When spell correcting, this package forces you to fix your mistakes three times to re-write your muscle memory into typing it correctly.

Motivation

I used to type ‘necessary’ wrong… ALL THE TIME. I misspelled it so often that it became part of my muscle memory. It is one of THOSE words for me. There are others, that by muscle or brain memory, are “burned in” as a particular pattern.

This is an attempt to break that pattern, by forcing you to re-type your misspelled words 3 times. This should help overcome any broken muscle and brain memory.

Usage

Fixing Spelling Mistakes

Step 1

Require this file

Step 2

Use M-$ to check the spelling of your misspelled word

Step 3

follow the directions of the prompt

Fixing Spelling Mistakes Automagickally

If you want, you can customize the `fix-muscle-memory-load-problem-words’ variable, and that will force you to fix the typos when you make them, rather than at spell-check time. Alternatively just call `fix-muscle-memory-load-problem-words’ with nil and an alist of problem words in the format of ((“tyop” . “typo”)).

Because this uses abbrev mode, you will need to make sure to enable it.

Helping with Extended commands

If you find yourself using `execute-extended-command’ in place of a keybinding, using this will help train you. The first three instances of the same extended command will go through normally. The next time however you will be told the key-combo to use and then prompted to enter it three times.

Customize `fix-muscle-memory-enable-extended-command’ and you’re off to the races.

Getting out

Entering in the wrong answer more than 6 times or so will exit out of the loop. Alternatively C-g (quit) will get you out as well.

Super Kawaii

Customize the variable `fix-muscle-memory-use-emoji’ to true to use cute emoji icons along with text.

Easy Setup with use-package

(use-package 'fix-muscle-memory
  :init
  (setq fix-muscle-memory-use-emoji t)
  :config
  (fix-muscle-memory-load-problem-words 'foo
                                        '(("teh" . "the")
                                          ("comptuer" . "computer")
                                          ("destory" . "destroy")
                                          ("occured" . "occurred")))
  (add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'abbrev-mode)
  (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook 'abbrev-mode)

  (turn-on-fix-muscle-memory-on-extended-command))

Changelog

v 0.1

First Version.

v 0.2

• Minor documentation fix.

v 0.3

• Fix bug when using Ispell.

v 0.90

Almost ready for 1.0!

• Gave it it’s own repository (finally).
• Added abbrev hook for fixing as-you-type-mistakes.
• properly manage the response back from `ispell-command-loop’.
• Added cute emoji. I couldn’t help myself.
• Added fix-muscle-memory-extended-command

v 0.91

• Fix Spelling mistakes in code.

v 0.92

• Package format fixes from syohex

v 0.93

• Forgot to include emoji jiggerypokery. :(

v 0.94

• Emacs 27 compatability fix.