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  Spelling Checker in Mail.app Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2014-01-01 11:13 -0600
    Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-01-01 17:44 +0000
      Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-01-01 19:40 -0500
        Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-02 00:48 +0000
          Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-01-01 19:53 -0500
            Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-02 02:32 +0000
              Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-01-02 09:38 -0500
      Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2014-01-02 09:02 -0600
        Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2014-01-02 09:12 -0600
          Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-02 16:46 +0000
        Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-01-02 16:48 +0000
      Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-02 17:04 +0000
        Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-01-02 12:18 -0500
          Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-03 19:51 +0000
            Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-01-03 14:58 -0500
            Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2014-01-03 18:29 -0500
              Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-04 13:15 +0000
                Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2014-01-04 11:05 -0500
                  Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-05 13:05 +0000
        Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-03 08:03 +1100
          Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-03 19:51 +0000
            Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-04 08:17 +1100
              Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Tom Stiller <clusterfux.upmon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-04 15:31 +0000
                Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-04 16:03 +0000
        Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-02 23:31 +0000
          Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-03 20:34 +0000
            Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-03 16:38 -0500
              Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-04 13:15 +0000
            Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-04 17:40 +0000
              Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-05 13:05 +0000
        Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2014-01-02 18:51 -0500

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#20307 — Spelling Checker in Mail.app

The spelling checker can be useful in correcting typos (I have it check 
when I press Send; it's too annoying to have it correct as I type).  But 
it is not very intelligent.  If I reply to a message and quote the 
original message, the spelling checker checks that as well‹not only the 
original message's text but its address list as well.

I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
search to only the text that I type?

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#20308

In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
>text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
>flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
>search to only the text that I type?

What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?


Patty

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#20309

In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
 Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:

> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
> >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
> >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
> >search to only the text that I type?
> 
> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?

If you're not going to correct the errors (would you?), what's the point 
of marking them?

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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#20310

On 2014-01-02, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
>  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
>> >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
>> >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
>> >search to only the text that I type?
>> 
>> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
>> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
>
> If you're not going to correct the errors (would you?), what's the point 
> of marking them?

I don't see the problem. Are you unable to ignore them?

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#20311

In article <bijraeFk459U1@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2014-01-02, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
> >  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> >> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
> >> >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
> >> >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
> >> >search to only the text that I type?
> >> 
> >> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> >> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
> >
> > If you're not going to correct the errors (would you?), what's the point 
> > of marking them?
> 
> I don't see the problem. Are you unable to ignore them?

I almost never use spell checkers. One of the reasons is that I find 
those red squigglies really annoying. My communication is full of lots 
of abbreviations and technical jargon that isn't in the dictionaries. 
Yes, I know you can update them, but it's a PITA.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
*** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***

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#20312

On 2014-01-02, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> In article <bijraeFk459U1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2014-01-02, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> > In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
>> >  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>> >> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
>> >> >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
>> >> >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
>> >> >search to only the text that I type?
>> >> 
>> >> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
>> >> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
>> >
>> > If you're not going to correct the errors (would you?), what's the point 
>> > of marking them?
>> 
>> I don't see the problem. Are you unable to ignore them?
>
> I almost never use spell checkers. One of the reasons is that I find 
> those red squigglies really annoying. My communication is full of lots 
> of abbreviations and technical jargon that isn't in the dictionaries. 
> Yes, I know you can update them, but it's a PITA.

So turn it off. 

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#20314

In article <bik1d6Fl7utU1@mid.individual.net>,
 Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> On 2014-01-02, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > In article <bijraeFk459U1@mid.individual.net>,
> >  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On 2014-01-02, Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> >> > In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
> >> >  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> In article 
> >> >> <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> >> >> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
> >> >> >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
> >> >> >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
> >> >> >search to only the text that I type?
> >> >> 
> >> >> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> >> >> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
> >> >
> >> > If you're not going to correct the errors (would you?), what's the point 
> >> > of marking them?
> >> 
> >> I don't see the problem. Are you unable to ignore them?
> >
> > I almost never use spell checkers. One of the reasons is that I find 
> > those red squigglies really annoying. My communication is full of lots 
> > of abbreviations and technical jargon that isn't in the dictionaries. 
> > Yes, I know you can update them, but it's a PITA.
> 
> So turn it off.

I do.

Although sometimes it seems to turn itself back on. I had this problem 
with Chrome, I would turn it off and a few days later it would be back 
on again. I haven't noticed it in a while, so maybe they've fixed the 
bug.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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#20315

In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
 Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:

> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
> >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
> >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
> >search to only the text that I type?
> 
> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
> 
> 
> Patty

Each time the spelling checker finds something it thinks is wrong, it 
stops until I do something.  Not only do I not want to correct things in 
quoted text, but I also pointed out another problem:  It checks the 
email address list in the quoted message.  OF COURSE it finds thing that 
it doesn't recognize as words.

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#20316

In article 
<lybanon-A31883.09022502012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
 Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:

> In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
>  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> > Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
> > >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
> > >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
> > >search to only the text that I type?
> > 
> > What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> > the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
> > 
> > 
> > Patty
> 
> Each time the spelling checker finds something it thinks is wrong, it 
> stops until I do something.  Not only do I not want to correct things in 
> quoted text, but I also pointed out another problem:  It checks the 
> email address list in the quoted message.  OF COURSE it finds thing that 
> it doesn't recognize as words.

FOLLOWUP TO MY FOLLOWUP:  Mail.app's spelling checker is useful when it 
checks my text, but useless when it checks quoted text.  If I just have 
to live with that situation, so be it.  It isn't the end of the world.  
I was just hoping someone knew of a clever trick to improve this 
situation.

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#20317

In message <lybanon-881CFC.09121002012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net> 
  Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> In article 
> <lybanon-A31883.09022502012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>  Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:

>> In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
>>  Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>> > Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
>> > >text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
>> > >flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
>> > >search to only the text that I type?
>> > 
>> > What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
>> > the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Patty
>> 
>> Each time the spelling checker finds something it thinks is wrong, it 
>> stops until I do something.  Not only do I not want to correct things in 
>> quoted text, but I also pointed out another problem:  It checks the 
>> email address list in the quoted message.  OF COURSE it finds thing that 
>> it doesn't recognize as words.

> FOLLOWUP TO MY FOLLOWUP:  Mail.app's spelling checker is useful when it 
> checks my text, but useless when it checks quoted text.  If I just have 
> to live with that situation, so be it.  It isn't the end of the world.  
> I was just hoping someone knew of a clever trick to improve this 
> situation.

1 Turn on "Check Spelling while typing"
2 Look for any squiggly lines in the text you type
3 For each squiggly, decide if you want to correct that word

-- 
CURSIVE WRITING DOES NOT MEAN WHAT I THINK IT DOES Bart chalkboard Ep.
2F11

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#20318

In article <lybanon-A31883.09022502012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:

[Please trim the quoted text, as otherwise it's difficult to see
your new comments/questions.]


>In article <52c453e3$0$52739$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
> Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>
>> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
>> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
>
>Each time the spelling checker finds something it thinks is wrong, it 
>stops until I do something.  

Then change your preferences so it doesn't do that. Have it check
as you type instead of when you send the message.


Patty

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#20319

Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
>> text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
>> flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
>> search to only the text that I type?
> 
> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
> 
> 
> Patty

I was wondering the same. If the spellchecker on the iPad just underlined
words, I could use it to catch typos, but it kept inserting out and out
mistakes instead of just underlining beyond its limited vocabulary.  I had
to turn it off.  The underlining on my laptop doesn't bother me. Of course,
it gets carried away when I type something in another language 8-)
-- 
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

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#20320

In article <la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
 Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:

> Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> > In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> > Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> 
> >> I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
> >> text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
> >> flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
> >> search to only the text that I type?
> > 
> > What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> > the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
> > 
> > 
> > Patty
> 
> I was wondering the same. If the spellchecker on the iPad just underlined
> words, I could use it to catch typos, but it kept inserting out and out
> mistakes instead of just underlining beyond its limited vocabulary.  I had
> to turn it off.  The underlining on my laptop doesn't bother me. Of course,
> it gets carried away when I type something in another language 8-)

You're talking about a spelling *corrector*, not a spell *checker*. I 
think the former is common on mobile devices to deal with the more 
common typos.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
*** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***

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#20326

Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> In article <la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
>  Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
> 
>> Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>>> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>>> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
>>>> text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
>>>> flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
>>>> search to only the text that I type?
>>> 
>>> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
>>> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Patty
>> 
>> I was wondering the same. If the spellchecker on the iPad just underlined
>> words, I could use it to catch typos, but it kept inserting out and out
>> mistakes instead of just underlining beyond its limited vocabulary.  I had
>> to turn it off.  The underlining on my laptop doesn't bother me. Of course,
>> it gets carried away when I type something in another language 8-)
> 
> You're talking about a spelling *corrector*, not a spell *checker*. I 
> think the former is common on mobile devices to deal with the more 
> common typos.

The thing wasn't dealing with typos ; it was inserting flat-out errors in
unfinished words.


-- 
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

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#20327

In article <la74cg$qt1$2@dont-email.me>,
 Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:

> Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > In article <la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
> >  Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:
> > 
> >> Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> >>> In article <lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
> >>> Matthew Lybanon  <lybanon@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> I understand that it probably just looks like one continuous block of 
> >>>> text to the spelling checker.  But does anybody know of some secret 
> >>>> flag, or something, that can tell the spelling checker to restrict its 
> >>>> search to only the text that I type?
> >>> 
> >>> What is the problem with it checking quoted text? Does it slow down
> >>> the spellchecking? Do the underlined words annoy you? Something else?
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Patty
> >> 
> >> I was wondering the same. If the spellchecker on the iPad just underlined
> >> words, I could use it to catch typos, but it kept inserting out and out
> >> mistakes instead of just underlining beyond its limited vocabulary.  I had
> >> to turn it off.  The underlining on my laptop doesn't bother me. Of course,
> >> it gets carried away when I type something in another language 8-)
> > 
> > You're talking about a spelling *corrector*, not a spell *checker*. I 
> > think the former is common on mobile devices to deal with the more 
> > common typos.
> 
> The thing wasn't dealing with typos ; it was inserting flat-out errors in
> unfinished words.

Isn't that what it's supposed to do? To get good speed when texting, 
it's supposed to predict what you're typing from the unfinished word.

This is mostly a remnant of flip-phones, where you have to type 
everything with the numeric keypad. I'm surprised iOS devices do it when 
they have a full QWERTY keyboard.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
*** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***

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#20335

On Jan/3/2014 2:5144 PM, Erilar wrote:
> Barry Margolin<barmar@alum.mit.edu>  wrote:
>> In article<la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
>>   Erilar<drache@chibardun.netinvalid>  wrote:
>>
>>> Patty Winter<patty1@wintertime.com>  wrote:
>>>> In article<lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>>>> Matthew Lybanon<lybanon@earthlink.net>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> ....
>
> The thing wasn't dealing with typos ; it was inserting flat-out errors in
> unfinished words.
>


It's one of those quirks of iOS you have to accustom yourself to: when 
an invalid suggested spelling appears, there is an "x" on the right side 
of its window. Touch the "x" and the invalid suggestion goes away. If 
you leave it untouched, the suggestion is installed over the text you 
have typed.


It's a question of turning off spelling correction entirely or 
accustoming yourself to using touch to take control of it. I found it 
inconvenient at first, but I am getting used to it. I find a good per 
cent of the suggestions are valid and ease my typing task, but certainly 
not all of them.


>


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#20340

AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Jan/3/2014 2:5144 PM, Erilar wrote:
>> Barry Margolin<barmar@alum.mit.edu>  wrote:
>>> In article<la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
>>>   Erilar<drache@chibardun.netinvalid>  wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Patty Winter<patty1@wintertime.com>  wrote:
>>>>> In article<lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>>>>> Matthew Lybanon<lybanon@earthlink.net>  wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ....
>> 
>> The thing wasn't dealing with typos ; it was inserting flat-out errors in
>> unfinished words.
>> 
> 
> 
> It's one of those quirks of iOS you have to accustom yourself to: when an
> invalid suggested spelling appears, there is an "x" on the right side of
> its window. Touch the "x" and the invalid suggestion goes away. If you
> leave it untouched, the suggestion is installed over the text you have typed.
> 
> 
> It's a question of turning off spelling correction entirely or
> accustoming yourself to using touch to take control of it. I found it
> inconvenient at first, but I am getting used to it. I find a good per
> cent of the suggestions are valid and ease my typing task, but certainly not all of them.
> 
Only if you see the error right away. I can't touch type on the iPad's
keyboard, so the misspellings slip in.  I had to turn it off.  Underlining,
on the other hand, would have been useful for typo-spotting.
> 



-- 
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

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#20346

On Jan/4/2014 8:1514 AM, Erilar wrote:
> AV3<arvimide@earthlink.net>  wrote:
>> On Jan/3/2014 2:5144 PM, Erilar wrote:
>>> Barry Margolin<barmar@alum.mit.edu>   wrote:
>>>> In article<la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
>>>>    Erilar<drache@chibardun.netinvalid>   wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Patty Winter<patty1@wintertime.com>   wrote:
>>>>>> In article<lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>>>>>> Matthew Lybanon<lybanon@earthlink.net>   wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ....
>>>
>>> The thing wasn't dealing with typos ; it was inserting flat-out errors in
>>> unfinished words.
>>>
>>
>>
>> It's one of those quirks of iOS you have to accustom yourself to: when an
>> invalid suggested spelling appears, there is an "x" on the right side of
>> its window. Touch the "x" and the invalid suggestion goes away. If you
>> leave it untouched, the suggestion is installed over the text you have typed.
>>
>>
>> It's a question of turning off spelling correction entirely or
>> accustoming yourself to using touch to take control of it. I found it
>> inconvenient at first, but I am getting used to it. I find a good per
>> cent of the suggestions are valid and ease my typing task, but certainly not all of them.
>>
> Only if you see the error right away. I can't touch type on the iPad's
> keyboard, so the misspellings slip in.  I had to turn it off.  Underlining,
> on the other hand, would have been useful for typo-spotting.


Quite so. You understood my point and made your choice to turn it off. I 
only add that learning to touch type on an iPad and anticipating 
unwanted corrections is a somewhat useful exercise and not a complete 
waste of time.


Actually, I instinctively one-finger type on my iPad but my old 
touch-typing habit keeps me aware of where the keys are. I don't do 
documents on the iPad, just one-paragraph texts at most. I am 
touch-typing this Usenet message on my laptop, as usual.


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#20356

AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Jan/4/2014 8:1514 AM, Erilar wrote:
>> AV3<arvimide@earthlink.net>  wrote:
>>> On Jan/3/2014 2:5144 PM, Erilar wrote:
>>>> Barry Margolin<barmar@alum.mit.edu>   wrote:
>>>>> In article<la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
>>>>>    Erilar<drache@chibardun.netinvalid>   wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Patty Winter<patty1@wintertime.com>   wrote:
>>>>>>> In article<lybanon-65107C.11131101012014@70-3-168-216.pools.spcsdns.net>,
>>>>>>> Matthew Lybanon<lybanon@earthlink.net>   wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> ....
>>>> 
>>>> The thing wasn't dealing with typos ; it was inserting flat-out errors in
>>>> unfinished words.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It's one of those quirks of iOS you have to accustom yourself to: when an
>>> invalid suggested spelling appears, there is an "x" on the right side of
>>> its window. Touch the "x" and the invalid suggestion goes away. If you
>>> leave it untouched, the suggestion is installed over the text you have typed.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It's a question of turning off spelling correction entirely or
>>> accustoming yourself to using touch to take control of it. I found it
>>> inconvenient at first, but I am getting used to it. I find a good per
>>> cent of the suggestions are valid and ease my typing task, but certainly not all of them.
>>> 
>> Only if you see the error right away. I can't touch type on the iPad's
>> keyboard, so the misspellings slip in.  I had to turn it off.  Underlining,
>> on the other hand, would have been useful for typo-spotting.
> 
> 
> Quite so. You understood my point and made your choice to turn it off. I
> only add that learning to touch type on an iPad and anticipating unwanted
> corrections is a somewhat useful exercise and not a complete waste of time.
> 
> 
> Actually, I instinctively one-finger type on my iPad but my old
> touch-typing habit keeps me aware of where the keys are. I don't do
> documents on the iPad, just one-paragraph texts at most. I am
> touch-typing this Usenet message on my laptop, as usual.
> 

I'm usually sitting in a position where I need a hand to hold the iPad with
one hand.  If I'm away from home and want to type longer texts, the
external keyboard/case is right there and I use that.  I don't keep it next
to my recliner at home8-)

-- 
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist with iPad

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#20321

In article <la466k$ejf$2@dont-email.me>,
 Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> wrote:

> instead of just underlining beyond its limited vocabulary

Talking of which, I have always admired the way Google can come up 
with the word you want from the abortion you type, a task the limited 
formal dictionary-governed spell-checkers of so many apps.

-- 
dorayme

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