# Spell checker

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spell-checker/107389>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 21, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spell-checker/107389 "2007-06-21T06:55:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mahendra)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spell-checker/107389/1 "2007-06-21T06:55:44Z")

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Hi everybody,

I want to add spell checker in my rhtml page.  
Whatever user entered in all textarea and text boxes i want to check  
spell of them.  
How can i do that?

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**Author:** ![Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mahendra)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spell-checker/107389/2 "2007-06-21T07:20:20Z")

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I’m not sure what the point would be, most browsers include one now.

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**Author:** ![Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mahendra)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spell-checker/107389/3 "2007-06-21T07:28:34Z")

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removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> I’m not sure what the point would be, most browsers include one now.

HI,  
Thanks…

i m using rail framework.  
And in my user entry form i want to add this spell checker.  
If browser support it already how to use it.

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**Author:** ![Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Mahendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mahendra)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spell-checker/107389/4 "2007-06-21T07:36:21Z")

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Firefox and konqueror do it without you doing anything. I’m not sure  
about IE and safari.

Google showed me these for ruby, although I haven’t used them:

[http://deezsombor.blogspot.com/2005/08/how-to-build-ajax-ed-spellchecker-with.html](http://deezsombor.blogspot.com/2005/08/how-to-build-ajax-ed-spellchecker-with.html)

> **[maxkiesler.com](http://www.maxkiesler.com/index.php/comments/ajax_and_ruby_on_rails_based_spellchecker_demo/)**
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> This domain may be for sale!

On Jun 21, 3:28 pm, Mahendra W. \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-