7:53 a.m.
I can spell fairly well but I am a lousy typist and
frequently mistype words, mostly transpose letters or drop
one. The spellchecker with Thunderbird 6.0 seems worse than
ever, the suggestions it lists are frequently bizarre. Has
anyone else observed this and hopefully found an alternative?
Bob
10:30 a.m.
On 09/12/2011 07:53 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I can spell fairly well but I am a lousy typist and
frequently mistype words, mostly transpose letters or drop
one. The spellchecker with Thunderbird 6.0 seems worse than
ever, the suggestions it lists are frequently bizarre. Has
anyone else observed this and hopefully found an alternative?
... or a way to make it do U.S. English, rather than U.K.
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2:42 p.m.
New subject: Thunderbird alternative spellchecker -
On 12/09/11 15:24, Ed Greshko wrote:
On 09/13/2011 01:47 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> For example, I dropped the "t" in printing this morning
> "prining" and it offered me the following list:
>
> preening
> pruning
> priming
> pining
> printing
>
>
> If I get careless and click Replace it defaults to "preening."
> It's a mystery to me what kind of logic produces that result?
Simple, "phonetics".
Remember, spell-check is more than just correcting "typing" errors.
Ed, if there is really some phonetic correlation, I'm not
satisfied with it and I don't think it works as well as it did
six months ago.
I was just looking for a better app., apparently there is none
so I will make do with what I have, it didn't cost me anything ...
Bob
2:07 p.m.
On 09/12/2011 05:34 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 12/09/11 13:04, g wrote:
<>
> one wants normal words, other wants u.s. english. neither tells
v/r.
>
> using "version 2.0.0.24 (20110906)", when i;
>
> "edit> preferences> composition> spelling"
>
> i see near middle of window;
>
> Languages: English/United States ^v
>
> Download More Dictionaries
>
>
> does that help?
>
I don't know what version I had originally but that offers me
the one I downloaded/installed this morning which was probably
the same thing I began with.
probably.
It seems to me the spellcheckers in earlier Thunderbird versions
caused me less grief. Perhaps I have improved things with the
most recent effort, but I still have doubt. I'll wait and see..
it just seems that way. see below.
On 09/12/2011 05:47 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 12/09/11 13:12, g wrote:
<>
> btw, did you mean "Thunderbird" or "The
Underbird"? ;)
>
For example, I dropped the "t" in printing this morning
"prining" and it offered me the following list:
preening
pruning
priming
pining
printing
If I get careless and click Replace it defaults to "preening."
It's a mystery to me what kind of logic produces that result?
if the word does not match what is in the dictionary, the 'look up'
has an algorithm to search for close matching. of course this algorithm
is written by a human, so you can take it from there.
I know it's bad so I can live with it but I set out looking for
something better. It's just that it irks me ...
over time, the human adds to dictionary and modifies algorithm, so
you can/should be able to understand why if gets worse.
most of all, do not forget the laws of murky.
--
peace out.
tc.hago,
g
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12:47 p.m.
On 12/09/11 13:12, g wrote:
On 09/12/2011 12:53 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> I can spell fairly well but I am a lousy typist and
> frequently mistype words, mostly transpose letters or drop
> one. The spellchecker with Thunderbird 6.0 seems worse than
> ever, the suggestions it lists are frequently bizarre. Has
> anyone else observed this and hopefully found an alternative?
btw, did you mean "Thunderbird" or "The Underbird"? ;)
For example, I dropped the "t" in printing this morning
"prining" and it offered me the following list:
preening
pruning
priming
pining
printing
If I get careless and click Replace it defaults to "preening."
It's a mystery to me what kind of logic produces that result?
I know it's bad so I can live with it but I set out looking for
something better. It's just that it irks me ...
Bpb
12:34 p.m.
On 12/09/11 13:04, g wrote:
On 09/12/2011 04:17 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> On 12/09/11 11:30, Ian Pilcher wrote:
>> On 09/12/2011 07:53 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>> I can spell fairly well but I am a lousy typist and
>>> frequently mistype words, mostly transpose letters or drop
>>> one. The spellchecker with Thunderbird 6.0 seems worse than
>>> ever, the suggestions it lists are frequently bizarre. Has
>>> anyone else observed this and hopefully found an alternative?
>> ... or a way to make it do U.S. English, rather than U.K.
>>
> No, as I said, I can spell and I know the difference. It is set
> to "American." It simply make poor chives [choices, I dropped
> the O, not the best example] and often completely misses the
> mark! Perhaps I should set it to UK English and make corrections
> where required?
one wants normal words, other wants u.s. english. neither tells v/r.
using "version 2.0.0.24 (20110906)", when i;
"edit> preferences> composition> spelling"
i see near middle of window;
Languages: English/United States ^v
Download More Dictionaries
does that help?
I don't know what version I had originally but that offers me
the one I downloaded/installed this morning which was probably
the same thing I began with.
It seems to me the spellcheckers in earlier Thunderbird versions
caused me less grief. Perhaps I have improved things with the
most recent effort, but I still have doubt. I'll wait and see..
Bob
12:12 p.m.
On 09/12/2011 12:53 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
I can spell fairly well but I am a lousy typist and
frequently mistype words, mostly transpose letters or drop
one. The spellchecker with Thunderbird 6.0 seems worse than
ever, the suggestions it lists are frequently bizarre. Has
anyone else observed this and hopefully found an alternative?
btw, did you mean "Thunderbird" or "The Underbird"? ;)
--
peace out.
tc.hago,
g
.
****
in a free world without fences, who needs gates.
**
help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today.
**
to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it.
to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it.
**
The installation instructions stated to install Windows 2000 or better.
So I installed Linux.
**
learn linux:
'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html
'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/
'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html
'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/
****
12:04 p.m.
On 09/12/2011 04:17 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
On 12/09/11 11:30, Ian Pilcher wrote:
> On 09/12/2011 07:53 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>> I can spell fairly well but I am a lousy typist and
>> frequently mistype words, mostly transpose letters or drop
>> one. The spellchecker with Thunderbird 6.0 seems worse than
>> ever, the suggestions it lists are frequently bizarre. Has
>> anyone else observed this and hopefully found an alternative?
> ... or a way to make it do U.S. English, rather than U.K.
>
No, as I said, I can spell and I know the difference. It is set
to "American." It simply make poor chives [choices, I dropped
the O, not the best example] and often completely misses the
mark! Perhaps I should set it to UK English and make corrections
where required?
one wants normal words, other wants u.s. english. neither tells v/r.
using "version 2.0.0.24 (20110906)", when i;
"edit > preferences > composition > spelling"
i see near middle of window;
Languages: English/United States ^v
Download More Dictionaries
does that help?
--
peace out.
tc.hago,
g
.
****
in a free world without fences, who needs gates.
**
help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today.
**
to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it.
to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it.
**
The installation instructions stated to install Windows 2000 or better.
So I installed Linux.
**
learn linux:
'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html
'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/
'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html
'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/
****
11:17 a.m.
On 12/09/11 11:30, Ian Pilcher wrote:
On 09/12/2011 07:53 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> I can spell fairly well but I am a lousy typist and
> frequently mistype words, mostly transpose letters or drop
> one. The spellchecker with Thunderbird 6.0 seems worse than
> ever, the suggestions it lists are frequently bizarre. Has
> anyone else observed this and hopefully found an alternative?
... or a way to make it do U.S. English, rather than U.K.
No, as I said, I can spell and I know the difference. It is set
to "American." It simply make poor chives [choices, I dropped
the O, not the best example] and often completely misses the
mark! Perhaps I should set it to UK English and make corrections
where required?
Thanks,
Bob
2:24 p.m.
On 09/13/2011 01:47 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
For example, I dropped the "t" in printing this morning
"prining" and it offered me the following list:
preening
pruning
priming
pining
printing
If I get careless and click Replace it defaults to "preening."
It's a mystery to me what kind of logic produces that result?
Simple, "phonetics".
Remember, spell-check is more than just correcting "typing" errors.
--
Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to
speak it to? -- Clarence Darrow
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