Network-based custom dictionary, auto-correction and text entry preferences

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• sending, to a server from a first computing device, a valid login request from a user for an account maintained on the server;
• receiving, from the server, a set of text-entry preferences associated with the account, wherein the text-entry preferences are configured for use with a plurality of applications;
• receiving, by the computing device, a request from the user to execute a first application;
• receiving, from the user by the first computing device, user-entered text associated with the first application;
• applying, by the first computing device, the set of text-entry preferences to the user-entered text;
• and
• providing, after applying the set of text-entry preferences, the user-entered text to the first application.

A system comprising:

• at least one processing device;
• and
• at least one non-transient, machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the system to provide for:
• receiving a valid login request from a user for an account maintained on a server;
• identifying, in the system, a set of text-entry preferences associated with the account, wherein the text-entry preferences are configured for use with a plurality of network-based applications;
• receiving a request from the user to execute a first network-based application on the server;
• receiving, from the user, user-entered text associated with the first network-based application;
• applying, the set of text-entry preferences to the received user-entered text;
• and
• providing, after applying the set of text-entry preferences, the received user-entered text to the first network-based application.

A computing device comprising:

• at least one processing device;
• and
• at least one non-transient, machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processing device, cause the computing device to provide for:
• sending, to a server, a valid login request from a user for an account maintained on the server;
• receiving, from the server, a set of text-entry preferences associated with the account, wherein the text-entry preferences are configured for use with a plurality of applications;
• receiving, by the computing device, a request from the user to execute an application;
• receiving, from the user, user-entered text associated with the application;
• applying the set of text-entry preferences to the user-entered text;
• and
• sending, after applying the set of text-entry preferences, the user-entered text to the application.