Apple's questionable feature of predictive text was driving me nuts whenever I was trying to write, and this rainy evening I finally got around to switching it off. The simplest how-to explanation came from this link to reddit. The important part is quoted here:
The setting to disable it is a bit hidden away and it took me ages to find (which is why I've posted this in case anybody else has the same difficulty). Go to System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources > Edit > All Input Sources > Show inline predictive text and toggle it on or off.Right now I'm testing it out while posting this. Wow does it ever feel good to have that thing gone. Curiously, I left the auto-correct on (it's in the same control panel). It puts its suggestions in a small bubble below what I'm typing, which I find not nearly so distracting as putting predictive text on the same line ahead of what I'm typing.
Steve Jobs would never have put up with this shit. As his influence slowly fades, the encrustification of Apple products marches onward unabated. Linux is becoming a stronger possibility for my future.
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