is there a faster way to perform spell checking in atom?

Question

right now i have to highlight the word that is underlined as misspelled, then double click it, then choose correct spelling, then choose the right word. i am tired just writing all these steps, any idea how to get this done faster? I use vim plugin, so PLUS 1 for any solution that will let me avoid the trackpad/mouse.

Answer 1

By default, the keyboard shortcut cmd-shift-: (ctrl-shift-: on Windows) will quickly bring up a list of corrections when your cursor is on a misspelled word.

Answer 2

With the 1.11.0-beta5 version of Atom, I had to register the spell-check keyboard shortcuts myself.

I put the following in my keymap.cson (Edit -> Keymap):

'.platform-darwin atom-text-editor':
  'cmd-:': 'spell-check:correct-misspelling'

'.platform-darwin .corrections atom-text-editor':
  'cmd-:': 'core:cancel'

'.platform-win32 atom-text-editor':
  'ctrl-:': 'spell-check:correct-misspelling'

'.platform-win32 .corrections atom-text-editor':
  'ctrl-:': 'core:cancel'

'.platform-linux atom-text-editor':
  'ctrl-:': 'spell-check:correct-misspelling'

'.platform-linux .corrections atom-text-editor':
  'ctrl-:': 'core:cancel'

'.corrections atom-text-editor[mini]':
  'enter': 'core:confirm'
  'tab': 'core:confirm'

Source: https://github.com/atom/spell-check/blob/master/keymaps/spell-check.cson