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Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 12 Apr 2020, 15:24

I have been using Internet Explorer 11 with Windows 10 for a while now but recently have received messages from different websites advising that they no longer support this particular Browser, there are also issues with displaying images within the Websites. Think Jacqui Lawson Cards and BBC rather than Porn sites

So I have downloaded Firefox and all the above issues have gone away but unlike IE11 I no longer have the use of a spell checker. How do I switch it on, please ?

Unread post by **towny44** » 12 Apr 2020, 15:36

Manoverboard wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:24
I have been using Internet Explorer 11 with Windows 10 for a while now but recently have received messages from different websites advising that they no longer support this particular Browser, there are also issues with displaying images within the Websites. Think Jacqui Lawson Cards and BBC rather than Porn sites

So I have downloaded Firefox and all the above issues have gone away but unlike IE11 I no longer have the use of a spell checker. How do I switch it on, please ?

Moby, click on the 3 dots at the top right and go into add ons, then into browse, and then search for english spellchecker.

Unread post by **Stephen** » 12 Apr 2020, 15:45

Manoverboard wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:24
I have been using Internet Explorer 11 with Windows 10 for a while now but recently have received messages from different websites advising that they no longer support this particular Browser, there are also issues with displaying images within the Websites. Think Jacqui Lawson Cards and BBC rather than Porn sites

So I have downloaded Firefox and all the above issues have gone away but unlike IE11 I no longer have the use of a spell checker. How do I switch it on, please ?

I found the same issues Moby, especially with the BBC weather site which started causing a problem with IE11 some time ago. I like IE11, so if I have a website problem I just open Chrome and use that, then revert back to IE11

Unread post by **david63** » 12 Apr 2020, 15:49

IE11 is end of life and has been replaced with Edge Chromium which is getting some good reviews.

Beware with Chrome that there are some strange issues on some sites in that it does not respond correctly and these are known bugs in Chrome.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 12 Apr 2020, 15:52

I use Edge on my PC with Windows 10 and had some initial issues with some websites but these seem to have been ironed out now, either by updates to the browser or to the affected sites.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 12 Apr 2020, 15:54

towny44 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:36
Moby, click on the 3 dots at the top right and go into add ons, then into browse, and then search for english spellchecker.

I have the three dots *** but it lists bookmarks / pockets and pins .... not a browse in sight

Unread post by **Stephen** » 12 Apr 2020, 15:54

david63 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:49
IE11 is end of life and has been replaced with Edge Chromium which is getting some good reviews.

Beware with Chrome that there are some strange issues on some sites in that it does not respond correctly and these are known bugs in Chrome.

I'm hanging onto IE11 to the bitter end.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 12 Apr 2020, 16:01

Stephen wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:45
I found the same issues Moby, especially with the BBC weather site which started causing a problem with IE11 some time ago. I like IE11, so if I have a website problem I just open Chrome and use that, then revert back to IE11

I also like IE11 but am not at all keen on Chrome hence the Firefox choice ...

Mervyn and Trish wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:52
I use Edge on my PC with Windows 10 and had some initial issues with some websites but these seem to have been ironed out now, either by updates to the browser or to the affected sites.

I cannot get along with ' Edge ' and apart from that Norton doesn't support it

david63 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:49
IE11 is end of life and has been replaced with Edge Chromium which is getting some good reviews.

Beware with Chrome that there are some strange issues on some sites in that it does not respond correctly and these are known bugs in Chrome.

I haven't heard of it but assume it is more akin to IE11+ than Edge ?

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 12 Apr 2020, 16:16

Manoverboard wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:54

towny44 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:36
Moby, click on the 3 dots at the top right and go into add ons, then into browse, and then search for english spellchecker.
I have the three dots *** but it lists bookmarks / pockets and pins .... not a browse in sight

I have just checked out the three parallelllll lines at the far end ( top ) : selected Option : General : Language and the radio box is ticked for ' Check your spelling as you type '.

See above

Unread post by **towny44** » 12 Apr 2020, 18:26

Manoverboard wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:54

towny44 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:36
Moby, click on the 3 dots at the top right and go into add ons, then into browse, and then search for english spellchecker.
I have the three dots *** but it lists bookmarks / pockets and pins .... not a browse in sight

Doesn't yours also have an add ons feature?

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 13 Apr 2020, 09:19

towny44 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 18:26
Doesn't yours also have an add ons feature?

It does but the're mainly ' cosmetic ' add ons and deffo no reference to any Spellcheckers.

Unread post by **towny44** » 13 Apr 2020, 09:28

Manoverboard wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 09:19

towny44 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 18:26
Doesn't yours also have an add ons feature?
It does but the're mainly ' cosmetic ' add ons and deffo no reference to any Spellcheckers.

Mine has a spellchecker for US English, plus other add ons which say English language but don't specifically say spellchecker. I only use firefox to give me an extra window on my phone, but only have limited bookmarks on it and don't use it to post anything, so never needed a spellchecker. I normally use Chrome for all my postings and that has a spellchecker under advanced settings, maybe you should switch.

Unread post by **towny44** » 13 Apr 2020, 09:50

Moby, looked again on Firefox, and you need to go to Options, and under Advanced-General-Browsing there is a feature "check my spelling as I type", tick this and see if it works.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 13 Apr 2020, 09:54

I have now locared a secrion within ' Cusytomise ' leadding to information about browsing etc. It says that spollchucking is automatic .... reelly

There are alos referneces to a Dictgionary and I have to assume that I haven't got one.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 13 Apr 2020, 09:56

towny44 wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 09:50
Moby, looked again on Firefox, and you need to go to Options, and under Advanced-General-Browsing there is a feature "check my spelling as I type", tick this and see if it works.

I checked earler and It is deffo ticked ... but still no joy.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 13 Apr 2020, 10:01

I have also located the following ....

Note:

Automatic spell-checking is only turned on for text boxes containing more than one line, where you can enter as much text as you want. Not all locales come with a dictionary installed due to licensing reasons.

David ?

Unread post by **david63** » 13 Apr 2020, 10:12

What are you picking on me for??????

Manoverboard wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 10:01
Automatic spell-checking is only turned on for text boxes containing more than one line, where you can enter as much text as you want

That is standard - technically where it is one line it is not a "text" box it is an input box.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 13 Apr 2020, 12:04

david63 wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 10:12
What are you picking on me for??????
Manoverboard wrote: 13 Apr 2020, 10:01
Automatic spell-checking is only turned on for text boxes containing more than one line, where you can enter as much text as you want
That is standard - technically where it is one line it is not a "text" box it is an input box.

That's all well and good but where's my bl**dy Dictionary ?

ps .... Where's Foxy got to ?

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 02 Jul 2020, 16:33

david63 wrote: 12 Apr 2020, 15:49
IE11 is end of life and has been replaced with Edge Chromium which is getting some good reviews.

Would that be the same Edge Chromium that's been downloading on my PC these past weeks ... it has a mind of it's own and keeps sending me messages that I continue to ignore ... I still prefer Firefox

Has anybody else got it, there's probably a glowing new big blue and green slug type icon on your taskbar ...... ?
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Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 02 Jul 2020, 16:50

That's the one I'm bitching about elsewhere.

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 02 Jul 2020, 18:00

Mervyn and Trish wrote: 02 Jul 2020, 16:50
That's the one I'm bitching about elsewhere.

... and the details are ?

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 02 Jul 2020, 18:27

Copied over:

"Why do IT people feel the need to dabble? The latest Windows 10 update includes a new version of the Edge Browser. I've yet to spot any improvement. But is no longer possible to pin your favourites list to the side of the screen so that it remains visible. So to get here requires one extra click if I'm no the home page, two if I'm on any other. What a pain."

And to summarise my answers to responses over there, I put off the update as long as possible so the bugs could be ironed out, and it's not just me missing something. MS forums are alive with others who've spotted the problem and who confirm it really isn't there as an option.

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