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12-05-2007, 10:04 PM #1
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How to disable spellcheck system-wide in Leopard?It's bugging me...it only seems to turn it off per-application, is there a way to disable it permanently system-wide?
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12-05-2007, 10:28 PM #2
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Learn to spell?
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12-05-2007, 10:31 PM #3
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I tried to rep you but it won't let me so virtual REP to you tech. Funny.
Kadio, from all I can find the only way to turn it off is as you said, per application unless someone else can find something I missed. Here is a quote from the Help system.
To turn on automatic spelling and optional grammar check:
■ Open the application that you want to use and choose Edit > Spelling and Grammar > “Check Spelling as You Type.”
■ To also check grammar with spelling, choose Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Check Grammar With Spelling.
If you don’t see this item in the Edit menu, the application doesn’t provide the Mac OS X spell-checking feature. The application may have its own spell checker. Look in the application’s preferences or menus for a spell checker.
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12-05-2007, 11:27 PM #4
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Just out of curiosity, why do you want spellcheck disabled?
Do you not like spelling things correctly?
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12-05-2007, 11:38 PM #5
i dont knead know stinkin speel cheker
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12-06-2007, 10:19 AM #6
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03-07-2008, 10:07 PM #7
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http://dryfish.livejournal.com/8148.html
The method at the above link works and is easy if you're command line savvy. A few apps may complain repeatedly, such as Aperture, but if you disable their individual spell-checking preference (usually under a "Spelling' sub-menu item) they will quiet down.
Here's part of the thread:
"Disabling spell checking in MacOS X Tiger
sudo mv /System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service \
/System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service.disabled
For some reason nobody in the whole internet wants to disable the spell checker. The bloody red dashed underline really annoys me and it's always on the things I say which aren't supposed to be real words and I know that they're not so what's the point of telling me they're not real words!?
Anyway, I did the mv and it's stopped so I could potentially be happy."
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