I asked this a couple of years ago but was not able to set that computer up for some reason. I have since changed computers and want to try it again. Are there instructions here anywhere?
Has not your browser this ability ?
Firefox >Preferences or Options/Advanced/General/Check my spelling as I type.
Unchecked in my case, and I don’t care for the idea, however KDE in Opensuse seems to implement a spell check anyway. It usually has American spellings.
I don’t think the SDMB itself has that function. Do other message boards or websites provide that service?
it is a funny thing.
i had one update go to British English.
Not in the message board software but perhaps your browser. Check your browser settings for more information and/or extensions or apps that may work for you.
I have spellcheck via Chrome.
It’s currently telling me that spellcheck is not a word. Shut up, Chrome, I say it’s a neologism and the final form hasn’t been fixed yet so spellcheck is as correct as spell check or spell-check.
The only common browser I see that doesn’t have built in spell-check is Internet Explorer version 9 or lower. Fortunately, there’s an addon that will add this feature called Speckie.
If you have Firefox, Chrome, or IE10 or higher, then some settings are messed up on your computer.