Plugins for Messenger - spell checker?

Maccy · 16 Feb 2008 at 23:53

Is there a spell checker for MSN? Being dyslexic, it would be good if incorrect spellings were underlined like in word/similar!

Have one for Firefox but haven't found one for MSN...

Cr0fty · 16 Feb 2008 at 23:54

Try the messenger plus site, they have a fair few plugins

Edit: http://www.msgpluslive.net/scripts/browse/

FrostedNipple · 17 Feb 2008 at 00:07

hmm, nice memory reducer

gumbald · 17 Feb 2008 at 00:11

Pidgin has one built in, but think it uses US dictionary...

chesterstu · 17 Feb 2008 at 02:06

GAIM has one built in and it has tabs on the chat window

gumbald · 17 Feb 2008 at 10:50

chesterstu said:
GAIM

Is now Pidgin

chesterstu · 17 Feb 2008 at 10:51

gumbald said:
Is now Pidgin

Shows how old my GAIM install is

Maccy · 17 Feb 2008 at 12:36

Thanks for the suggestions - Msg Plus as mentioned is annoying and Pidgin is a different client which wasn't really what I was looking for.

Guess I'll just have to wait for MSN to release it as part of the next one!

Kemik · 17 Feb 2008 at 12:38

I'd recommend Pidgin to anyone whos using MSN/WLM.

I don't have the spellchecker installed though as it requires a seperate program (installed at the same time as pidgin).

Cr0fty · 17 Feb 2008 at 12:40

chesterstu said:
GAIM has one built in and it has tabs on the chat window

Messenger has tabbed chat windows with messenger plus

MarcLister · 17 Feb 2008 at 13:40

gumbald said:
Pidgin has one built in, but think it uses US dictionary...

I thought that the Pidgin install let you choose which language dictionary to use?

gumbald · 17 Feb 2008 at 14:02

I have it turned off anyway, it bugged me. I've just found a plugin called "Switch Spell" which adds a menu to conversation windows allowing the language to be changed easily. Can't seem to find where the default language is set though.

stopstartstall · 17 Feb 2008 at 20:41

MarcLister said:
I thought that the Pidgin install let you choose which language dictionary to use?

It does AFAIK. Or at least it did the last time I installed it

I much prefer Pidgin over msn, uses a hell of a lot less resources and does everything I need it to.