Firefox’s spell checker has saved my bacon a number of times. Before I had to search around for special tools and services to slap me on the wrist each time I misspelled mississipi..misissippi..Mississippi!
For some reason though, by default Firefox does not do spell checking in all text areas. You can fix that for youself like I did with a little about:config tweaking.
In your about:config (type about:config in the address bar to access) search for this string:
layout.spellcheckDefault
Change the value from 1 to 2 to get spell checking for all text fields and not just the big text area boxes.
Spell Check All Text Fields in FirefoxWhat do you do about misspelling words in text boxes? Well, you use the built-in Firefox spell check feature. However, by default it does not work with ALL text fields. That can simply be rectified though your about:config settings.
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A Preview of Firefox 2Firefox 2 is coming closer and looking better every day. The “spell-as-you-type functionality for text fields” looks pretty interesting. It might keep me from typing words into the Google search box every time I’m not sure how to
Text Area Resizer and Mover Isn’t there already a text area resizer add-on for Firefox? Yes, there is. Text Area Resizer & Mover however adds some more functionality and class to an already great Firefox add-on idea.
To use the add-on, just resize by right-clicking
