Post AibcdMFwcIFozOBzAO by gruber@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AibcdJmRozTHJKNOue by gruber@mastodon.social
       2024-06-04T21:27:26Z
       
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       I know I've mentioned this before, but one of my favorite features on the Mac that has no equivalent on an iPhone or iPad is adding new words to the system-wide spelling dictionary. The feature dates back to Mac OS X 10.0 and I'm pretty sure was in NeXTStep a decade before that.And, even better, the custom words you add to the dictionary are stored in a simple text file, one word per line, at:~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.AppleSpell/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary
       
 (DIR) Post #AibcdL6gtDG3QOr56W by gruber@mastodon.social
       2024-06-04T21:33:37Z
       
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       That text file used to be at an even simpler location:~/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionarybut Apple moved it at some point in the last few years into a sandboxed folder. Kinda sucks that such much stuff is buried deeper in ~/Library/, but one can see why this file deserves to be protected.
       
 (DIR) Post #AibcdMFwcIFozOBzAO by gruber@mastodon.social
       2024-06-04T22:16:43Z
       
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       If you ever make a mistake or simply wish to remove a word from your custom spelling dictionary, you don't need to edit the text file. Just secondary-click on the word again and choose "Unlearn Spelling”: