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    Spellchecker for IE like Firefox?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Orlando Guy, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. Orlando Guy

    Orlando Guy Notebook Consultant

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    One thing I miss about FF is the spellchecker. It instantly shows a misspelling and lets you right click to fix it. The ones I have seen for IE seem to want you to push a button to spellcheck each time. Are there any out there that mimic the firefox way?
     
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    Yea, the on-the-fly spell check is one of my favorite features. I'm not sure about any good on-the-fly spell checkers for IE. I did a google search and it did turn up one or two, but I couldn't vouch for how well they work. Why can't you just stick with firefox. If you need to access any IE-only webpages, you can use IE tab.
     
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    Orlando Guy Notebook Consultant

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    Nah..I do not like FF at all..I have been using IE for a long time and I prefer it. I really can't believe they do not have this feature for IE though..kind of wild eh?
     
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    im going to answer my own question, and let you know I just installed IE7 pro, which has the spellchecker on the fly..I will see how it works.
     
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    Awesome find.... I don't use IE but if I did, I would probably install this.

    edit: Actually i'm downloading it now. I'm going to try it out for a while. Thanks!

    edit2: Link for those interested http://www.ie7pro.com/
     
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    The whole reason Firefox is so popular is because MS stopped adding features to IE a LONG time ago. They have recently revived and made IE7 and working on IE8, but they are still FAR behind in features when compared to FF and Opera.
     
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    Why would you not like Firefox when it's pretty much IE with uber-customizability?
     
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    Plus rep for ie7pro, never heard of it before and now that I have seems to be exactly what I've been looking for. 'just hope it doesn't bog down resources like FF's addons do.
     
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    based on personal experience? or just reading about?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 30, 2008
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