vB Spell :: Spell Checker in WYSIWYG and Standard Modes

A 3.6 version by cynix2 is posted here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=124578

What this does: vB Spell allows you to install a dictionary (English dictionary included) into your MysQL database, and provide a spell checking window that works in both of vB's editor modes, standard and WYSIWYG.

Background: Many of you liked PungoSpell, but didn't like recompiling PHP for it. Many liked PHPSpell, but didn't like the lack of WYSIWYG support and browser compatibility. vB Spell solved both problems, I hope, by combining the best of each.

Features:
o Supports most recent versions of browsers. Tested on IE, Firefox, Mozilla/Netsacpe, Opera and Konqueror (Konqueror implies Safari, but please confirm Mac folks)
o Learn Feature uses cookies, so it won't increase the database size
o Admin panel options
o Works in WYSIWYG toolbar, Standard toolbar, and no toolbar
o Can be added in full edit mode, quick edit and quick reply.
o Skips quoted text and other tags (PHP, code, etc.)
o Usergroup permisisons
o Template based interface, and uses your default style.
o Link buttons (Thesarus and Lookup) with links to Merriam Webster's online thesarus and dictionary links with the suggestion for misspelled words.

Installation:
Note: There is a french version of vB Spell, by cclaerhout posted here

1. Upload files and run vbspell_install.php
2. Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > vB Spell and edit your usergroup permisisons.
3. Template edits: (see alternative method, if you don't mind removing the ieSpell button made by vB : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=48)

For each template where you would like to add a vB Spell, do the following edits (Example: editpost, newreply, newthread, etc.)

A. Find:

</head>

Add before:

<script src="vbspell.js"></script>

B. Find: (or anywhere in the body)

$navbar

Add after:

<form name="spell_form" id="spell_form" method="POST" target="spellWindow" action="vbspell.php">
        <input type="hidden" name="spell_formname" value="">
        <input type="hidden" name="spell_fieldname" value="">
        <input type="hidden" name="spellstring" value="">
</form>

C. Find the submit and preview buttons:

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

Add below:

<input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('vbform', '$editorid', '2');" />

Other templates:

Optional: Other Templates that contain edit boxes are:
USERCP_SHELL just add A before the </head section and B after it. Required for pm_newpm and modifysignature.
editpost
Calendar Templates: calendar_edit
New Posting Templates: newreply, newthread

Quick reply: . Put change A and B in showthread, as the rest, and use this for step C:

<input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('qrform', '$editorid', '2');" />

Right after this (also in showthread):

			<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[go_advanced]" accesskey="x" title="(Alt + X)" name="preview" tabindex="3" id="qr_preview" onclick="this.form.clickedelm.value = this.value" />

For quick edit in postbit_quickedit, use this for step C (A and B are in showthread):

		<input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('vbform', '$editorid', '2');" />

After this:

		<input type="button" class="button" tabindex="1" accesskey="p" value="$vbphrase[go_advanced]" id="{$editorid}_adv" />

History:
December 25, 2005: Security fix for cases where you allow HTML posts and they contain malicious code (Credit goes to Brendan Donahue for finding the issue and alerting TechGuy, and to TechGuy for alerting me to it)
November 2nd. 2005: Fixes a bug with slashes in text.
October 17. 2005: Check for primary and secondary group for permission. Bug fix for quoted words.
September 13, 2005: v0.9.9 Bugfix for JS on IE with RC3
July 15, 2005: v0.9.8 Bugfix for JS code mismatch with template.
July 14, 2005: v0.9.7 Initial release for vB 3.5 beta-4

Please click Install if you have installed this mod.

Scrrenshots: (from the 3.0.7, but it's identical)

[TosaInu]

Thanks for the hack/port tamarian. A problem with the install script: when loading the dictionary it checks ./admincp/dictionary.dic , it doesn't work when the admincp has a different foldername as specified in config.php.

It seems that any user who can use the spellchecker, can also add words to the dictionary?

[Lea Verou]

Originally Posted by TosaInu

Thanks for the hack/port tamarian. A problem with the install script: when loading the dictionary it checks ./admincp/dictionary.dic , it doesn't work when the admincp has a different foldername as specified in config.php.

It seems that any user who can use the spellchecker, can also add words to the dictionary?

Both of your questions have been answered in previous posts. Read the thread (aka RTFM )

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by TosaInu

Thanks for the hack/port tamarian. A problem with the install script: when loading the dictionary it checks ./admincp/dictionary.dic , it doesn't work when the admincp has a different foldername as specified in config.php.

It seems that any user who can use the spellchecker, can also add words to the dictionary?

Yes, I'll update the install scripts in the next version. In the mean time, if oyou haven't done so, just rename the directory in the script.

The "learn" button relies on cookies. So if one user clicks "learn", it will not be added to your database, and it will no affect other uses, each's learned words are stored in their own cookies.

[TosaInu]

I must have messed up the renaming, used another trick to get there (I hope

Nice about those cookies for learn.

The quick-edit worked in 3.5.0 (iirc) but now it's giving a Java error.

Line: 25
Char: 17
Error: 'document.forms[...].message' is null or not an object
Code: 0
URL: http:// and so on.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by TosaInu

I must have messed up the renaming, used another trick to get there (I hope

Nice about those cookies for learn.

The quick-edit worked in 3.5.0 (iirc) but now it's giving a Java error.

Line: 25
Char: 17
Error: 'document.forms[...].message' is null or not an object
Code: 0
URL: http:// and so on.

Are you using the latest version?

[TosaInu]

Downloaded it yesterday tamarian and followed the install instructions in the first post.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by TosaInu

Downloaded it yesterday tamarian and followed the install instructions in the first post.

O.k., have you tried it in different templates? Quick Edit seems not to work, try it in new reply or new thread templates.

[TosaInu]

It works in all other templates.

[dsmcd01]

It seems to have trouble recognizing words beginning or ending with single quotes. For instance: 'word' is detected as a misspelling, but "word" is ok.

Still a fine hack. Thanks,
D.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by dsmcd01

It seems to have trouble recognizing words beginning or ending with single quotes. For instance: 'word' is detected as a misspelling, but "word" is ok.

Still a fine hack. Thanks,
D.

Try this: open vbspell.php, find:

PHP Code:

preg_match_all ( "/" . $ignore_sets . "\[[^\]]+\]|[[:alpha:]']+|<[^>]+>|&[^;\ ]+;/im", $mystr, $alphas, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE|PREG_PATTERN_ORDER); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

preg_match_all ( "/" . $ignore_sets . "\[[^\]]+\]|[[:alpha:]]+|<[^>]+>|&[^;\ ]+;/im", $mystr, $alphas, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE|PREG_PATTERN_ORDER);