Re: Turning Off Auto-correcting In TextEdit
Re: Turning Off Auto-correcting In TextEdit
- Subject: Re: Turning Off Auto-correcting In TextEdit
- From: Deivy Marck Petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:57:11 -0400
On Oct 13, 2009, at 14:35, Felix Peregrino wrote:
Hi, I'm a neophyte in my efforts to write AppleScript scripts. For a
couple of months now I've been subscribed to this discussion list
and lurking to see if I can learn by staring profoundly at the
various scripts the members submit in their posts. If I have the
application the script is written for, I try the scripts out when I
can. I don't always know what to change to get them to work on my
machine. I figure that will come. I wanna learn how to write scripts
mostly for Mail and TextEdit. Simple stuff that probably isn't all
that challenging to people with a career.
Can something be done with AppleScript or Terminal or Cocoa, or any
other key to the matrix that will stop the SL version of TextEdit
from automatically correcting the spelling of what I write whether I
want it to or not? I can't quote people who don't or can't use good
English without the spellchecker firmly interfering and changing the
spelling back to the TextEdit authors' own version of reality. I
opened the Preferences panel and unchecked everything I saw that
might cause the problem. The checkboxes don't seem to be connected
to anything. I can't even highlight stuff anymore without some
ridiculous popup appearing that stops what I'm doing and limits my
options even before I finish highlighting the desired section.
Verbal creativity appears to have been extinguished by the dictates
of the military/industrial complex. No more new words. Making
mistakes that might oddly appear mo' better than the original
proposition will be auto-corrected to AppleSpeak. What a drag, man.
However, the auld people have known all along it was coming to this
sooner or later. "Them thar computers are ob' de Devil."
I sort of apologize for the sarcasm. Enough, at least, to appreciate
any help to stop the invasion.
_
felix
http://applepandowdy.blogspot.com/
Is using menu an acceptable option?
Then just uncheck the option check spelling as you type (Edit menu).
Obviously you can write an applescript or may be a Cocoa app.
But if you do not mind making it simple.....
Deivy Petrescu
email@hidden
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