Spell checker: PHPSpell for vBulletin3 WYSIWYG and Standard mode

PHPSpell for vBulletin3 WYSIWYG and Standard mode

Intro: PHPSpell uses a MySQL based disctionary and requires no additional tools than your standard PHP/MySQL setup. One draw back to this hack is that while it works with vBulletin in WYSIWYG mode, the popup window will still display html and vBCode tags. But the advantages are numerous, such as the "learn" capability and the admin tool.

There is another hack https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=65737 for PungoSpell that supports WYSIWYG mode disply on the spell check popup window. It has less features than PHPSpell, but it supports WYSIWYG display. Check it out, and compare which one is best for your forum.

Credit PHPSpell Was written for PHPBB, and then expanded to work for all major forum software, including vB2 and vB3. Due to vB3's WYSIWYG mode, PHPSpell only supports standard mode. This hack will allow it to work for both standard and WYSIWYG.

If you like this software, please click the PayPal button on the Author's site, so they'll add more features. Their future plans so far include:

* PHPBB Template integration
* Other Languages (Currently supports English & Russian)
* Finish Language support so that hardcoded output is stored in language files
* Ability to delete Learned Words for the end user
* Ability for Admin to View/Edit/Delete words in installed dictionaries
* Ability for Admin to export Dictionaries
* Ability for end user to choose which Dictionary/Thesaurus Site to use
* Ability for end user to be able to change which Language to use
* Ability for end user to change # of words to find.
* Ability for Integrated Dictionary/Thesaurus
* Other Program Integration

Demo: http://www.master-technology.com/demos/spell/index.php

What this hack does This hack modifies the PHPSpell software package from PHPSpell to allow spell checking on vBulletin for both modes, WYSIWYG and standard mode.

Note: You will see tags like <br> and others in WYSIWYG and BBCode in standard mode. Edit the config file to ignore them. This happens in both WYSIWYG mode, and in standard mode. It will show the tags, but it will not spell check them. This hack does not add new features to the spell checker, it just makes it work, as designed, for vB3 in both WYSIWYG and standard mode.

Instructions

1. Download the attached file, and unpack into a new directory called "spelling" below your forum directory.

2. Edit the config file "spell_config.php" and enter your forum database username and password.

3. Find a dictionary and upload it to the "spelling" directory. A copy is provided in the zip file. PHPSpell's site has a couple of dictionaries for download: http://www.master-technology.com/dem...l/download.php

4. Run "spell_admin.php" from your browser (URL/spelling/spell_admin.php) to create the dictionary datanbase table. When done, delete this file and the dictionary file.

5. You might want to modify the css files to have the look and feel of your forum and colours.

6. The rest is template edits for each template where you'd like to have the spell checker. For example:

newreply template

Find

</head>

Add above

<script language='javascript' src='spelling/spellmessage.js'></script>

Find the submit and preview buttons:

		<input type="submit" class="button" name="sbutton" value="$vbphrase[submit_reply]" accesskey="s" tabindex="1" />
		<input type="submit" class="button" name="preview" value="$vbphrase[preview_post]" accesskey="p" tabindex="1" />

Add below:

<if condition="DOTOOLBAR!=2">
<input type="hidden" name="toolbar" value="1" />
	<input type="button" class="button" name="spellcheck" value="SpellCheck" accesskey="c" tabindex="1" onclick="openspell('1');"/>
<else />
<input type="hidden" name="toolbar" value="2" />
	<input type="button" class="button" name="spellcheck" value="SpellCheck" accesskey="c" tabindex="1" onclick="openspell('2');"/>
</if>

And repeat the same steps for other templates like newthread etc.


Optional: Other Templates that contain edit boxes are:
USERCP_SHELL just add the first change here in above the </head section. Required for pm_newpm and modifysignature.
editpost
Calendar Templates: calendar_edit
New Posting Templates: newreply, newthread
Modify User Options Templates: modifysignature (add the the first change in USERCP_SHELL)
Private Message Templates: pm_newpm (add the the first change in USERCP_SHELL)

I may have missed a few, so let me know.

7. If it doesn't work, run the file "spell_diags.php" from your browser, it will test your setup and report any problems.

Enjoy

[tamarian]

News: I will shortly release another spell checker hack, based on PungoSpell which will support standard and WYSIWYG modes, and displays WYSIWYG in the popup windows without the tags.

One draw back to PungoSpell, is that it will require you to have PSPELL compiled into PHP. Some have this by default, but some don't. Another draw back is the lack of the "learn" button.

I initially worked on it and had it tested, but decided to use PHPSpell for the added features. . But since I modified it already, I'll just clean it and release it, so those who prefer full WYSIWYG display can use it.

Stay tuned.

[tamarian]

PungoSpell hack is now available:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=65737

It has a better WYSIWYG display, with no tags shown.

Enjoy.

[msimplay]

can i just say that all those using my test account for checking the spellchecker please restrict ur posting to the test forums

[Mont]

I added this hack to my forums, but cannot get it to ignore the <P </P tags even though I don't have html enabled on the forums, but did set it to true in the config file. TIA for any help

PHP Code:

$Spell_Config['HTML_Tags'] = array('<a','</a','<p','<p','<P','</P','<img','</img','<b','</b','<center','</center','<i','</i','<u','</u','<list','</list','<font','</font'); 


[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Mont

I don't have html enabled on the forums, but did set it to true in the config file.

Disable HTML in the config file. This should get rid of most of the tags, except <br>, which you can disable through the ignore option.

[Mont]

any advice on getting rid of the <P></P> tags?

// -------------------------------------------
  // BBCode Tags
  // -------------------------------------------
  $Spell_Config['BBCODE_Tags'] = 

array('[b','[/b','[p','[/p','[P','[/P','[url','[/url',array('[img','[/img]'),'[i','[/i','[color',

'[/color','[size','[/size','[u','[/u','[list','[/list',array('[quote','[/quote]'),array('[code','

'));[/code]

[ethics]

Fantastic hack, sir!

[raptor260]

Here is something to chew on. I tried to install the spell checker program, but in my error.log If get this message.

[Mon Jun 28 10:28:18 2004] [error] PHP Warning: main(../config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/home/domains/byuboyz.com/www/htdocs/forums/spelling/spell_config.php on line 197
[Mon Jun 28 10:28:18 2004] [error] PHP Warning: main(): Failed opening '../config.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /usr/home/domains/byuboyz.com/www/htdocs/forums/spelling/spell_config.php on line 197.

In the web page I get this error message,

You need to fill in the Database Information in the Spelling Configuration File.

Where is this file called config.php.

[ethics]

Originally Posted by raptor260

Here is something to chew on. I tried to install the spell checker program, but in my error.log If get this message.

[Mon Jun 28 10:28:18 2004] [error] PHP Warning: main(../config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/home/domains/byuboyz.com/www/htdocs/forums/spelling/spell_config.php on line 197
[Mon Jun 28 10:28:18 2004] [error] PHP Warning: main(): Failed opening '../config.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /usr/home/domains/byuboyz.com/www/htdocs/forums/spelling/spell_config.php on line 197.

In the web page I get this error message,

You need to fill in the Database Information in the Spelling Configuration File.

Where is this file called config.php.

Sometimes, you have to use your noggin!!!

The config file is spell_config.php or something like that.

[raptor260]

Not to a smart AS$ but if you look in the spell_config.php on line 197 it refers to ../config.php. Where is that file located. It does not live in the forums directory nor does it live in the root of my website.