Am I missing an option? It's not something that I've always dreamed of but now that Lion has auto-correct I'd really like to try double spacing for a period to see how I like it. Anyone know why we can't do this/ if it's possible?
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Auto-correct in Lion but no double space to period?
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Why would you want to do this? It's only in iOS because the period is on a separate "page" of the keyboard, meaning it takes more inputs to get to the period. On a keyboard, you have a period. It'll develop bad typing skills to get used to double spacing for a period. I'm not aware of a way to modify the system-wide autocorrect.
I guess so. I never really realized how inane it is to want this feature until reading your post. Still, it'd be fun to try.
Isn't that what a lot of technology is for?lol sometimes technology just makes us lazy.
Ex. Dishwasher, laundry machines, coffee maker ...
Personally, I think double tapping the space bar is just a different way to enter a period. It's not like it removes the period making a sentence harder to read. I even think it's more ergonomic.
Go into preferences -> Language & Text
then under the "Use symbol and text substitution" add a new rule
Put two spaces to be translated into a period and a space then you have what you want
it doesn't actually display the period until you type something else, but it does the job.
then under the "Use symbol and text substitution" add a new rule
Put two spaces to be translated into a period and a space then you have what you want
it doesn't actually display the period until you type something else, but it does the job.
Go into preferences -> Language & Text
then under the "Use symbol and text substitution" add a new rule
Put two spaces to be translated into a period and a space then you have what you want
it doesn't actually display the period until you type something else, but it does the job.
That will work until the OP has to put more than one space in anything while typing.
It doesn't seem to work everywhere either. It doesn't work while typing this. It works in the url bar though. odd
I agree!
Put two spaces to be translated into a period and a space then you have what you want
it doesn't actually display the period until you type something else, but it does the job.
Wow, thanks!
That will work until the OP has to put more than one space in anything while typing.
No different than an iPhone.
Your username makes me cry.
It can be done
It can be done, though this workaround doesn't function exactly the same as on an iOS device.
- In "System Preferences" find "Language & Text" and select "Text"
- Add a new rule where " " (double space) is replaced with ". " (period space).
-Enable "Symbol and Text Substitution"
-Check this new rule
*it works most places, but not everywhere, you need to start typing again for the period to show up in some cases.
It can be done, though this workaround doesn't function exactly the same as on an iOS device.
- In "System Preferences" find "Language & Text" and select "Text"
- Add a new rule where " " (double space) is replaced with ". " (period space).
-Enable "Symbol and Text Substitution"
-Check this new rule
*it works most places, but not everywhere, you need to start typing again for the period to show up in some cases.
How can I get this to work in Mavericks?
I try this and get ...
In Keyboard preferences > Text Tab
I try this and get ...
In Keyboard preferences > Text Tab