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MugShot 3 Feb, 2019 @ 2:47am
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Solution found to disable spellchecking.
Find

C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME\AppData\Local\Steam\htmlcache\UserPrefs.json

Open the file "UserPrefs.json" with a texteditor and

search inside the file for: "dictionaries":["de"]

change it to "dictionaries":[""]

remove the "xx" letters for your language and save the file.

restart steam

done


Last edited by MugShot; 3 Feb, 2019 @ 3:14am
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TTRM 3 Feb, 2019 @ 3:12am 
Thanks, bud.
You might wanna add in (for those unaware) that you have to open the file with notepad (or another text-editing program).
Kobes 3 Feb, 2019 @ 3:46am 
Thanks, it works.
You should post this on reddit too.
Darklord 3 Feb, 2019 @ 4:38am 
Thanks for this. Works perfect.
tomppis 3 Feb, 2019 @ 5:26am 
If you cannot find the AppData folder, it might be hidden / system folder so you need to set hidden files and folders visible from the folder settings.
Good job there. Excellent work.
Zu 3 Feb, 2019 @ 7:02am 
Very nice. Didn't think there'd be a solution this early.
monktk 3 Feb, 2019 @ 7:12am 
Thank you! I'd been getting a bit annoyed at correctly spelled, yet uncommon words such as "hotfixed" getting that ugly red squiggle under them.

There's no excuse for Steam implementing this without also implementing a menu option to disable it, but at least there's a workaround. Thanks for doing for us what Steam didn't bother to.
Hotkeys 3 Feb, 2019 @ 2:04pm 
Thank you very much! No more underlines while writing for me :D:
SoniXX 3 Feb, 2019 @ 3:59pm 
Thanks, works perfect!
KampRotte 4 Feb, 2019 @ 2:44am 
Great stuff :Likes: thnx mate.
RIP Julian LeFay 4 Feb, 2019 @ 10:33am 
Thanks MugShot you the real hero.
scr3wdriver 4 Feb, 2019 @ 11:16am 
thanks for the tip and kinda a shame you have to dig deep into code yourself to get rid of something noone asked for
SomeGuy712x 4 Feb, 2019 @ 11:16pm 
Awesome, thanks! After I made that adjustment to the "UserPrefs.json" file, the annoying red lines stopped appearing for me the next time I turned on my computer. It's nice to not see those red lines anymore when talking about proper names or certain perfectly cromulent words.
Alucard † 5 Feb, 2019 @ 10:48pm 
I love you.
It worked flawlessly!
No more annoying red underlines! :D
Dowlphwin 5 Feb, 2019 @ 11:29pm 
Originally posted by monktk:
Thank you! I'd been getting a bit annoyed at correctly spelled, yet uncommon words such as "hotfixed" getting that ugly red squiggle under them.

There's no excuse for Steam implementing this without also implementing a menu option to disable it, but at least there's a workaround. Thanks for doing for us what Steam didn't bother to.
I have long ago assumed the reality-based view that there is ONLY an eternal beta client. - Yes, not implementing a damn trivial checkbox but requiring us to edit a cache file is facepalm, but this is how Valve rolls. They don't seem to care much about reputation, which is probably due to all their underage gambling schemes being so lucrative.
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