spell checker in the browser

[pohopo]

Every so often people ask "can you add spell checking ability to . . . .etc etc" and I say 'no' because there is so much processor overhead and the checkers i have seen are clunky.

It then dawned on me today, why on earth is spell checking not built into the browser? That way it does not have to be done on the server and every site would automatically have spell checking as it would be site independant? It seems like such a simple and great idea. Or am I missing something?

[BuzzLY]

The browser is a window into the page that someone has created. I would be outraged if I created a page a certain way, only to have the browser "correct" the page based on some arbitrary rules Microsoft or Mozilla thought were important.

No, the browser is NOT the place for a spell-checker.

[pohopo]

Originally posted by BuzzLY
The browser is a window into the page that someone has created. I would be outraged if I created a page a certain way, only to have the browser "correct" the page based on some arbitrary rules Microsoft or Mozilla thought were important.

No, the browser is NOT the place for a spell-checker. You totally missed what I wanted. I do not want it to change any of your HTML. I want it to spell check text area and text boxes that the user types into. The spell checker would only be for forms data. In my work most of my development is around creating workflows with lots of data entry so a spell checker built into the browser would be great.

[goldbug]

Safari can :D

Enjoy: http://8help.osu.edu/2143.html

[pohopo]

Originally posted by goldbug
Safari can :D

Enjoy: http://8help.osu.edu/2143.html Interesting, thanks for the link goldbug! Now if only they can make it standard on PC based browsers.

[stolzyboy]

there is a plugin for IE on vinders as well... i think it's iespell or something

edit: here: http://www.iespell.com/

[Weedpacket]

For Mozilla/Firefox there's something called Spellbound (http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/). For checking the odd word or so the RiteOfTongue (https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category=Editing%20and%20Forms&numpg=10&id=485) extension is offered.

Note: I haven't tried either of these.

[BuzzLY]

Originally posted by pohopo
You totally missed what I wanted. I do not want it to change any of your HTML. I want it to spell check text area and text boxes that the user types into.Doh! You are correct. That would be cool. :)