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Jan 4th, 2012, 1:26 PM
Is there a way to add spell check to text fields using Form Tools?
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Hi Steadman,
Not "out the box", I'm afraid. Did you want this functionality within Form Tools itself, or on your public form?
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Jan 8th, 2012, 7:32 AM
(This post was last modified: Jan 8th, 2012, 7:36 AM by SteadmanTech.)
It'd be great if it were available within Form Tools itself but from the sounds of it that is not likely. If that's the case I am wondering if there is a way to build spell check onto Form Tools in my individual install. I am guessing that could be very complex to accomplish but I don't know. Hence the question...
Maybe I should be searching the web for javascript solutions or something of that sort?
I have a client for whom I have installed Form Tools. They love the system but are complaining that their users make horrible spelling errors and they actually publish these form submissions so this is a bad situation for them. If I could implement spell check on a field-by-field basis that would solve the problem. So a global solution built into Form Tools would not necessarily be a requirement.
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Adding my voice here, because it's an interesting thought. I'd like to see a spell-check of some kind on a field by field basis as well. This would be on public web-based (external) forms.
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Huh! Clearly there's an interest in this.
This *could* be done with the Custom Fields module, but it would take a little custom work to configure the field. Unfortunately, I'm going to be busy with the website update + Form Builder for the next few weeks and won't be able to look at anything until then. But once it's been released, remind me about this: I'd very much like to add it.
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