RE: If you have problems spelling

Post by **stitch** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:41 am

Sorry to make a topic just to reply to a locked topic, but prehaps, some people don't WANT to switch to such a shitty browser as firefox?

Forcing software down people's throats is like, very rude. People should be able to use what they want.

Post by **Andy** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:43 am

Zimmy wrote:Sorry to make a topic just to reply to a locked topic, but prehaps, some people don't WANT to switch to such a s**t browser as firefox?

Forcing software down people's throats is like, very rude. People should be able to use what they want.

We have not told people to switch to firefox, it was a mere suggestion and I'm sorry if you took it that way. Unfortunately some members thing it is OK to consistently spell everything wrong and it is very annoying.

Alternatives are:
- Type your post in a word processor and spell check it before posting
- Use a dictionary on words you're unsure of

Post by **Apache** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:07 am

What is so bad about firefox?

Post by **Andy** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:08 am

Apache wrote:What is so bad about firefox?

I guess some people don't like it. Just like I don't like IE that much.

Post by **RentedMule** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:07 am

I am sorry for the harsh undertone here... but using Internet Explorer in today's age, in Windows, is akin to smoking at a gas station. SURE, you might be lucky that nothing bad will happen, but MAN, the risk is ALWAYS there.. what GOOD could come from it?

Post by **Andy** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:09 am

RentedMule wrote:I am sorry for the harsh undertone here... but using Internet Explorer in today's age, in Windows, is akin to smoking at a gas station. SURE, you might be lucky that nothing bad will happen, but MAN, the risk is ALWAYS there.. what GOOD could come from it?

Thats what persuaded me to move to FF. Never had a single bit of spyware since. But remember its the persons choice. You can't force them.

Post by **empireum** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:12 am

Andy wrote:
RentedMule wrote:I am sorry for the harsh undertone here... but using Internet Explorer in today's age, in Windows, is akin to smoking at a gas station. SURE, you might be lucky that nothing bad will happen, but MAN, the risk is ALWAYS there.. what GOOD could come from it?
Thats what persuaded me to move to FF. Never had a single bit of spyware since. But remember its the persons choice. You can't force them.

And if someone doesn't like FF, IE's not the only browser left. What about Opera? And as said, noone here is forced to use FF if (s)he doesn't like it. FF was just used as an example for having an integrated spell checker. All what was asked for was to reduce the number of spelling mistakes in posts, by whatever means.

Post by **compact-mac** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:16 am

I use FF on my server but Opera on my laptop...

Post by **stitch** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:52 am

PS: Opera can use Aspell-win32 and Safari (Mac/Win) also has a spell checker built in.

ADD: Now that I know Aspell has a win32 version, here it comes into my programs.

Post by **Frozenport** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:57 am

Well I am suspecious of Firefox if it has the integrated Google toolbar...

Personally, I can't say that I don't like firefox, but I feel that it has a lot of features I don't need - therefore I use K-Meleon...

ALthough my speeling cuold use some work.

Post by **RentedMule** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:05 am

Frozenport wrote:Well I am suspecious of Firefox if it has the integrated Google toolbar...

Personally, I can't say that I don't like firefox, but I feel that it has a lot of features I don't need - therefore I use K-Meleon...

ALthough my speeling cuold use some work.

It has an integrated SEARCH bar. Yahoo is in there. And you can add just about anyone you want. Google is just default... and do you really blame that decision?

Post by **ZSS9393** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:53 am

I'm an Opera fanboy now, due to the fact that Firefox has degraded over time. Yeah sure, Firefox 1.5 was pretty good, but since 2.0, it sucks.

I'm not trying to force this down anyone's throats, but switch to Opera. It's just plain better.

Post by **AnDrEwP182** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:54 am

Frozenport wrote:Well I am suspecious of Firefox if it has the integrated Google toolbar...

Personally, I can't say that I don't like firefox, but I feel that it has a lot of features I don't need - therefore I use K-Meleon...

ALthough my speeling cuold use some work.

The kind that came integated with the Google toolbar was NOT an official Mozilla product, and many sources I tried had some undetected virii (at the time) in them.

Post by **Vista Ultimate R2** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:04 am

A lot of sites that have "get Firefox" links actually download the version with the Google Toolbar built in, which I assume is made by Google not Mozilla. Apparently Google pay the owner of the site with the link every time their version of the browser is downloaded, or at least that's what I've heard.

Post by **stitch** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:06 am

Vista Ultimate R2 wrote:A lot of sites that have "get Firefox" links actually download the version with the Google Toolbar built in, which I assume is made by Google not Mozilla. Apparently Google pay the owner of the site with the link every time their version of the browser is downloaded, or at least that's what I've heard.

Correct. Last I checked, it's $1 for every conversion (the google toolbar reports back that it's been installed and ran, afaik, it's the only solution I can think of to gain the credit).

Post by **Andy** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:06 am

Vista Ultimate R2 wrote:A lot of sites that have "get Firefox" links actually download the version with the Google Toolbar built in, which I assume is made by Google not Mozilla. Apparently Google pay the owner of the site with the link every time their version of the browser is downloaded, or at least that's what I've heard.

I got the google search bar in mine and mine came down with the autoupdater.

Post by **moonlit** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:08 am

Just to note, the Google Toolbar and the Firefox search box are different things... the Toolbar is an extention/plugin, the search box is part of Firefox (the bit to the right of the address bar) and isn't Google-only, just preconfigured to use Google as of course Google is what a whole lotta people use.

Post by **Vista Ultimate R2** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:10 am

Do you mean the search box or the actual Google Toolbar? All copies of Firefox come with the little search box in the top-right and there are several search engines pre-installed with Google being the default, but the special Googleised version comes with an entire Google Toolbar (like the Google Toolbar that they make for IE) pre-installed too (you can also download this toolbar separately and install it on regular copies of Firefox too).

Post by **stitch** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:20 am

moonlit wrote:Just to note, the Google Toolbar and the Firefox search box are different things... the Toolbar is an extention/plugin, the search box is part of Firefox (the bit to the right of the address bar) and isn't Google-only, just preconfigured to use Google as of course Google is what a whole lotta people use.

The firefox search bar (among most any browsers) will take any OpenSearch search "plugin" for lack of a better term. Mozilla just has the best list of those search engines.

Post by **Bender** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:22 am

Zimmy, I assume that you are referring to
http://www.betaarchive.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1178
this post. This was not made as an order, it was merely a suggestion to people that have problems spelling. I made this post after a few members blatantly ignored our spelling and grammar rules. This does not mean that you have to switch to firefox at all, but to switch to a browser that has a spell checker in it.

Post by **stitch** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:40 am

Fireware wrote:Zimmy, I assume that you are referring to
http://www.betaarchive.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1178
this post. This was not made as an order, it was merely a suggestion to people that have problems spelling. I made this post after a few members blatantly ignored our spelling and grammar rules. This does not mean that you have to switch to firefox at all, but to switch to a browser that has a spell checker in it.

You should also keep in mind, a lot of our members, and members in other forums in general, are not from an english speaking country. While their native language isint english, I do have good words to say about their english, 99% of the time, I can understand what foreginers are saying in english.

Post by **hounsell** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:42 am

i see your point, but I think this post was made because at the time, the people with the worst spelling were from english-speaking countries like the UK.

Post by **Aztech** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:02 am

Andy wrote:Unfortunately some members thing it is OK to consistently spell everything wrong and it is very annoying.

Alternatives are:
- Type your post in a word processor and spell check it before posting
- Use a dictionary on words you're unsure of

Unfortunately, spell checks only find mis spelled words, not mis used as
is demonstrated by the bold word in your quote.
TBH, I can't see what the fuss is about, if you can read the sentence
regardless of the spelling then let it be.
Xdude has been around for some time, he'd be one of the hardest
to understand if spelling's an issue, but we live with it.
Is this a beta forum or a secondary schooling.
Why do so many look for faults in others, it's so annoying reading
such posts.

Post by **Andy** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:06 am

That word was spelt correctly yet it was still a typo I agree, but you could understand the sentence. And I agree with the worst spelling people were from native English speakers. And it is true. One member got banned for not using correct grammar and spelling (though this was not the only reason, don't get me wrong. He refused to even try and made up excuses).

The fact is, everyone should be trying to spell things properly, and if you can't, use a spell checker. Its not up for debate, it should be second nature.

Post by **blahsucks-two** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:01 am

Camino can do spell-check now too.

http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/ ... pellcheck/ also indicates that Opera can use aSpell on non-Mac platforms and has native spell-checking on Macs. Basically, it's not going to be a problem unless you use Dillo, K-Meleon, or other obscure browsers. Even Konqueror and Galeon are said to work.

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