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Tardis:Spell checking with Firefox (view source)
Revision as of 17:21, 11 August 2012
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#Restart Firefox, as prompted. You're done! | #Restart Firefox, as prompted. You're done! | ||
== | ==Mac users should edit in Safari== | ||
[[T:MAC SPELL|Global British spelling in Mac OS X]] is ''really''' solid and complete. The Firefox extension by Mark Tyndall (version 1.19.1) is not so good. It fails to take a stand on some of the most basic Trans-Atlantic spelling differences. | [[T:MAC SPELL|Global British spelling in Mac OS X]] is '''really''' solid and complete. The Firefox extension by Mark Tyndall (version 1.19.1) is not so good. It fails to take a stand on some of the most basic Trans-Atlantic spelling differences. | ||
Moreover, the Firefox extension in no way offers auto suggestion, ''much less'' actual auto-correction. There is '''''very little doubt''''' that the Firefox British dictionary will produce more spelling errors than using Safari and taking advantage of the OS X native spell checking. | Moreover, the Firefox extension in no way offers auto suggestion, ''much less'' actual auto-correction. There is '''''very little doubt''''' that the Firefox British dictionary will produce more spelling errors than using Safari and taking advantage of the OS X native spell checking. | ||