Empower InstaSpell: On-device As-You-Type Universal spellcheck !

Hi,

While work on Empower mail viewer proceeds I think its time we can invite people for beta of InstaSpell. The idea is that unlike a PC, its more likely to mis-type on small keyboards of BlackBerry devices, hence InstaSpell is intended to be your friend in helping you with spellings.

I guess those on 8300 or newer devices may not need it but apart from them, we believe its going to be a useful addon for everyone else.

Please PM me your email ids and the device you own if this sounds interesting. I will let you know when we have enough testers, so please read any posts following this post before you PM.

Thanks.
Ani.

pm sent

PM sent, I have been looking forward to this for a long time.

toddz

pm sent.

PM sent. Looking forward to it!

dumb question - hmm how do you send a PM?

just hilight ani user name and select 'send Private Message'

PM sent

PM Sent

PM Sent

Thanks everyone. I think we have enough people in now. That should do for the beta. So no more PMs please. We will start with the beta and once we are done, it will be here for everyone else to play with.

Thanks.
Ani.

When are we gong to be able to download and how? I think I got in on the beta period...

I got the email today - installed the beta - but cant seem to get it to download dictionary. It keeps hanging on download screen.

Also, how large is this app (total) ?

I'm having the same problem as well. I've been exchanging emails with Ani without resolution at this point.

-David

Yep. No dictionary. Back to LexSpell until ani figures it out.

The dictionary is downloading for me but it's very slow. It's past 55% but the percent is "behind" the dictionary downloading dialog now, so I can't read it.

Frank

Yep, Server Issues. :(

The max someone downloaded was 55% ! We are fixing it up, and will let you know when its done. Please hold for the time being.

Thanks
Ani.

Oh how I was hoping to get in on the beta! I sent PMs from two different forums! I got no email!

So close and yet so far, I guess I will have to wait until Ani releases it for more of us desperate bad typers

thats surprising because i just checked my list, and you are way there up InstaSpell beta ! How come the emails didn't reach you..

Sure you typed in your email correctly? PM me again, just in case...

Okay - by the time I posted this, bjchantry also made the post - btw this one was for phone_caller

PM sent!!!

Servers back up yet Ani? Should we try downloading again?

Tony

I think I may have got it the first time. 47635 words in the dict?

give the guy a chance! - geez

OK, looks like I did get a good dictionary. First impression is it works just like it should Basically you type and it underlines words that it thinks are wrong. Click anywhere on the word and you get a menu with possible correct spelling. There appears to be an option to add your own custom words (when you click on the underlined word "add word" is an option).

The only thing I can see missing on first (quick) glance is a bit more configuration options. I'd like to be able to tell it to skip all words in all caps (ala acronyms) etc.

Great job so far.

Frank

I don't remember seeing anywhere where he said to attempt a new download. Aren't you jumping the gun? I think we should wait until he gives us the go ahead.

Tony

I can't read. Disregard. [Nothing to see here, folks... keep a-movin']

I didn't jump the gun (honest). I'm "someone" who got the 55%. When I went back to check it later this afternoon, it actually (very slowly) downloaded the whole thing and I'm able to use it.

Frank

I got to the same percentage as well and had the same symptoms as you. Now when I try to access it, it says Connection error 404, download and installation failed. Press SPACE to exit.

My assumption is that the servers are still down and he is not ready for us to attempt a new download.

Tony

And I stand corrected on the options (just not where I expected them). Applications --> Options --> Spell Check gives you the various options that can be set.

Frank

How's the beta coming ani?

I would like to know how big this is before downloading it again. It was going really slow, so either it is huge or the servers were just overloaded. I am hoping for the latter. Anyway this can be a desktop install (the dictionary) rather than ota?

Exactly. The first in-house cut we had was fast, but just before we sent it out for beta, we deliberately slowed it down to cater for users with low memory devices.. Looks like we overdid it! We are working out a better way to get the dictionary across. Hence the delay.

guess i missed the beta run for this...i won't send a PM, but lemme know if I can still get in it...

ani, when you get this all up and running again, do we have to re install the beta or just goto "download dictionary" ?

Cheers

It is just server side issues. I don't think there will be a need to reinstall, just click the download dictionary button.

pm sent.. and i would be glad if I could be considered as part of the beta testers testing.

as ani said above...

thanks for pointing out.. I missed it.

no problem.

any status on ther server issue yet?