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Summary:
I’m implementing a code editor using an NSTextView. As quote substitution, smart dashes etc. would be undesired there, I turn them off in IB. That doesn’t work.

Steps to Reproduce:
1) Take a XIB file with an NSTextView in it
2) Bring up its Attributes Inspector
3) Scroll down where it says “Substitution” and un-tick the checkboxes for “Smart Quotes” and “Smart Dashes”
4) Build and run
5) Type

	put "This is some text" into card field 5 -- typical example script

into the text view.

Expected Results:
6) The field should contain that literal text.

Actual Results:
6) The field contains

	put “This is some text” into card field 5 — typical example script

(Note the curly quotes even though smart quotes are off, and the single long em-dash replacing the 2 short minus signs) This code will not compile.

Notes:
A workaround is to set the properties in code. Like an animal.
There’s also a discussion about this at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19801601/nstextview-with-smart-quotes-disabled-still-replaces-quotes