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Add spell checking into every input field!

Isn't it obvious that every input field or text area should have a "Check spelling" option in the context menu - or even as-you-type checking and highlighting à la Word?

Obviously not (yet).. Apple added spelling as base service "AppleSpell" into Mac OS X - that's the right way.
How to add spelling into a Mac OS X Application

Google ad shows a link to www.asutype.com when searching for "spell checker" - looks like the missing - cover it all - spell checker for Windows.

Opera added a nice feature into the latest release
How to enable check spelling in Opera 7.5

One challenge of the today’s information architecture is to transform the knowledge from our brains into easy findable content - and that's mostly by typing stuff somewhere. Helping peoples feeling comfortable while writing text and let them focus on the content itself (rather the correct spelling) will bring us a step closer.

Cédric

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