new *free* spellchecker
 

If this post is in the wrong spot or inappropriate, please (re)move it. I read the rules and it appears to me to be in compliance. I found a new spellchecker that's really easy install and use and implemented it today in my forums. So far, so good. In the event anyone else wishes to try it, go to

http://spelchek.com/

You will need to make one html file and put it in the public directory, then you will will need to add these two lines to the newreply and newpost templates

this one I put right before the </body> tag

<!-- Begin SpelChek? code snippet #1 --><script src="http://SpelChek.com/sc_data/sc_script_b.php?form=vbform&field=message&insider=/spell.htm"></script><!-- End SpelChek? code snippet #1 -->

and this one makes the button for the spellchecker and I put it in right after the
tabindex="4"> tag for the preview button

<!-- Begin SpelChek? code snippet #2 --> <script src="http://SpelChek.com/sc_data/sc_script.php"></script> <!-- End SpelChek? code snippet #2 -->

That's a great resource. Thanks for sharing. :)

Nice. Added it to my forums. Thanks. :)

much better instructions on how to apply this hack are now available at http://spelchek.com/sc_data/instruct...etin_users.htm
Enjoy ;)

Very sweet. Got it working. Too bad you can't add words though to the spell checking list.

Syl...

Wow they even catered for vBulletin users :)!

Worked real nice! Thank you so much for sharing.

Is there a way to change the button to match the Submit & Preview buttons?

Thanks again!

Chris

Thanks for the info Mont. I've just installed it on my vB 3.0 RC1 forum. It works fine with the basic post editor, but can't check the spelling within the WYSIWYG interface. Does anyone know how to fix this? I'd also be interested in knowing how to make the style of the spell check button match the others.

Right can some tell me how to do this in rc2 pleace

The code you're supposed to insert the second snippet after has changed since these instructions were written, but don't worry, this isn't going to affect the way the spell checker works since its only purpose is to place the button on the page. Just search for the first part of it in your original template and you'll see where to paste the code if you want the button to appear next to your existing submit/preview buttons.

can someone help me do this?

what goes in "form name" and "field name"

sorry, im not that smart in the web stuff...

You first have to copy the code on the front page of the SpelChek site to an html page and upload it to your server. Then paste the resulting code it generates into the templates you want to add the spell check function to i.e new reply, new thread etc. The field names to use are 'vbform' and 'message'. All the instructions are there, they just look more complicated than they really are. Read them through slowly a couple of times before you begin and you'll get it.

i got it working

just changed the back ground color to stock which is #EBEBE6
font size to 11
and instead of bold, went to normal

looks like it was built into the board

Thanks for the info. I've removed it for now, but will give it another go as soon as I can get it to work with the WYSIWYG editor. At the moment it causes browser errors when using the advanced editor which makes the site look unprofessional. Maybe it would be a good idea to make it only appear alongside the basic text editor?

Great Hack! Any suggestion on placement for the "quickreply" hack? I can see where to place snippet#2, but what about snippet#1?

Never mind! This is awesome, got it installed on my forums and working with the quick reply hack as well.

Thanks for providing this info!

svtoa how did you put it in your quick reply?

Has anyone gotten this to work with the WYSIWYG editor yet?

Edited the template for the quick reply- I placed the first snippet at the bottom of the template, then placed the 2nd snippet right next to the submit button in the quickreply box. It works great, no glitches of any kind....!

Does anyone have the code for the button to make it look like the other 2 buttons in the newreply template for vB3 RC3?

just changed the back ground color to stock which is #EBEBE6
font size to 11
and instead of bold, went to normal

looks like it was built into the board

hope that helps

Thanks! I figured out an easier way to do it right after I posted that last message. Here is what I use for the button now and it also looks like it is built into the board. ;)

I still haven't figured out a way to get it to work with the WYSIWYG editor, but I will, somehow. ;)

vB2.3 users can use this code for Snippet #2 to match the other buttons:

I'm receiving an error with I use this. I've copied the required text into the templates and copied spell.html into my webspace. The buttons are there, and when I click it everything works fine to this point and I'm able to correct the spelling errors. But when I click finish, the popup doesn't disappear and seems to stall. I can close the window and the spelling isn't corrected. I'm using v.2.3.4

Does anyone know why, or am I going to have to remove this... Thanks in advance!

Steve

I am having the same problem.. Anyone know how to fix this I really like this hack

Be nice to have this for vb3.