the way gmail handles spell checking should be considered! i find that excellent!
martin On 15/03/06, Rich Shepard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Paul Smith wrote: > > >> What about inline spell checking? (with little wavy lines) I think a > >> lot of people are waiting for that feature. > > > > Yes, yes, I agree. Moreover, it would be quite helpful to have the > > auto-replace feature to increase one's productivity of typing. By > > auto-replace feature I mean that feature that automatically replaces > text, > > as one types, with predefined strings. For instance, "br" would expand > to > > "Best regards", "uni" to university, and so on, according to the > > predefinitions of the user. > > As long as this can be turned off I won't put up a fuss. I despise this > "feature" in OO.o. When I'm writing, I'm writing. I don't want a computer > finishing my words, telling me I misspelled something, or pointing out > that I > dropped soup on my tie. I'll check the spelling on _my_ schedule, thank > you > very much. > > Now, if the F7 key was tied by default to the spelling checker as it > used > to be, I'd be content. > > Rich > > -- > Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Quantifying subjectivity for the > Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc.(TM) | benefit of business and society. > <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: > 503-667-8863 >
