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Old 08-10-2014, 11:02 PM   #1
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I've started seeing autocorrection take place when I type posts for the fora. Unfortunately, the autocorrect program doesn't recognize the words I use; Agemegos pointed out that it was changing "sorites" to "sprites" (in fact it did it just now, and I had to hit command-Z to change it back), but worse, I just saw it change "rpg" to "rig"! It doesn't seem well suited to the type of material that a lot of us are going to type here, and it wastes my time to set it straight over and over.

Is there a way to turn it off for my posts, permanently?

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Old 08-10-2014, 11:29 PM   #2
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Default Re: turn off autocorrect?

Since it's not a forum feature, no.
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Old 08-11-2014, 12:14 AM   #3
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I'd try the browser settings.
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Old 08-11-2014, 12:37 AM   #4
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Warning: speaking by vague memory
IIRC in some Mac and Win8 programmes, the auto-correct settings aren't accessed directly, but rather through some OS-wide 'text settings' or 'typing settings' or the like.
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Old 08-11-2014, 05:28 AM   #5
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Is there a way to turn it off for my posts, permanently?
I seem to recall you saying you were using a Mac, yes? I'm guessing you use Safari?

In Safari, Edit -> Spelling and Grammar -> Correct Spelling Automatically
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Old 08-11-2014, 07:36 AM   #6
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I seem to recall you saying you were using a Mac, yes? I'm guessing you use Safari?

In Safari, Edit -> Spelling and Grammar -> Correct Spelling Automatically
That's interesting. Yes, I have that menu and that option. Correct Spelling Automatically is checked—and grayed out, so I don't have the option of unchecking it.

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Old 08-11-2014, 07:44 AM   #7
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That's interesting. Yes, I have that menu and that option. Correct Spelling Automatically is checked—and grayed out, so I don't have the option of unchecking it.
Apparently, it's greyed out unless your cursor is in a text box. If that doesn't work, you may need to go into System Preferences and turn spell checking off at the system level.
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Old 08-11-2014, 11:02 AM   #8
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That is correct (and something I didn't know):
* if outside a textbox, the "Correct Spelling Automatically" option in Safari is greyed-out, but you can still see a (greyed-out) checkmark if it is on.
* if in a textbox, that option is enabled (black), and the presence or absence of the checkmark indicates whether it is enabled.

For the System Preferences, it is under Keyboard -> Text.
Okay, let's see: I'm going to type "rpg"—and presto, no autocorrect. Thanks! Putting the cursor in the textbox did the trick.

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