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Re: Spelling Checker in Mail.app

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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

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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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