rob clement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jean-Christophe Helary wrote: >> An alternative idea is to use the spellchecker as it is and instead >> of having it enter the correct spelling, type it oneself. I do that >> and it works... :) >> >> Jean-Christophe Helary >> >> On 19 janv. 08, at 07:58, Mike White wrote: >> >>> I don't know about you, but I would rip the thing out by it's roots >>> within a couple of hours. I can spell, but my wife cannot easily. >>> For nothing else, marital harmony requires that I step on this as >>> hard as I can. Besides, how would she continue to know that she >>> needs me to >>> check her spelling if this was there? >>> >>> No we don't need this... >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Johnny Rosenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:09 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [discuss] idea for alternate spell checker >>> >>> >>> 2008/1/16, Eric Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> >>>> I have had an idea in my head for a good spell checking feature, >>>> but since >>>> I'm not a programmer, there is little I can do with it. Basically >>>> instead >>>> of >>>> the spell checker correcting the spelling, the spell checker would >>>> show the >>>> correct spelling of the word and have the user type it in >>>> correctly a predefined number of times before moving on. This >>>> would obviously be annoying if one was in a hurry so it would be >>>> an optional feature that could >>>> be easily disabled at any time, but it would be great for >>>> developing spelling skills. >>>> >>>> Eric >>>> >>> >>> >>> Ha ha... I'd love that... for everyone else... I can only speak for >>> myself, >>> but I think I know the spelling of most of the words I write, >>> especially in >>> my own language, Swedish. Still I do a lot of spelling errors, but >>> these are >>> in most cases just a result of things like hitting the wrong key and >>> things >>> like that. It would be very frustrating to spell a word maybe ten >>> times just >>> because my fingers slipped... but if the feature is possible to >>> turn off, why not? >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> Jean-Christophe Helary >> >> ------------------------------------ >> http://mac4translators.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > How about an add-on to the current OpenOffice, called a spelling > teacher. THis add-on would do as has been suggested. I think there > could be people who need to do this, but there are many who would be > too busy. > Rob
Actually, that sounds interesting if you consider future users such as school and high school students. It might even help to make OOo more a part of some schools' curriculum. IMO however it's a secondary consideration, but ... "future users" could be a big number. Just my 2 ยข Twayne --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
