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   Mr Pounder Esquire to Ian Jackson   
   Re: Anybody heard of this?   
   29 Jul 17 12:26:28   
   
   From: MrPounder@RationalThought.com   
      
   Ian Jackson wrote:   
   > In message , Mr Pounder Esquire   
   >  writes   
   >> Ian Jackson wrote:   
   >>> In message , Mr Pounder Esquire   
   >>>  writes   
   >>>> Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>>>> No spell checker, but I'm sure that I can get around that.   
   >>>   
   >>> There's a built-in American spoil choker:   
   >>> Tools, Options, Display, Spelling, tick appropriate box.   
   >>   
   >> There is no Display or Spelling option.   
   >   
   > My mistake. As you were. It's   
   > Tools, Options, COMPOSITION, Spelling, tick appropriate box.   
   > There's also 'Download More Dictionaries'.   
      
   There is a Compose, but that is it. No Spelling or Dictionaries.   
   >   
   > But I'm surprised you have no Display. I've got   
   > General, Display, Composition, Chat, Privacy, Security, Attachments,   
   > Calendar and Advanced tabs.   
   >   
   > Do you have Composition?   
   >   
   > However....   
   > I've been checking, and it's possible that not all versions of TB are   
   > equal. Mine started life as V11, and has steadily been updated as new   
   > versions appeared.   
   >   
   > Anyway, I'll try and see what the reason is.   
   >>>   
   >>> If you want English, there's an addon:   
   >>> >> onary-2/>   
   >>   
   >> That does not work. I've tried several free spell checkers, none of   
   >> them work.   
   >> This my punishment for hanging on to XP!   
   >   
   > No, no. Your fortitude is to be commended.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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