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)

[zylstra]

4 forms of the word masturbate are mispelled (masterbate) in your dictionary, among many others.

Who provided the dictionary?

[quanvo81]

Originally Posted by quanvo81

I can't pass by the installation step 5, even I have a dedicated server , I edit my php.ini file, fix the max_exection_time to 320. I have also edit the vbspell_install.php file with @set_time_limit(3600);
Everytime when I get to step 5, I got a blank page.
Also why my DICTIONARY.DIC file is only 2MB while I saw somewhere in here that people claim their DICTIONARY.DIC file to be approximately 8MB
Correct me if I am wrong and I really appreciate for all your help.

bump
anyone can help? :surprised: :nervous:

[reismarktq2]

My boss has been wanting something like this for months now. Thank you so much for providing this awesome hack!

I do have two issues though, and they both pertain to adding spell check to quickedit. The statements are set up properly in SHOWTHREAD, but when I click the Spell Check button, the window loads up and I promptly get the "Spell Check complete" message, despite there being obvious misspellings in my test message. What's even worse is that if I use a test message with no errors with quickedit, the spell checker will REPLACE the entire contents of my test message with the default "enable Quick Reply" message.

It works great everywhere else, but I'd love to see a fix for these two bugs since quickedit is a place I'm going to want to have this used regularly.

(I should add, I am getting these bugs with the most recent version of Firefox.)

[jmacieira]

hello

Please, somebody could indicate me where to find a Portuguese dictionary for intergrate in the vB Spell ?

best regards

[gizmo4321]

I have a problem where a couple of users on my system are using large fonts. Because of this, the window is too small to contain all of their text and buttons. Is there any way to make the window adjust its size based on the font being used.

[Sinistra]

I an having an issue.when I goto the quick edit and use the spell check. it says its complete then deleted severything in the post.any way I can fix this?

[clearchannel]

I upgraded vb from 3.52 to 3.53. What do I have to do to reinstall vbspell? I'm getting the spell box, but it's blank.

thanks in advance

[ludachris]

I'll post my weekly plea for help - though it's becoming quite clear that you can't get help with this hack (I've been trying to get support for weeks now and am ignored). It simply will not work. I keep getting a Javascript error. I've reinstalled nearly 5 times with the same results. Here's the error I've been getting:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=259

If anyone has any idea why I'd be getting this Javascript error, PLEASE help me out. I don't know what to do at this point, and the person who wrote the hack won't give me any support for this problem. I've tried everything suggested.

[gizmo4321]

Originally Posted by Lord Katsuhito

I an having an issue.when I goto the quick edit and use the spell check. it says its complete then deleted severything in the post.any way I can fix this?

I have the same issue. AFAICT, quick edit is just hosed. When I get some time I may look into it and see if I can sus out what the problem is. Right now I'm trying to figure out the other problem that I posted about.

[gizmo4321]

Originally Posted by ludachris

I'll post my weekly plea for help - though it's becoming quite clear that you can't get help with this hack (I've been trying to get support for weeks now and am ignored). It simply will not work. I keep getting a Javascript error. I've reinstalled nearly 5 times with the same results. Here's the error I've been getting:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=259

If anyone has any idea why I'd be getting this Javascript error, PLEASE help me out. I don't know what to do at this point, and the person who wrote the hack won't give me any support for this problem. I've tried everything suggested.

One of my users is reporting what sounds like the same problem, but only when he tries to view the page using the IE Tab or IE View extension for FireFox (Not sure which extension) I haven't been able to reproduce it, so I haven't got a clue what is going on.