'The' Issue
Posted: May 28th, ’18, 17:46
Hi there,
So, here is an example of something that is happening, and I would like to know if it can be reproduced for someone else.. I came across it due to the fact that i usually type the letters 'teh' instead of 'the'. So, what I found is that under some circumstances, the 'teh' does not get corrected to 'the', as specified in the Text Expander 'Auto Correct English' file. Now it so happens that there is another word in the Auto Complete 'English Common Words', the word 'Tehran'.
Note, I have Text Expander option to 'Display Suggestions as you type' to off, and Auto Complete 'Minimum word length' set to 3.
As I understand it, as I type the letters 'teh', when I get to h, the word 'Tehran' is suggested, and if I press '1' or [Enter], it chooses Tehran. This works fine. But if instead of typing '1' or 'Enter' I type [Space]' it should go ahead and correct the 'teh' to 'the'. Well, it sometimes doesn't. Now, if I type 'teh' and follow that with a period, comma, or other delimeter instead of a [Space], then it works, well, sometimes.
So, let's see if I can demonstrate it. Try to do this test If you will. In Notepad, type the following: -
teh [Space] teh [Space] teh [Enter] [Space] teh [Space] teh [.] [Space] teh [.] [Space] teh [.] [Space] teh [Space]
When i do this, I get the result as follows: -
teh teh Tehran teh teh. the. the. teh
Now, I am trying this out with different combinations of other words, and get similar results - it is not 'the' and 'Tehran' specific Also, if I deselect the Auto Complete 'English Common Words' file, all seems to work for auto-correcting 'teh' to 'the' every time.
Anyone want to give it a try?
So, here is an example of something that is happening, and I would like to know if it can be reproduced for someone else.. I came across it due to the fact that i usually type the letters 'teh' instead of 'the'. So, what I found is that under some circumstances, the 'teh' does not get corrected to 'the', as specified in the Text Expander 'Auto Correct English' file. Now it so happens that there is another word in the Auto Complete 'English Common Words', the word 'Tehran'.
Note, I have Text Expander option to 'Display Suggestions as you type' to off, and Auto Complete 'Minimum word length' set to 3.
As I understand it, as I type the letters 'teh', when I get to h, the word 'Tehran' is suggested, and if I press '1' or [Enter], it chooses Tehran. This works fine. But if instead of typing '1' or 'Enter' I type [Space]' it should go ahead and correct the 'teh' to 'the'. Well, it sometimes doesn't. Now, if I type 'teh' and follow that with a period, comma, or other delimeter instead of a [Space], then it works, well, sometimes.
So, let's see if I can demonstrate it. Try to do this test If you will. In Notepad, type the following: -
teh [Space] teh [Space] teh [Enter] [Space] teh [Space] teh [.] [Space] teh [.] [Space] teh [.] [Space] teh [Space]
When i do this, I get the result as follows: -
teh teh Tehran teh teh. the. the. teh
Now, I am trying this out with different combinations of other words, and get similar results - it is not 'the' and 'Tehran' specific Also, if I deselect the Auto Complete 'English Common Words' file, all seems to work for auto-correcting 'teh' to 'the' every time.
Anyone want to give it a try?