SteveW
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Post by SteveW on May 30, 2006 21:51:55 GMT
Andy, Guys,
Being a bit deficient in the spelling department I now find that I get a friendly plop when I request a "Spell Check".
Is it my end after having the usual routine operating system upgrades from Microsoft or is it site related?
Narrowing it down, is it a Java thing? I've not changed anything my end other than the OS patches.
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gwrfan
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Post by gwrfan on May 30, 2006 22:56:20 GMT
Hi Steve,
I just spell-checked/chequed your text here, and it worked fine. I guess it has to be something at your end.
Regards
Geoff
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Post by Tel on May 31, 2006 10:07:47 GMT
Friendly Plop? Is it you pop-up blocker stopping it. Try hitting againg after the 'plop'
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Post by Tel on May 31, 2006 10:09:58 GMT
looks like I should 'ave used it on the above  |
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Post by gwrfan on May 31, 2006 10:12:11 GMT
Have you been on the 'plonk', Tel? ;D Hehe!
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Post by baggo on May 31, 2006 15:33:34 GMT
Hi Steve, What browser are you using ? If you are still using Internet Exploder  then installing the upgrade may have altered your security level. I've just had a play with IE and noticed that if you set the security level to 'high' the spell check box appears but doesn't do anything. Setting the level back to medium restores it's functionality. Perhaps some other settings have changed as well. Personally I now use Mozilla Firefox (free download) which is a far superior product (no connection, just a satisfied user)  John |
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SteveW
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Post by SteveW on May 31, 2006 22:16:15 GMT
Baggo,
I'm using Internet Exploder like I guess most others here but update things when Microsoft publish another routine faux pas fix. And I have thought about trading up to one of the other browsers but I'll need to get one of those "roundtoit" thingys first.
I have the thing set to "medium" security and it just doesn't work. Of course it will be a major chase to find what they made better. If I knew the mechanism used by the spell checker I could pin it down quicker.
If other folk out there also allow MS to keep their XP up to date maybe they also have a 'broken spellers'. The thing is it worked the other day and doesn't now.
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Post by Phil Sutton on Jun 4, 2006 19:58:07 GMT
Have you tried holding down the "cntl" key while you hit the spell checker button?
Bws Phil
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SteveW
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Post by SteveW on Jun 4, 2006 21:31:55 GMT
Phil,
Never heard of the Ctrl Key but just tried it and it worked a treat. Begs the question "what does it do differently?".
The "Alt+C" described triggers a pop-up and they get blocked for all the good reasons.
So a result, just hold down Ctrl and click on "Spell Check". Thanks.
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Post by Phil Sutton on Jun 5, 2006 19:04:51 GMT
Hi Steve,glad it works.The pop up blocker I use says" to allow pop ups,press cntl(control I guess)key.It works,don't know why,just does.
Bws Phil
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then installing the upgrade may have altered your security level. I've just had a play with IE and noticed that if you set the security level to 'high' the spell check box appears but doesn't do anything. Setting the level back to medium restores it's functionality. Perhaps some other settings have changed as well.