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March 18[edit]

Auto-Correct[edit]

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab, with the GO Keyboard. HOW do I stop it from auto-correcting anything I write? I do not mind it giving me alternatives while I am typing, because I can choose a word half way through and this can save time, but when it automatically decides that whatever I typed is incorrect and fills it in with something unrelated (except maybe having some letters in common - the minimum seems to be 'none') then at best this is going to take more time than was necessary, OR I am going to insult someone. In my work, I deal with lots of foreign people, and I wrote to a new client from India a few days ago, and then read my email shortly after sending it (I'd been in a hurry - normally I read before sending). "Dear Peasant,..." it began. I emailed back immediately, of course, and we both had a chuckle, but sometimes it may present problems (I don't want to write to one of my 'Twitter Followers' and have the email begin 'Dear Twat Face...', for example). KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 11:56, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have the default Samsung keyboard as well and it's always swearing when I didn't intend to. There are different keyboards that you can download. On my last phone, I had Swype which was much better. I don't type on my phone that much, so I haven't bothered to replace the current one. Dismas|^(talk) 12:18, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Just looked at that Swype - it looks fairly decent, but the free version is a fully-featured 30-day trial of the paid-version, so I don't think I'll bother just yet. I'll look around for free ones first. KägeTorä - (^影_虎) (Chin Wag) 12:59, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Java web front end[edit]

As part of a research project, we've developed a simulation written in Java. We'd like to make it available on the Web. This sort of thing must have been done many times before. Is there a generic Java Web front end out there, preferably open source, that we can use for this purpose, rather than write one ourselves? --agr (talk) 18:48, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There are a few things you could consider. Java Web Start and Java applet are two ways to deliver Java in webpages. Nowdays you need to use code-signing to get these to run without problems. Google Web Toolkit will generate JavaScript web front-ends from java code. You may also find something in Comparison of web application frameworks which fits your needs.--Salix alba (talk): 22:49, 18 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]