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XHTML Strict version of textarea spellcheck

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Post December 18th, 2009, 4:20 pm

I would like to turn off the built-in spellcheck functionality in certain browsers such as Firefox and Opera on a textarea that contains HTML embed code for visitors to copy and paste. This can be done with following attribute:

spellcheck="false"

However, this causes a validation error for XHTML Strict. Also, it doesn't work properly in Opera, because the spell checking returns after a user selects the embed code in the text area. Is there another method for turning off spell check functionality?
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Post December 18th, 2009, 4:20 pm

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Post December 18th, 2009, 6:13 pm

The only way I can think of getting around the validation error is to set the attribute through JavaScript, like this:
JAVASCRIPT Code: [ Select ]
document.getElementById('your_textarea').setAttribute('spellcheck', false);
No Strings Attached: A JavaScript graphics demo.
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Post January 16th, 2010, 7:37 am

you can use the set attribute function or method of javascript..

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