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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:42 PM
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Hey, Skinner! (Spellcheck issue edited with a fix for those who have had issues)
Edited on Mon May-12-08 03:11 PM by MercutioATC
Once the nomination is decided, can we at least get the word "Obama" recognized as something other than a typo in the DU spellchecker?


(on edit)

This isn't a DU issue, it's a Firefox issue. "Obama" and "Obama's" showed as misspelled in the body of my posts here. If I highlight the word, right-click on it, and choose "add to dictionary", it fixes the problem.

Thanks to The River for the fix.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:43 PM
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1. ewe uze spelcheker? wats rong wif ewe
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:47 PM
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3. My laptop keyboard doesn't do double letters well....
...or maybe I just type them too fast..

Regardless, I try to look for the dreaded "red underline" when I post, and it's annoying that the name of one of the two candidates left always registers as a typo.
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:46 PM
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2. Obama doesn't come up as a typo for me
It was fixed a while ago I believe.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:47 PM
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4. Me neither. "Obama's" still does though. (nt)
Edited on Mon May-12-08 02:47 PM by redqueen
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:51 PM
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7. Yes, when I type "Obama's" spell check does not recognize it
I hope that is fixed soon, it would be helpful.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 03:08 PM
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14. If you're using Firefox, follow the advice below....right-click on "Obama's" and choose
"add to dictionary".


Apparently, this entire issue was all my Firefox dictionary settings. Works fine now.
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 03:25 PM
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15. Thanks, MercutioATC...
I use IE, I wonder if it is the same in that I need to add it as being properly spelled somewhere in my program or whether it is something that can only be added to DU's spell check?
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:48 PM
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6. Maybe tied into some MS spellchecker on my laptop?
Edited on Mon May-12-08 02:50 PM by MercutioATC
I thought that DU's would take precedence...maybe not.

(on edit) I wouldn't even know where to look...I don't run MS Word or Works.
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PBS Poll-435 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:47 PM
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5. LOL - No Joke
Obama's = IBM's

According to teh checker.
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:52 PM
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8. We have spell checker ? Hot damn - I did not know that.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:56 PM
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10. It doesn't check the subject line, but if you misspell in the body of a post,
there's a red line under the misspelling.


Obviously, you have excellent spelling.
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The River Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:56 PM
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9. In Foxfire
you can just right click it and "Add to Dictionary".
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:56 PM
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11. THAT'S the answer I was looking for.
Thank you!!!!!
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Skinner ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 02:58 PM
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12. It's in the spellchecker already.
I'm guessing that you use Firefox, and the built-in spell checker is the source of your problem.
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-12-08 03:00 PM
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13. I just figured that out...with the help of another member...thanks.
...and feel free to delete this thread.
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