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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2006-11-30 18:03
Hi,
Recently, I thanked Mark C for the spell checker that he put on the BB. It is something I have always wanted. However, he emailed me back and said, there is no spell checker on the BB, it must be your browser.
OK, I'm a fairly adept software and computer user but can anyone help me under stand why I have this spell checker now? I have just gone to a new CPU but still use XP, Outlook, and Firefox. The spell checker resembles a Microsoft product as far as the layout. I have not looked into my custom dictionary but I suspect that there are words in it from me adding from this BB.
I'm sure some "expert" here has the answer.
Thanks in advance.
HRL
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Author: buedsma
Date: 2006-11-30 18:20
it looks just like the other ads and is called by a javascript. Cross-site scripting isn't supposed to happen here :-)
Post Edited (2006-11-30 18:21)
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2006-11-30 18:28
But the funny thing is, I thought I had configured the new CPU to be exactly the same as the fried unit that is being replaced. I never had the spell checker before.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-11-30 18:49
....probly part of an XP upgrade download
Bob Draznik
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2006-11-30 19:59
Hank Lehrer wrote:
> there is no spell checker on the BB,
> it must be your browser.
The new version of Firefox has a spell checker built in. IE 7 may have one too, I haven't looked carefully at it yet.
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Author: Merlin
Date: 2006-11-30 20:21
I just switched to Firefox 2 at home, and it indeed does have spell checker built in.
Very useful.
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2006-12-01 00:05
Also with Firefox 2, I do not have to go crazy to get www.accuradio.com streams which are really great only seemed to work with IE. I have IE7 but the spell-checker did not work until I switched to FF2.
Another reason to switch to Firefox2.
Thanks all for the help.
HRL
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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2006-12-04 16:25
No, I put it there. You should thank me repeatedly and often...
leader of Houston's Sounds Of The South Dance Orchestra
info@sotsdo.com
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2006-12-04 18:56
Hi Terry,
I may have missed something here. What did you put and where? Do you work for Mozilla?
HRL
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Author: awm34
Date: 2006-12-04 19:57
Another nice feature in Firefox (spell checker aside) is the IE Tab "extension" or "add-on" that allows one to open a Firefox tab with IE abilities. It's very useful for the occasional web page that Firefox will not render.
Once installed (Tools/Add-Ons, etc.) you right click on any bookmark and choose the "Open in IE Tab" option.
Alan Messer
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2006-12-04 20:34
I also have the Sp Ck, and except being sometimes "promped" to use apostrophes, do like it. Im on AOL, and IE, but sure dont know where Sp Ck came from, really "frankly Madam, I don't ----". Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: David Peacham
Date: 2006-12-05 08:29
The spel chekker has apered in my firefocks to.
i dont need it and dont like it.
how do i get rid of it pleese?
(Serious question - I seriously hate computers telling me what to do.)
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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.
To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2006-12-05 08:46
"It's very useful for the occasional web page that Firefox will not render."
Something strange with my computer, some websites will work only with Firefox!
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Author: hans
Date: 2006-12-05 15:30
If it will fix fix the "embouchure" problem I'm in favour of it :-)
Hans
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-12-05 16:03
David,
in order to disable the seppl checker...
go to Tools/Options.../Advanced/General and uncheck the "check my spelling as I type" box
- or (alternate fingering) -
open an empty window/tab, navigate to "about:config" and set the "layout.spellcheckDefault" entry to 0.
--
Ben
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