Spell check

[Shrek]

I know very little about the forum software, but is a real-time spell check an option?

 

[cvaldes]

What's wrong with the spell checking/autocorrect features in your web browser?

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

FOr reasonsa I dont fully understaaand they dontwork on TUP .

I have to manually edit any errors.

I have used Grammarly before; I believe it works but I know the built-in fuctions do not.

 

[Calenhad]

All I can say is that the built-in spellchecker in Firefox works just fine. No idea if Chrome/ium spellchecker works

 

[Ruru]

Personally I've hated that red underline since the 90s.. so please no, or at least it has to be user disableable.

All I can say is that the built-in spellchecker in Firefox works just fine. No idea if Chrome/ium spellchecker works

And it's a feature I instantly disable in every software even as a non-native English speaker.

 

[Chrispy_]

Chrome spellcheck works fine for me.
I'm going to assume it's a plugin or adblocker interfering. Worth checking in a clean/reset install of Chrome with all-default settings and no plugins or extensions.

 

[Bones]

What's wrong with the spell checking/autocorrect features in your web browser?

Annoying as all Hell.
All that is disabled in my browser and I won't have it any other way.

I "Think" I'm capable of spelling words correctly or even correcting myself if need be - I know I'm capable of correcting my own mistakes, if nothing else about it.

 

[Shrek]

What's wrong with the spell checking/autocorrect features in your web browser?

It doees not always work; I mispelled does on purpose to see how long till it caught it, it didn't. But sometimes it does catch spelling errors... very strange.

I'm on Edge under Windows 10

 

[Toothless]

Typically people read before they post and fix their own spelling. However this is just for spelling and not horrible advice.

 

[delshay]

It doees not always work; I mispelled does on purpose to see how long till it caught it, it didn't. But sometimes it does catch spelling errors... very strange.

I'm on Edge under Windows 10

It works perfectly here, never had issues with it. It underlines a red bar if you misspell a word

Microsoft Edge Windows 7 & 10

 

[cvaldes]

There's a certain percentage of insufferable people on the Internet who are apparently perfect at everything they do. That's great, I'm so happy for them. We are grateful that you wish to honor us with your presence.

This discussion is not for you. Take your lofty perfection elsewhere because it doesn't help the OP. I'm sure your inboxes are full from people asking you out for a date. Help those people out.

For the rest of us feeble proletarians, there are multiple reasons why spell checking tools exist:

• fatigue
• haste
• imperfection
• ignorance

A note about the latter: to correct your own spelling, you need to know correct spelling to begin with. Not everyone does (gasp). And not just people who are writing in a language that isn't their native one (there are plenty here at TPU).

No one was born knowing the correct spelling for every single word on the planet.

Browser based spell checking tools have been around for almost as long as the web browser itself, thus 30+ years. It's not like this is a new feature built on experimental cutting edge technology.

If something like a commonly used application (a web browser) on a commonly used operating system (let's say Microsoft Windows 10) doesn't work properly, it's best to bring it up with the software developer. But if not a lot of people have complained about it, it's worth considering that maybe the problem is specific to your system or maybe that space between your two ears. I suggest a fresh installation of Windows.

It's not like this is some obscure progression bug on a $150 million videogame that came out today running on a brand new video display driver that also came out today.

And like any tool, it needs to be monitored by the user. You just can't turn on auto correct and expect it to right with 100% accuracy forever and ever.

 

[Chrispy_]

IMO websites shouldn't have spell-checkers; Spelling is a user-specific thing that should be tied to your device's user account, be that at the OS level, or application level.

If you want spelling assistance you'll want the spell-checker to behave consistently across the whole web, and not have to learn how to use a new, different spell-checker based on the whims of each website's designers, and have to alter the defaults to your own preferences every single time you use a new website that accepts text input.

You'll want your own dictionary modifications, your own preferences, and your own shortcuts and auto-fills to be on hand no matter which site you're using. Setting it per-website is insane. The logistics of getting it to work in a way that aren't completely daft are beyond my imagination - If you don't like your browser's spell checker, find an alternative - either a third-party extension, plug-in, OS input method, whatever.

Spell-checkers have been a solved problem for 30 years and refinements have been suffering from diminishing returns since Web 2.0, 20-ish years ago.