Amazing - last week this thread started as a humorous post (well, *I*
thought it was funny). Now it's degenerated into something completely,
um, not funny. How does this stuff happen?

Tom


In news:qtw5b.345122$o%2.157838@sccrnsc02,
Bob wrote:
| Yeah, sure.
|
| "hyubso" wrote in message
| news:kkw5b.4799$ea4.3373@newssvr32.news.prodigy.co m...
|| i don't.. i am too lazy, but for that last one i did, i just di not
|| correct teh mispellings.. or else no one would believe i wrote the
|| message!
||
|| Bob wrote:
||| Looking at your post it is painfully obvious you don't use a 'splel
||| checkr."
|||
||| "hyubso" wrote in message
||| news:Pda5b.3532$Ke7.1461@newssvr33.news.prodigy.co m...
|||
|||| i use netscape, which is also free and comes with a splel checkr
||||
|||| i even ran it on htis message, adn it detected the meany
|||| mispellings.. somehting outlook express cannot do
||||
|||| Pat wrote:
||||
||||| "hyubso" wrote in message
||||| news:e1L4b.3691$Ya7.1190@newssvr31.news.prodigy.co m...
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||| the "best" msft OS software doesn't even supply a spell checker
|||||| for use with those "best" applications like outlook express,
|||||| which does not happen to have a spell checker, and which it
|||||| takes a $50 tech support call to diagnose why the missing spell
|||||| checker does not work...
|||||
|||||
|||||
||||| Outlook Express is free. You paid ZIP for it and want all the
||||| ancillary goodies, for free.

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 15:08:09 GMT, "Tom Accuosti"
wrote:

>Amazing - last week this thread started as a humorous post (well, *I*
>thought it was funny). Now it's degenerated into something completely,
>um, not funny. How does this stuff happen?

Actually, I still find it quite funny: The two people who shout the
loudest that GEOS is dead are those who are keeping this group alive.
Without them, it might really have gone down the drain by now.

Well done, Bob and Pat, keep up the good work!


Holger

Holgar, I can't believe you really think that......

>Actually, I still find it quite funny: The two people who shout the
>loudest that GEOS is dead are those who are keeping this group alive.
>Without them, it might really have gone down the drain by now.

Holgar, You've kidding. Or, that's the funniest post in this thread so far.

>Well done, Bob and Pat, keep up the good work!

NOT!!!!!!

Marc

"Holger Laux" wrote in message
news:3f57626d.1143524230@news.bris.ac.uk...
> On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 15:08:09 GMT, "Tom Accuosti"
> wrote:
>
> >Amazing - last week this thread started as a humorous post (well, *I*
> >thought it was funny). Now it's degenerated into something completely,
> >um, not funny. How does this stuff happen?
>
> Actually, I still find it quite funny: The two people who shout the
> loudest that GEOS is dead are those who are keeping this group alive.
> Without them, it might really have gone down the drain by now.
>
> Well done, Bob and Pat, keep up the good work!
>
>
> Holger

: - )

"Marco10684" wrote in message
news:20030904132915.23171.00000479@mb-m05.aol.com...
> Holgar, I can't believe you really think that......
>
> >Actually, I still find it quite funny: The two people who shout the
> >loudest that GEOS is dead are those who are keeping this group alive.
> >Without them, it might really have gone down the drain by now.
>
> Holgar, You've kidding. Or, that's the funniest post in this thread so
far.
>
> >Well done, Bob and Pat, keep up the good work!
>
> NOT!!!!!!
>
> Marc
>

On Thu, Sep 4, 2003 10:08 AM, Tom Accuosti
wrote:
>Did anybody point out that Win is an OS (Operating system; i.e., the
>stuff that makes the rest of the programs run) and not the actual suite?
>If they supplied a spell czech (sorry) for just an OS, it would be
>pretty wasteful, wouldn't it?
>
>Jest asking.
>
>Tom
>

Probably half and half on an included spell checker. The old Mac OS did
not, but a system wide spell checker is part of OS X. I think all the Linux
distributions include a spell checker. Be does not include a spell checker,
but includes a dictionary.

I do like the included system wide spell checkers over the individual
application spell checkers because one ends up with only one personal
dictionary.

bill
--
\/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e

"Tom Accuosti" wrote in message
news:szI5b.22551$EW1.7713@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> In news:Fmt5b.3037$Qk4.2@nwrdny03.gnilink.net,

> Did anybody point out that Win is an OS (Operating system; i.e., the
> stuff that makes the rest of the programs run) and not the actual suite?
> If they supplied a spell czech (sorry) for just an OS, it would be
> pretty wasteful, wouldn't it?

I agree. A spell checker is one of those functions that I consider more in
the realm of an application enhancement. Besides, there are so many
alternative spell checkers from a myriad of sources, for Windows, that they
would not complement each other. Best to keep that in the domain of the
Office products that the user decides upon. In retrospect, I think that
Microsoft should have added a spell checker when few existed.

Let's not forget that New Deal left out the thesaurus in a version, (which I
forget the # of), and IIRC the spell checker also.

"William Ove" wrote in message
news:BB7D12D1-10FA5@67.2.185.226...
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2003 10:08 AM, Tom Accuosti

> wrote:
> >Did anybody point out that Win is an OS (Operating system; i.e., the
> >stuff that makes the rest of the programs run) and not the actual suite?
> >If they supplied a spell czech (sorry) for just an OS, it would be
> >pretty wasteful, wouldn't it?
> >
> >Jest asking.
> >
> >Tom
> >
>
> Probably half and half on an included spell checker. The old Mac OS did
> not, but a system wide spell checker is part of OS X. I think all the
Linux
> distributions include a spell checker. Be does not include a spell
checker,
> but includes a dictionary.
>
> I do like the included system wide spell checkers over the individual
> application spell checkers because one ends up with only one personal
> dictionary.
>
> bill
> --
> \/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e
>
>

Tom Accuosti wrote:

> Did anybody point out that Win is an OS (Operating system; i.e., the
> stuff that makes the rest of the programs run) and not the actual suite?
> If they supplied a spell czech (sorry) for just an OS, it would be
> pretty wasteful, wouldn't it?
>
> Jest asking.
>
> Tom
>
>
hell no, it would be sm,art to supply a a spell check for the os.. that
way the os can supply the speel check to any app that wants to make use
of it, rather than forcing all apps to supply thier own spell checkers..

that is the geos design phgilosophy.. which is more thorough and
efficient than the windwos desgn philosophy

the thesauraus and dictionary/spell chjeckers, if left out for economic
reasonS like new deeaL ( IN DESPERATION, TRYING TO COST REDUCE ITS
COSTLY, 3RD PARTY LICENSE FEE LOADED PRODUCT) AND MICOROSFT ( WHICH
ALREADY HAD A BARE BONES ,MINIMAL, HARDLY ANY 3RD PARTY LICENSE FEE COST
REDUCED PRODUCT -- ALL VERSIONS OF THE WINDOWS OS) DID, , cAn always be
purchased, LIKE NEW DEAL OFFERED AND MICROSOFT OFFERS, BUT MICROSFT
SPELL CHECKER IS ONLY GOOD FOR TEH FEW APPS DESIGNED OT MAKE USE OF IT,
WHERE GEOS SPELL CHEKCER IS GOOD SYSTEMWIDE FOR ANY APP..

FINALLY, WHEN YOU CLICK ON SPELL CHECK IN OUTLOOK EXPR3SS 5, IT SHOULD
CLEARLY STATE YOU HAVE OT BUY A SPELL CHEKCER WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE
SPELL CHECER,, RATHER THAN JUST FAIL TO WORK, LIKE THE SPELL CHEKCER
BUTTON CURRENTLY DOES




Bob wrote:

> Let's not forget that New Deal left out the thesaurus in a version, (which I
> forget the # of), and IIRC the spell checker also.
>
> "William Ove" wrote in message
> news:BB7D12D1-10FA5@67.2.185.226...
>
>>On Thu, Sep 4, 2003 10:08 AM, Tom Accuosti
>
>
>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Did anybody point out that Win is an OS (Operating system; i.e., the
>>>stuff that makes the rest of the programs run) and not the actual suite?
>>>If they supplied a spell czech (sorry) for just an OS, it would be
>>>pretty wasteful, wouldn't it?
>>>
>>>Jest asking.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>
>>
>>Probably half and half on an included spell checker. The old Mac OS did
>>not, but a system wide spell checker is part of OS X. I think all the
>
> Linux
>
>>distributions include a spell checker. Be does not include a spell
>
> checker,
>
>>but includes a dictionary.
>>
>>I do like the included system wide spell checkers over the individual
>>application spell checkers because one ends up with only one personal
>>dictionary.
>>
>>bill
>>--
>>\/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e
>>
>>
>
>
>

On Thu, Sep 4, 2003 7:58 PM, hyubso wrote:
>hell no, it would be sm,art to supply a a spell check for the os.. that
>way the os can supply the speel check to any app that wants to make use
>of it, rather than forcing all apps to supply thier own spell checkers..
>
>that is the geos design phgilosophy.. which is more thorough and
>efficient than the windwos desgn philosophy
>

Does the GEOS spell checker work with all GEOS applications or only those
applications that are supplied with GEOS? I do not have any third party
applications to try out.

I guess I am wondering whether GEOS has a system wide spell checker because
of the OS design or whether the GEOS spell checker simply works with the
GEOS suite of applications. GEOS is an operating system that comes bundled
with an Office suite, while Windows does not come bundled with an office
suite.

bill
--
\/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e

well, i just fired up ndo2000 to briefly check, adn I see the newmail
app has a spell chekcer.. so maybe those nice newmail programmers can
explain whether newmail has its own specially designed spell chekcer
modules or uses those supplied by the system software..



i really don't knwo all this stuff as i was only briefly dabbled in geos
programming SDK way back in 1994..

like pat and bob always say, i am always wrong...





William Ove wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2003 7:58 PM, hyubso wrote:
>
>>hell no, it would be sm,art to supply a a spell check for the os.. that
>>way the os can supply the speel check to any app that wants to make use
>>of it, rather than forcing all apps to supply thier own spell checkers..
>>
>>that is the geos design phgilosophy.. which is more thorough and
>>efficient than the windwos desgn philosophy
>>
>
>
> Does the GEOS spell checker work with all GEOS applications or only those
> applications that are supplied with GEOS? I do not have any third party
> applications to try out.
>
> I guess I am wondering whether GEOS has a system wide spell checker because
> of the OS design or whether the GEOS spell checker simply works with the
> GEOS suite of applications. GEOS is an operating system that comes bundled
> with an Office suite, while Windows does not come bundled with an office
> suite.
>
> bill

On 4 Sep 2003 21:25:02 -0500, "William Ove" wrote:

>I guess I am wondering whether GEOS has a system wide spell checker because
>of the OS design or whether the GEOS spell checker simply works with the
>GEOS suite of applications. GEOS is an operating system that comes bundled
>with an Office suite, while Windows does not come bundled with an office
>suite.

I am not a programmer, but as I understand it any function in GEOS is
systemwide, as long as a programmer chooses to include it into his
application (in this case: a spell check entry in the menu).


Holger

Correct Holger. Any app using the text library can make use of the
system's spell checker. The programmer just has to add a few lines of code.

John ;-)

Holger Laux wrote:
> On 4 Sep 2003 21:25:02 -0500, "William Ove" wrote:
>
>
>>I guess I am wondering whether GEOS has a system wide spell checker because
>>of the OS design or whether the GEOS spell checker simply works with the
>>GEOS suite of applications. GEOS is an operating system that comes bundled
>>with an Office suite, while Windows does not come bundled with an office
>>suite.
>
>
> I am not a programmer, but as I understand it any function in GEOS is
> systemwide, as long as a programmer chooses to include it into his
> application (in this case: a spell check entry in the menu).
>
>
> Holger

"William Ove" wrote in message
news:BB7D5E31-563A0@67.2.185.80...
> applications to try out.
>
> I guess I am wondering whether GEOS has a system wide spell checker
because
> of the OS design or whether the GEOS spell checker simply works with the
> GEOS suite of applications. GEOS is an operating system that comes bundled
> with an Office suite, while Windows does not come bundled with an office
> suite.
>
> bill
> --
> \/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e

Don't use logic like that with Hyubso!

"hyubso" wrote in message
news:NLV5b.4862$lU5.3404@newssvr33.news.prodigy.co m...
> like pat and bob always say, i am always wrong...

Well not always. Your correct in the above statement.

Another kind (NOT) observation from Bob. ... Gets tiring.

oh that is just terrible!! windwos does it much better.. geos cshould
change adn be m ore like windows... don't you agree, pat and bobo???




John Howard wrote:
> Correct Holger. Any app using the text library can make use of the
> system's spell checker. The programmer just has to add a few lines of
> code.
>
> John ;-)
>
> Holger Laux wrote:
>
>> On 4 Sep 2003 21:25:02 -0500, "William Ove" wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I guess I am wondering whether GEOS has a system wide spell checker
>>> because
>>> of the OS design or whether the GEOS spell checker simply works with the
>>> GEOS suite of applications. GEOS is an operating system that comes
>>> bundled
>>> with an Office suite, while Windows does not come bundled with an office
>>> suite.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am not a programmer, but as I understand it any function in GEOS is
>> systemwide, as long as a programmer chooses to include it into his
>> application (in this case: a spell check entry in the menu).
>>
>>
>> Holger
>
>

Hyubso. A programmer for Windows can also add a few lines of code and call
the Office spell checker. A spell checker is NOT part of an OS. Nowhere in
any documentation, (of ANY OS), of services provided by an OS is spell
checking noted.

"hyubso" wrote in message
news:2a96b.3608$5z1.683@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com ...
> oh that is just terrible!! windwos does it much better.. geos cshould
> change adn be m ore like windows... don't you agree, pat and bobo???
>
>
>
>
> John Howard wrote:
> > Correct Holger. Any app using the text library can make use of the
> > system's spell checker. The programmer just has to add a few lines of
> > code.
> >
> > John ;-)
> >
> > Holger Laux wrote:
> >
> >> On 4 Sep 2003 21:25:02 -0500, "William Ove" wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> I guess I am wondering whether GEOS has a system wide spell checker
> >>> because
> >>> of the OS design or whether the GEOS spell checker simply works with
the
> >>> GEOS suite of applications. GEOS is an operating system that comes
> >>> bundled
> >>> with an Office suite, while Windows does not come bundled with an
office
> >>> suite.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I am not a programmer, but as I understand it any function in GEOS is
> >> systemwide, as long as a programmer chooses to include it into his
> >> application (in this case: a spell check entry in the menu).
> >>
> >>
> >> Holger
> >
> >
>