topic Re: Spell checker? in Community Site Feedback

Spell checker?

jab1 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 11:53:11 GMT

I think this has been mentioned before, but I can't find the post - the automatic spell-checker (which highlighted possible errors while typing) seems to have been removed since the last Khorus update - why?

I appreciate there is still the manual option - IF you expand the toolbar - but not everyone will know this.

Re: Spell checker?

Shep41 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:54:05 GMT

My spill chucker works a treat 😂😂😂😂

Re: Spell checker?

198kHz — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:31:33 GMT

@jab1 wrote:

I appreciate there is still the manual option

...but even then, a right click doesn't offer likely corrections, as in the Firefox browser or MS Word.

On most sites, the Firefox checker woks fine, so why not here?

Re: Spell checker?

jab1 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:38:21 GMT

@198kHz I intentionally mis-spelt words in my OP, and did get the correct spelling, but as you say, most sites work fine with the FF dictionary, auto-highlighting errors, as did this site prior to the 'update'

Re: Spell checker?

198kHz — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:00:22 GMT

@jab1 wrote:

I intentionally mis-spelt words in my OP, and did get the correct spelling...

I was wondering why I didn't, but I do now - never thought to try a left click. D'oh! 🙄

Re: Spell checker?

Townman — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:44:37 GMT

I suspect that it is all conencted with the hash-up Lithium have made with the embedded TinyMCE editor with @JonoH has been trying to get them to fix for a while now. TinyMCE can be configured to use the browser spell checker - I suspect it is turned off.

For the so called "best in the industry" they have made a right hash of the user interface.

Re: Spell checker?

jab1 — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:37:55 GMT

@Townman Thanks for that information - I'd forgotten about that foul-up.

It can't be that hard to turn back on, surely - it was working just prior to the latest 'update'.

Re: Spell checker?

mechanic123 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:03:30 GMT

"Grammarly" is a good option on Windows.

Re: Spell checker?

jab1 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:25:33 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't need it - the spell-checker is still there, just slightly 'hidden' and not automatic as it was before the last 'upgrade' to the core functions of the forum.

Re: Spell checker?

Townman — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 22:08:50 GMT

Just had an update elsewhere that someone has found a setting which could be tweaked... under the appropriate change control.

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Alex — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 05:39:27 GMT

Oooh I see the manual spell checker has returned .. let's see if it works.

It does, I did prefer the original UI though before it was removed. At least it only underlines words which have already been checked by it.

Doesn't seem a bad idea, and better than nothing. Also you can the red underlining off if you click the spelling icon again which I like as the red underlining as you type really gets on my nerves.

First post since using it, but impressed so far.

Re: Spell checker?

jab1 — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 07:50:43 GMT

@Townman wrote:
Just had an update elsewhere that someone has found a setting which could be tweaked... under the appropriate change control.

Well, I wish someone would tweak it - my spelling is not bad, but as I'm not a touch typist, if I type a long post I sometimes 'mistype' and miss errors on a quick proof-read.

Re: Spell checker?

HarryB — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:39:52 GMT

Apologies for any inconvenience this has been causing.

The spellchecker on the community forums should now be set to use your browser spellchecker.

Re: Spell checker?

jab1 — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:46:32 GMT

Okey dokey @HarryB - I think it's working, but I'll reserve judgement until I can check later with a longer post.

Re: Spell checker?

MauriceC — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:31:34 GMT

Thanks @HarryB done a couple of quick checks and it seems fine.

Re: Spell checker?

billnotben — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:08:47 GMT

That's good. Now where did I put that list of other "improvements" that need reversing.

Re: Spell checker?

Townman — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:14:40 GMT

Indeed. That question already been asked elsewhere!

Re: Spell checker?

Mook — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 11:42:07 GMT

OK I must be missing something here but it is evident to my that spellchecker isn't working for me. Also in the OP there is reference to expanding the toolbar, but what does that provide? I see nothing in relation to spell checking.

As can be seen above.

Re: Spell checker?

Strat — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 11:59:28 GMT

I also no longer see the spell checker icon in the expanded toolbar.

I presume this is so because spell checking is now being performed by my browser spell checker.

Upon testing it is.

Re: Spell checker?

jab1 — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:02:07 GMT

@Mook Have you got a dictionary installed on your browser?

The reference to expanding the toolbar in my OP doesn't apply now as your browser should auto-check spelling (&grammar?).

When I posted originally there was an 'ABC?' tab between the exclamation mark and the 'HTML' in your screenshot, which I'm guessing called the 'Khorus' dictionary, but has now disappeared due to the default being an installed dictionary.

EDIT Strat beat me to it.