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    Which is a better spell-check for IE9?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lineS of flight, Mar 21, 2011.

  1. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hello:

    Just wanted to know - by user experience - which is a better (more fluid, seamless, efficient but unobtrusive) spell checker for IE9?

    Currently, I use Speckie. It's OK. I believe there is another app called ieSpell or something like that.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 21, 2011
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  2. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Sage and WordWeb will both do in-line spell check for many programs including IE.
     
    newsposter, Mar 21, 2011
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  3. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks. But I have never even heard of these!!! Can you post links? In the meantime, I'll search online.

    Edit: This is regarding WordWeb and is from the FAQ on their site:

     
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  4. shakennstirred

    shakennstirred Notebook Evangelist

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    i have used ieSpell for years
    does the job great
     
    shakennstirred, Mar 21, 2011
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  5. ATC

    ATC Notebook Deity

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    I've used IEspell for quite a few years and only recently started using Speckie and there's no comparison between the two; IEspell feels like a program for Win 95 in comparison. Speckie is also fully supported in IE9 where IEspell I found was very buggy.
     
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  6. Texanman

    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    if you want to go one step further you could use a autohotkey script that automatically changes words when you misspell them... but it would require a little work to set up
     
    Texanman, Mar 21, 2011
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  7. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    That, I'm afraid, is a little beyond me at the moment!
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 21, 2011
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  8. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    I'm using Speckie.
     
    anseio, Mar 21, 2011
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  9. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Btw, when you folks use Speckie + IE9 do you notice an intermittent lag while using GMail?
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 21, 2011
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  10. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    None that I've noticed, but I don't email too often.
     
    anseio, Mar 22, 2011
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  11. shakennstirred

    shakennstirred Notebook Evangelist

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    strange never ever had a problem with iespell since i started using it back in my XP days, its just works here
     
    shakennstirred, Mar 22, 2011
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