Getting rid of the red squiggly lines (spelling)

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ViggoV Author

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Getting rid of the red squiggly lines (spelling)

Hi.

I am desperately trying to get rid of the red squiggly lines that suggest I can't spell. Everywhere!

I have, of course, Googled time and time again.

I have unchecked everything in System Preferences > Keyboard > Text
In the "Spelling" dropdown I have chosen "Set Up.." and only chosen an asian language I don't use
I have unchecked everything under Edit > Spelling and Grammar, in every single app

Nevertheless those [insert comicbook swearing] squiggly lines pop up in various apps, including Safari and iMessage.

I don't mind diving into the depths of the registry, just free me from those infernal squigglies once and for all. 😖

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jan 26, 2021 8:34 AM

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ViggoV Author

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Jan 27, 2021 1:19 AM in response to ViggoV

Alright, it turns out my issue in Safari was due to Google search having it's own (annyoing) spell check. In Messages I turned "Check Spelling While Typing" on and off again, and then restarted the app. I will try the same approach if any other apps start acting up. :)

Thanks

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Jan 26, 2021 8:47 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Sorry, it seems you already did this.

The next step is in the Edit menu of an affected application, make sure that "check spelling as you type" is NOT checked:

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Jan 26, 2021 9:51 AM in response to ViggoV

I don't know why that is not working for you. I can write anything I like, and I never see those pesky squigly lines in my mac.

One of the first things I do in any mac I use is to turn off any spelling checks or corrections.

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VikingOSX

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Jan 27, 2021 1:26 AM in response to ViggoV

Wondering if you are running Big Sur (intel) within a Docker container and have a Docker spell checking plug-in also installed that is checking your typing input — even with all of the macOS spell checking controls disabled.

[ posted this before I saw your Google Search spell check anomaly]

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ViggoV Author

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Jan 27, 2021 1:33 AM in response to VikingOSX

I am not. I only use Docker for building webapps with Linux base images and I rarely run them locally. Good thinking, though!

It makes me wonder (just because the icon is next to Docker's) if Parallels Desktop might have something to do with it 🤔. It tends to be a little more invasive than I would like. It might try to share settings in some unforseeable way.

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VikingOSX

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Jan 27, 2021 1:49 AM in response to ViggoV

Due to their subscription model, I only run the old (free) Parallel's Lite on Mojave with an El Capitan guest. It is just a mental thing about subscriptions, and not a financial consideration. Uncertain how invasive current Parallel's software is over its guest content or the host environment.

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Jan 26, 2021 8:45 AM in response to ViggoV

The first place to check is System Preferences->Keyboard->Text, and make sure that the first three boxes are UNchecked:

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ViggoV Author

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Jan 26, 2021 9:02 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Thanks for your suggestions but those are both things I tried, as metioned in my original post.

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ViggoV Author

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Jan 27, 2021 12:42 AM in response to ViggoV

Just be abundantly clear, I have already tried the "normal" way:

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ViggoV Author

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Jan 27, 2021 1:57 AM in response to VikingOSX

Well, it just seems to have a lot of power neatly tucked away in an oversimplified UI. A lot of default sharing going on, like applications and user settings.

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