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Author Topic: OT: For bad spellers Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-11-2000 03:26 PM                        One thing that's always a problem for me on these BB's is there's no spell checkers. I'm really bad at spelling, even though I know what I want to say sometimes getting it down on paper is a chore. There's a program that I just got called "QuickSpell" it's a TSR program which watches everything you type in any program in Windows and tells you when you screw up. You can get a free down load at http://www.fornada.com/download_frame.htm There's a two week free trial, then it costs $25. I like it. PS I don't work for or have anything to do with the QuickSpell people ------------------ Greg Mueller Amateur Astronomer, Machinist, Filmnut  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-11-2000 06:31 PM                     When I am writing long and involved posts, I write in Word. I them spell check them and then cut and paste it into the forum. When I am writing something short like this, I just wing it.  |  IP: Logged John Walsh Film God Posts: 2490 From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way Registered: Oct 1999 posted 08-11-2000 11:14 PM                     I tried doing that, but Word left in the 'returns' so it looked strange when I pasted it into the BBS "Reply" window. Fortneatlly I'm a reely good speler, so it's not a problm.  |  IP: Logged Evans A Criswell Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1579 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-11-2000 11:16 PM                        I typically have to edit my posts at least once (and often more than once) after submitting because of mispelled words or grammatical errors. "Correct spelling and grammer is esential to good writing." I doubt that this forum software can spell check on the spot because it doesn't get the submitted input until the "Submit Reply" button is pressed, which sends the form contents to the CGI program. If such functionality were present, it would have to send back an entirely new form with the misspelled words noted, and allow editing and resubmission. These form pages act similarly to the old block mode IBM 3270 terminals, for any of you old IBM mainframe users out there. This is a good candidate thread for moving to the new Film-Yak forum.  |  IP: Logged

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