American has strayed so far from the Queen's English, or should I say King's English ; it has become it's own dialect.

 

Yeah, that's true.

There really isn't much of a difference between the others to warrant the seperate titles.

 

not since the newest two updates. i looked at everything i could and although there was a thread somewhere explaining how you could adapt one of the spellcheckers to firefox, it was very complicated and the results questionable.

 

I don't use FireFox, so I can't speak from experience, but I'd be surprised there isn't a spellchecker available?

 

however, this is a predominately american site, and those spelling inconsistancies will exist whether we have two types of spellchecks or one. as far as things like southafrican english goes, once again i think we are all thinking too much! maybe we could just have an american one to start with, and if it proves useful and popular perhaps some of the english mods could work on a british version?

 

It's not often I get accused of think, let alone thinking too much.

 

1. Oxford English is not a dialect, it's correct usage by definition, but there are also Estuarine English, Northern English, Liverpool English, Yorkshire English, Geordie English, Glasgow English and so on and on and on.

2. American English is indeed a dialect, but you must remember that:-
a. There are a lot of dialects in the US of A
b. There is a lot more of America than US of A

3. British English? Bite on the bullet, boyo. In England they speak English. full stop. (or period, in your version of their languiage)

 

You are correct, I should not have cited Oxford English as a dialect. I did. however. indicate that it is the proper form of English.

Amercian English refers specifically to the USofA and there aren't that many different dialects in this country anymore. You can chalk that up to a mobile society and Television.

The English don't even speak Oxford English. Oxford English is very rarely used or taught, with the exception of non-English speaking European countries, and those countries we collectively refer to as the Third-World.

I did learn Oxford English when I was younger, that was what was being taught at the time. Here in the USofA, American English is now the main stay. Why, because no one in this country uses Oxford English.

Don't call me a boyo. I am neither a boy or a young man. It is an insult to call a grown man a boy.

 

Halo, that was very well said! I tend to ignore these type of posts when I run across them.

 

The missing "U" comment was only a joke to see what reaction I would get. Bazza

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Halo, thanks for putting this back on track. My very first comment was to the OP, the others, well...

I agree a spellchecker won't make you spell any better. I use them to catch any of the numerous transposition erros I make when typing. You've all probably seen of few of them; like, teh. Use a dictionary, if you don't know how to spell a word. I own two, a Webster's Dictionary and a Oxford English Dictionary. The Websters Dictionary is right next to my computer and gets used. So much, that I normally have to replace it every couple of years.

The main issue with spellcheckers and forums doesn't really have anything to do with scripting, be it php or java. The dictionary would need to be stored in a database on the server, which would increase the number of SQL queries, that have to be made. Thus impacting the performance of the forum and increasing bandwidth.

If you need spell checking there are numerous add-ons that will do it for you. If you can't find an add-on you like; you can always type your post in a word processor first. Spellcheck for errors, copy & paste when satisfied with the content of your post.

 

Real simple solution, use word or your word processing software to type replies, then copy paste to the reply window here

Edit whoops missed the few above posts

 

Good / great idea from Abby, via Halo. I always remember the advice when it is too late and my post reply has vanished into the ether for some reason.
Slow learner, I guess.
Bazza

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not compatable with 1.5.0.3 (but thanks anyway...and any other suggestions?)

 

ASPELLFOX should work with your version of FireFox.

 

This WORKAROUND may also help you get SpellBound to work.

 

And after you've done all that, a newer version of FireFox is available HERE.

Or you could just use a decent browser like Opera.......

 

installed it but got this when i tried it

 

That's because you need to install both Aspell and the precompiled dictionary.

Aspell is pretty good (I use it in Opera), but it's a convoluted process.

Either try installing both, or use the workaround link for Spellbound.

Much Aloha.

 

i did install both....or at least i thought i did.

 

uninstalled it and did it agian. no joy, now not even the little box!!

 

tried the spellbound workaround, but when i link to the download site, i get a blank page.

 

does this work...yeah-hay. thanks insomniac. did the workaround thing but dragged the address to the bar as opposed to clicking the link. anyhow seems to work. much aloha

 

'you can get everything you want..from majorgeeks restaurant'

 

You're welcome, Many Aloha.

 

colour color
neighbour neighbor
grey gray

Subtle differences!

 

Whoa, from a Scottish Canuck:- Grey is the colour, or the English side of the GRAY clan. Now GRAY is the noble name of a Scottish Family, and DANG I am one of them. snicker, just flaming from one Canuck to another Milty, the Geek in me, made me.........honest Bro.

 

Correct on both accounts! Canada still recognizes the monarchy. We have the queen on our coins:

http://www.patrickbyck.com/images/loonie_toonie.jpg

AS you can see on our famous loonies and toonies, and she still appoints our govenor general.

 

Exactly, thankfully I always just used a dictionary when I didn't know how to spell something, even when I was IM'ing a friend. Now I never have trouble spelling anything unless I'm using one of them new smart people words.

I was over at a friend's house the other day, he was writing an e-mail, and he kept asking me how to spell stuff. He must of asked me five different times and they were all really easy words. I was like, "Wow."