status-intentional Spellchecker

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Is there any spell checker available on NP? If not, any plans for one?

 

[Paul]

Your web browser or OS should provide one. If you misspell a word, your browser will typically underline it or suggest a correction unless you've changed the settings.

 

[LoveCatchyDomains]

Thanks forthe response. The spellchecker option on gmail is excellent. It checks while you write. Not so on Namepros, so I'll check into the browser/OS issue.

 

[Paul]

Thanks forthe response. The spellchecker option on gmail is excellent. It checks while you write. Not so on Namepros, so I'll check into the browser/OS issue.

The spellchecker on Gmail is at least partially custom, but it's currently infeasible for us to offer a custom spellchecker of that caliber.

 

[BaileyUK]

I thought most spell checkers imbed themselves quite nicely with namepros, they certainly do for me

 

[Paul]

I thought most OS spell checkers imbed themselves quite nicely with namepros, they certainly do for me

They should, but when you've got Google's size and scale, it can make sense to do additional spellchecking server-side. That way, you get the benefit of huge datacenters full of servers and billions of data points. That's invariably going to be more powerful than anything your computer or phone can do.

While it would be possible for us to offer something comparable, we don't have Google's massive datacenters, so we'd have to outsource it to a third-party service; that means sending everything everyone types to a third party, but we're not too keen on doing that (and we doubt you are, either).

 

[zotix]

Your web browser or OS should provide one. If you misspell a word, your browser will typically underline it or suggest a correction unless you've changed the settings.

Grammarly is also a top-notch solution for people who are not native-speaker.
And OP/others can use it on mobile, as well as on any other page.
Love it.

#NoAd

 

[Future Sensors]

When it comes to using online spell checker extensions in web browsers, there are some privacy risks to be aware of. When you enable an online spell checker, everything you type in the browser is transmitted to a third party. This includes not only regular text but also sensitive information that should ideally remain encrypted. Yes, that means your passwords are part of the data sent to these third parties.

https://www.otto-js.com/news/articl...check-features-expose-pii-even-your-passwords

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...t-your-passwords-via-web-browsers-spellcheck/

If you'd rather not have your personal data transmitted to a third party, consider disabling the enhanced spellcheck feature in the browser, and do not install any external spellcheck add-ons.

 

[zotix]

When it comes to using online spell checker extensions in web browsers, there are some privacy risks to be aware of. When you enable an online spell checker, everything you type in the browser is transmitted to a third party. This includes not only regular text but also sensitive information that should ideally remain encrypted. Yes, that means your passwords are part of the data sent to these third parties.

https://www.otto-js.com/news/articl...check-features-expose-pii-even-your-passwords

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...t-your-passwords-via-web-browsers-spellcheck/

If you'd rather not have your personal data transmitted to a third party, consider disabling the enhanced spellcheck feature in the browser, and do not install any external spellcheck add-ons.

Agree, instead use www.deepl.com/write
without any sensitive data, of course.