Re^2: Automatic spell checking when previewing

They are probably more interested in CSS over features like a spell-checker because worst case you can copy and paste to/from an application with a spell-checker for the same end results (a spell-checked post).
The CSS cannot be handled on a user side with any reasonable ammount of effort (I suppose you could set up a proxy to parse PM and rewrite the tags, but that seems a bit overkill to change a font color on new replies.)

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Re^3: Automatic spell checking when previewing by demerphq (Chancellor) on Sep 13, 2004 at 14:06 UTC
Indeed. Well said. We have lots of projects underway. The CSS is a small part of our efforts, but it is the part that is most publicly facing and the least under the user's control. But seriously there is a load issue here. Spell checking nodes is a load we probably dont want to put on the web servers. If people want spell checking they can do it themselves with their favorite tools. Also im not real sure how compatible spell checking is with nodes that are chocker full of dialect, perl keywords, cpan titles, and code blocks. Anyway thanks for the quality reply. I appreciate that somebody out there can see the method in our madness. --- demerphq _{First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi Flux8}	[reply]
Re^4: Automatic spell checking when previewing by kappa (Chaplain) on Sep 13, 2004 at 14:51 UTC
But does posting happen that often that spellchecker will really be a significant load?	[reply]
Re^5: Automatic spell checking when previewing by demerphq (Chancellor) on Sep 13, 2004 at 15:03 UTC
My personal feeling is that it probably does. But the real reason here is that its unlikely that anyone in pmdev is going to sacrifice tuits for it when it is so likely just to be a big PITA, both due to load, and due to the hassle of it all. My bet is that if we did implement it, the vast majority of the user base wouldnt want it enabled. So which is a better use of our time? New features that users cant do themselves or site reinvention of things that users can do themselves quite easily? --- demerphq _{First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi Flux8}	[reply]
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