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Tardis:Spell checking with Firefox (view source)
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Making sure that your installation of Firefox spell checks in British English is vitally important on this wiki, since [[T:SPELL|British spellings are ''required'']]. | Making sure that your installation of Firefox spell checks in British English is vitally important on this wiki, since [[T:SPELL|British spellings are ''required'']]. | ||
== Version covered== | == Version covered== | ||
This tutorial was verified as working in Firefox 14.0.1 for Mac. It ''probably'' will work for other versions, but it has not been extensively tested. Since the add-on is platform neutral, this tutorial applies to Windows and Linux users, too. However, | This tutorial was verified as working in Firefox 14.0.1 for Mac. It ''probably'' will work for other versions, but it has not been extensively tested. Since the add-on is platform neutral, this tutorial applies to Windows and Linux users, too. However, we strongly recommend that [[#Non-British Mac users should edit in Safari|]], because this Firefox fix is '''not nearly as good''' as Safari's British spell checking abilities. | ||
== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
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#Restart Firefox, as prompted. You're done! | #Restart Firefox, as prompted. You're done! | ||
==Mac users should edit in Safari== | ==Non-British 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. | ||