[Javascript] Spell Checker

[Del Wegener]

In mathematics, certain items leave no room for variation. In those few 
instances, checking a sentence for correctness would work.

Let's not get too far off topic here.
Del
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Warner" <john at jwarner.com>
To: "'[JavaScript List]'" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 2:36 PM
Subject: RE: [Javascript] Spell Checker


I can't imagine how you could check sentences for correctness (not the
spelling, the content). Would seem the correct sentence could have far too
many variations to deal with short of pouring hundreds of man hours into
your algorithm. To be or not to be: to open my veins or leave the red juice
where it belongs. Both effectively say the same thing though the bard is
far better at it then my attempt at rephrasing. But I bet you get the idea
here. I've always thought the best you could effectively hope for would be
multiple choice and maybe single word fill in the blank arrangements. More
then that and I would think a human would be needed.

But alas this has little to do with JavaScript. If it were me I would move
off a Linux server to Windows so I could use the Word dictionary. And yes,
I know Linux is far superior to windows etc etc, but word has a good
dictionary and in the MS environment easy to get at.

John Warner




> -----Original Message-----
> From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
> [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Del Wegener
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 3:21 PM
> To: [JavaScript List]
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] Spell Checker
>
>
> John;
>
> Your guessing is correct.  If you care to look at an example
> where I want to
> implement the spell checker, go to:
> http://www.drdelmath.com/meramec_college_algebra/chapter_summa
ries/college_algebra_summary_chapter_1.html
and click on the first FIB Quiz menu item (in green)

As I mentioned in an earlier post, some questions will require more than a
single word.

Later I would like to implement questions where the student must write an
entire definition or rule or property.

If it were not for these anticipated extensions, I would simply use
JavaScript to compare the student's entry with a few common misspellings.

Del





> Re Nice to have or need to have, I suspect the goal here is to
> automate
> the
> testing process, so likely his 'answer' checker might require good
> spelling. BUT that is 100% guess on my part.
>
> John Warner
>


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