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"Mark Rae [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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>> What is the best way to implement client-side spell checking in an
>> existing web forms application?
>>
>> I'm using VS2008 vb.net.
>
> All spell-checking requires looking up words against a collection of other
> words. This collection is usually, but by no means exclusively, in
> dictionary files of various formats.
>
> Completely client-side spell-checking would involve the dictionary being
> available client-side. Since all modern browsers are designed specifically
> to prevent any direct interaction with the hardware and software of the
> machine on which they are running, this dictionary would need to be
> downloaded with the HtmlResponse as some sort of JavaScript array - hugely
> impractical as well as massively resource-hungry.
>
> A far better solution would be to use an AJAX-based solution. Obviously,
> you could roll your own, but there are loads of 3rd-party solutions
> available. I'd suggest you use one of those. I use this one:
> http://www.essentialobjects.com/Prod...llChecker.aspx
>
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> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
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