THAT SPELL CHECK THING AGAIN

Read carefully, MetraRy -- JG was suggesting kicking in a dollar or two, not kicking a$$

I dont handle the technology upgrades around here, but I'm fairly certain we're limited to what phpbb provides in their software releases. Learn more: http://www.phpbb.com/

Although we would appreciate any monetary donations... we continue to pay the maintenance for this site out of pocket.

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There is no integrated spell checker in phpBB at this time, and I don't know of any plans to add one. There are third-party spell checkers (SpellingCow seems to be the most popular one), but I haven't found one that is completely free. Writing a spell check applet ourselves would not be a simple task.

Also, as I think someone pointed out, you'll want to be able to add words to your own personal dictionary, so a server-side solution won't help you there. If you have Microsoft Word (or any word processor with a spell checker), you can paste your post into it and run its spell checker.

Although I understand the desire to have a spelling checker, my personal suggestion is to take the time to carefully proofread your posts. Most posts aren't that long. I think you'll find that not only will your spelling errors decline, but the quality of your posts will increase.

I understand what you are saying, Micheal. I "proof" my posts, after I view them, then Make any corrections I happen to catch. Problem is, there are a few folks that probably wouldn't see the errors, if they read it 5 times. I miss stuff, while re-reading my posts, from time to time.If an option become available, I am agreeable to help it's funding, so keep that in mind. I haven't found a way yet, to "proof" my post, and have it changed/corrected automatically. Every way I have tried still requires me to go back, and manually correct, what a spell check has found. Thanks for trying

For all who are interested in having spell-check capability, I discovered today that the latest version of Google Toolbar includes a built-in spell-checker, which will work with any web site you visit.

Google Toolbar is free, and has several other useful features that many of you might appreciate, such as a word translator (convert English to other languages and vice versa), pop-up blocker (which is already built into Mozilla/Firefox and the newest version of Internet Explorer, but this is useful if you're running an older browser version for some reason), and some other nifty features. The spell-checker alone makes it worth the download.

Mozilla/Firefox version: http://toolbar.google.com/firefox/

MS Internet Explorer version: http://toolbar.google.com/index_2

Edit:
I've been searching all over the web trying to find a web browser spell-checker that's freeware (not shareware or demoware) and so far Google Toolbar is the only one I've found. I'm sure there are several good shareware web browser spell-checkers, but I didn't want something that was going to nag me about buying it or sending in a donation, or worse yet, annoy me with advertisements.