# US-International keyboard layout and markdown spell checker interraction issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/us-international-keyboard-layout-and-markdown-spell-checker-interraction-issue/40261>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [19 September 2024 02:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/us-international-keyboard-layout-and-markdown-spell-checker-interraction-issue/40261 "2024-09-19T02:34:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![xv1c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/e5b9ba/32.png) [@xv1c](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/xv1c)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2024 02:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/us-international-keyboard-layout-and-markdown-spell-checker-interraction-issue/40261/1 "2024-09-19T02:34:09Z")

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### Operating system

macOS

### Joplin version

3.0.15

### Desktop version info

Joplin 3.0.15 (prod, darwin)

Client ID: 9915e8e3db5d4157afebc4fdb31fdd54  
Sync Version: 3  
Profile Version: 47  
Keychain Supported: No

Revision: 598677b

Backup: 1.4.1  
Conflict Resolution: 1.2.3  
Home Note: 2.0.0  
Note encryption: 1.1.1

### Sync target

Dropbox

### Editor

Markdown Editor

### What issue do you have?

I encountered an issue with an interaction between the Markdown spell checker and the US-International keyboard layout.

## Issue description

- Entering accented letters (é à ï ô) using an US-International keyboard is done by entering a dead key like ` or ' followed-up by the letter.
- The issue occurs sometimes after entering such accented letter like é in the Markdown editor
- When the issue occurs, text is pasted from another note. It is often 1 or 2 lines from a note previously opened and not related to the current note. The pasting occurs just after the accented letter.

## Other information

- I wasn't able to identify what starts the issue to happen. Once it starts to occur, any accented letter input will paste the same text again and again.
- I previously used Joplin on Linux and it occurred from time to time as well so it is not OS dependent.

## Markdown spell checker is causing the issue

- Searching the forum and issues on GitHub, I have found references (see below) to similar issues and its relation to the Markdown spell checker.
- Disabling the Markdown spell checker resolved the issue for me

## References

- Cursor Jumping when entering backtick marks using markdown #6256 [Cursor Jumping when entering backtick marks using markdown · Issue #6256 · laurent22/joplin · GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/6256)
- Issue when entering quotation marks with markdown [Issue when entering quotation marks with markdown](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/issue-when-entering-quotation-marks-with-markdown/24312/1)
- Weird editor behavior with "US International" Keyboard layout #6798 (can't post more than 2 links)

Let me know how I can help to identify what triggers the issue or if any additional information is useful.

For the time being I will keep the spell checked disabled.

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**Post date:** [19 October 2024 02:34 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/us-international-keyboard-layout-and-markdown-spell-checker-interraction-issue/40261/2 "2024-10-19T02:34:32Z")

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Closed on 19 October 2024 02:34 UTC

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