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.