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    Anyone recommend an auto spell checker for firefox please?

    I'm looking for something to auto correct spelling and punctuation, for use on Hexus and other forums.

    Just something that will add capital letters if you forget them, the ability to type in "im" and it changes it to "I'm" - that kind of thing, with an auto spellchecker if possible.

    Is there such a thing?

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    I'm not sure if their is an auto correct one,

    I use the spell checker with the Google toolbar: http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/...r/FT3/intl/en/

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    Thanks Iain.

    I could have sworn that there used to be a spell checker in firefox 2 when it came out, it wasnt auto correct, it just underlined the words that were wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clunk View Post
    Thanks Iain.

    I could have sworn that there used to be a spell checker in firefox 2 when it came out, it wasnt auto correct, it just underlined the words that were wrong.
    There is, but for some reason it doesn't seem to work... (the setting for it is under advanced)

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    Thanks, you are right, it doesnt work
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    works for me O_o

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    just install the brit dictionary extension, to get it working thing is it doesnt do auto correct as far as i know.
    Last edited by Kumagoro; 19-03-2007 at 06:47 PM.

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    and if u right click any edit box in FF2 you can force it ot check that edit box

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    Yup, as Kumagoro said you have to install the dictionary of your choice, though it doesn't do auto correct. Still quite handy though

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    Thanks chaps, its working now after reinstalling the British English dictionary.

    An auto correct plugin would be very handy, although, I suppose I could just hoover the crumbs out of the laptop keyboard instead
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