RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted June 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2020 OK, I've seen it all now, 'bull-ied' being autocorrected on posting to Bulleid. It might be worth taking a careful look at what's being autocorrected. Also, is there someway to tell the system to not correct a spelling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium rab Posted June 13, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2020 This came up recently and I think I'm right in saying there is no autocorrect in RMWeb. It relies on the system in the device you are using. AndyY will no doubt confirm this or advise otherwise. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) It will be the spill chucker on your device that's the culprit! Also, it logs commonly used words, so if you've been using Bulleid in a discussion on Southern matters recently, it will push that word higher up the probability scale than bull-ied, which you might not use that often, which is why it reverts to that option. Edited June 13, 2020 by jcm@gwr further explanation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted June 13, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2020 This is definitely not autocorrect in Firefox (it doesn't have it). What I type in to the edit window is 'bull-ied' (without the dash) but when posted it comes out as 'Bulleid'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted June 13, 2020 Moderators Share Posted June 13, 2020 It's a word I had set up to correct within the software years ago as I was sick of the misspelling. I'll remove it at some point. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) I much prefer the correction added by Andy. On a model railway site I would hope/expect a much greater need for the word Bulleid than 'bull-ied', it's not a word one would expect to be in regular need of use on here. Edit-need a spellchecker!! Edited June 13, 2020 by woodenhead Hope for Hop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted June 13, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted June 13, 2020 Point taken re likelihood of needing to correct to Bulleid. Is there no way we can in some way inform the system to force the spelling we want, say, with brackets or quotes of some kind? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 On 13/06/2020 at 10:46, jcm@gwr said: It will be the spill chucker on your device that's the culprit! Also, it logs commonly used words, so if you've been using Bulleid in a discussion on Southern matters recently, it will push that word higher up the probability scale than bull-ied, which you might not use that often, which is why it reverts to that option. That’s why it’s best to not talk about railways south of the Thames 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveyDee68 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I turned off predictive text on my devices, after I attempted to apologise for a bizarre text I sent someone and the reason I gave (predictive text) was changed to "predatory sex" Similarly with autocorrect constantly replacing words... I asked the question a while ago regarding RMWeb "autocorrecting" but after switching off all the AI in my own devices I now find that I can type what I intended. Of course, that does mean more proof reading before posting and, I have found, most of my posts require errors correcting that I missed, only spotted once posted! Steve S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 13/06/2020 at 11:45, AY Mod said: It's a word I had set up to correct within the software years ago as I was sick of the misspelling. I'll remove it at some point. When doing that could you add an auto-correction from guage to gauge please Andy; Every time I see that mistake some of my brain cells wither ! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nile Posted September 15, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2020 Axel is another one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I've noticed Stainer a few times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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