HTML Editing

weaver4 · 16 Oct 2006, 11:05 PM

I have been a paid FastMail user for over 2 years. On the day I subscribed I sent a note to this forum about HTML Spelling. I was told by the FastMail people it was on the "short list" of things to add.

Where is it?

sflorack · 17 Oct 2006, 12:21 AM

Must be that "short list" is relative.

greenplum · 17 Oct 2006, 01:48 AM

The lack of HTML spell check in FM is a regular discussed/requested item on the forums

weaver4 · 17 Oct 2006, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by greenplum
The lack of HTML spell check in FM is a regular discussed/requested item on the forums

I realize it is, but I would like an answer.

hadaso · 17 Oct 2006, 08:11 AM

The current status of HTML editing in FastMail is that the current default editor (HTMLarea) is no longer developed and maintained. Since a few months ago there are two other editors being tested (FCKeditor and Xinha). Any user can use any of the non-default editors by switching to plain text editting, choosing any editor in the "actions" menu, and then switching back to html. The choice is persistent until logout (the next time you login you get HTMLarea again). Both alternative editors seem to have spellchecker option, but not the version installed in Fastmail's compose page.

There was some work started on making the adjustment needed to switch to one of the alternative editors, but I guess that this is waiting now till the big infrastructure things are complete (full replication, domain split, full Unicode support etc.)

Disclaimer: I am not a FastMail representative. This is all just my recollection and speculation...

sflorack · 17 Oct 2006, 10:27 AM

Can't you get the Google toolbar which has spell-checking in it?

hadaso · 17 Oct 2006, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sflorack
Can't you get the Google toolbar which has spell-checking in it?

Or this?

16 Oct 2006, 11:05 PM	#1
weaver4 Essential Contributor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC, USA Posts: 246	HTML Editing I have been a paid FastMail user for over 2 years. On the day I subscribed I sent a note to this forum about HTML Spelling. I was told by the FastMail people it was on the "short list" of things to add. Where is it?

17 Oct 2006, 12:21 AM	#2
sflorack The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,937	Must be that "short list" is relative.

17 Oct 2006, 01:48 AM	#3
greenplum Essential Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: N.E. England Posts: 423	The lack of HTML spell check in FM is a regular discussed/requested item on the forums

17 Oct 2006, 08:11 AM	#5
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,853	The current status of HTML editing in FastMail is that the current default editor (HTMLarea) is no longer developed and maintained. Since a few months ago there are two other editors being tested (FCKeditor and Xinha). Any user can use any of the non-default editors by switching to plain text editting, choosing any editor in the "actions" menu, and then switching back to html. The choice is persistent until logout (the next time you login you get HTMLarea again). Both alternative editors seem to have spellchecker option, but not the version installed in Fastmail's compose page. There was some work started on making the adjustment needed to switch to one of the alternative editors, but I guess that this is waiting now till the big infrastructure things are complete (full replication, domain split, full Unicode support etc.) Disclaimer: I am not a FastMail representative. This is all just my recollection and speculation...

17 Oct 2006, 10:27 AM	#6
sflorack The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,937	Can't you get the Google toolbar which has spell-checking in it?