Internet Explorer 10 to bring browser-based auto-correct

[CyberPrince]

One of the new neat features coming to Internet Explorer 10 is the first browser-based implementation of auto-correct. As the Internet Explorer blog points out, this will complement the system-wide spell check to be offered to all applications running in Windows 8, in addition to built-in spell check for IE10 on Windows 7.

Like with oh-so-many technological innovations of our time, auto-correct makes our life easier, and serves as the bane of our existence. It's a great improvement from the days of yelling at your old feature phone's T9 corrector to memorize names of streets or friends that don't currently exist in its built-in dictionary, all while managing to type away with just 9 keys.

At the same time, auto-correct serves as a source of great amusement - well, perhaps more embarrassment than amusement. So let's see how Microsoft will help out with typos on the keyboards of today, and the Windows 8 tablets of tomorrow:



Got a mistyped word? It'll change it for you automatically. If you don't like the change, you can hit CTRL+Z or bring up the context menu via SHIFT+F10 or the menu key.

If the last word you entered isn't something that appears to be an English word at first glance, then Internet Explorer will turn to the system-wide spell checker for suggestions:


You can try out these changes right now using Internet Explorer 10 in the Windows Developer Preview. One of the greatest features of it is the fact that your custom dictionary will sync via the cloud. If you're logged on with a Windows Live ID to a Windows workstation, you'll have your dictionary synchronized from any other Windows 8 PC you've logged into. Impressive, and very useful, especially if Microsoft adds this to Windows Phone 8.

While auto-correct sounds great (so long as it isn't as amusing as its siblings on other platforms), we wonder why this functionality isn't offered system-wide as is the case of the spell checker? Perhaps a third party addon can answer to that.

source:

http://www.neowin.net/news/internet-explorer-10-to-bring-browser-based-auto-correct

CyberPrince Reviewed by CyberPrince on 9th Nov 2011. Internet Explorer 10 to bring browser-based auto-correct One of the new neat features coming to Internet Explorer 10 is the first browser-based implementation of auto-correct. As the Internet Explorer blog points out, this will complement the system-wide spell check to be offered to all applications running in Windows 8, in addition to built-in spell check for IE10 on Windows 7. Like with oh-so-many technological innovations of our time, auto-correct makes our life easier, and serves as the bane of our existence. It's a great improvement from the Rating: 5

[foxman]

Hope it fails. Chrome, Firefox FTW........

[Kedzi]

My MBP corrects everything I write anywhere... Pretty late lol

[DJboutit]

IE got on the bandwagon 2yrs to late all browsers had tabs before IE did. IE failed so hard nobody uses it so nobody will care what they do

[l0calh0st]

More than 50% is still using IE, and I won't be surprised if IE will stike back.

[Sp32]

My firefox has the dictionary thing which tells me if I have spelt something wrong...?

[Th3KiNG]

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lol IE

[bxflow]

My firefox has the dictionary thing which tells me if I have spelt something wrong...?

Auto correct works just like iphone auto-correct. if you type tomorraw im pretty sure it will turn it into Tomorrow. Firefox turns words that are spell wrong Red while auto correct just does what it says. And about no one using IE, well a lot of schools,enterprises use IE.

[AlternativeWeb]

IE = root to all evil~!!

As a freelancer, IE has wasted so much of my time. I wish they would just end their IE project and put their time and money on improving their OS instead.

[mintcold]

Now all they are doing is copying Chrome and firefox .....

"IE lived a long time ,but its old now and needs to either evolve faster than other browsers or die...."
Charles Darwin