Oct 31, 2006
Much talk in the tech world has been of the release of IE 7 and Firefox 2.0. The two giants of the browser world just were updated and released in the past few weeks. I have IE7 on my home computer and will say that it is a great leap forward for the Mikeysoft crew. I could use it now if Firefox 2.0 didn't have such a cool new feature that really ain't new. What is this indispensable feature? Inline spell checking for forms. ALL bloggers will greatly appreciate this.
For instance, I currently use Movable Type with Ajaxify which gives me a WYSIWYG interface for my blog entries (with round trip into the HTML code for when I need/want that). Now with Firefox 2.0 I get inline spell checking in the entries by default, just from the browser. When misspelled words are recognized (real-time as you type), they are immediately underlined with the familiar red squiggle...If you right click on the underlined words, you will get a list of spelling suggestions in the pop-up menu.
This feature alone is such an aid to blogging that Firefox 2.0 is staying my default browser.
Get it today. It is free...
Comments
Firefox 2.0 spellchecker is a monumental failure: it doesn't like the spelling of soteriological. The horror!
How bout that Clemson game? :-)
Posted by: BV | October 31, 2006 11:31 AM
If you are explaining your doctrine in terms the Firefox spellchecker does not understand, you need to follow it up with an explanation in which the spell-checker recognizes every word.
Example
Soteriology - the doctrine by which we discuss the manner and means by which a holy and good God calls sinners to himself, makes dirt bag sinners like us acceptable in his sight, makes them new people spiritually, cleans them up over time, and ultimately changes them to be more like himself forever.
Posted by: Reid Monaghan | October 31, 2006 01:27 PM