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)

[Moparx]

Originally Posted by tamarian

Might want to revert the template, and re-apply ythe edits. Have the header templates been changed inbetween RC's? Might need a revert,

i just looked over the code and it looks fine to me.. it seems to be a problem with the spellcheck's input button code for postbit_quickedit.

if i change 'qeform' to 'vbform' the spell checker comes right up instead of doing nothing. of course the spell checker can't do any spell checking because 'vbform' obviously isn't supposed to be used there.

any ideas?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

Ouch. That hurts.

What if I merge the 2 dictionaries?

edit: Or could I use vbSpell for greek and vBs built-in one for english? Will they work together? And WHERE is vbs built in dictionary that everyone is talking about???

Thanks in advance

If you use vB's built-in spell checker, they should work together with no problems. Note that vB's built-in only works for IE browsers.

Then you can use vB Spell for Greek.

Not sure about merging the dictionaries. It is an interesting idea. If you have try it, let me know the results.

[Lea Verou]

So I decided I wont use the built in (What's the point of using something that only works with IE? IE sucks!!! :P) and I'll use vbSpell and merge the dictionaries.
I'll let you know of the results!!

[Lea Verou]

The script requires the admincp to have the name admincp!!!
Ours doesn't for security reasons!
What should I do???
I'm in the last step and I get:

Warning: filesize(): Stat failed for ./admincp/DICTIONARY.DIC (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in /arxigeio/vbspell_install.php on line 396

Warning: fopen(./admincp/DICTIONARY.DIC): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /arxigeio/vbspell_install.php on line 397
Unable to open dictionary file: ./admincp/DICTIONARY.DIC

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

The script requires the admincp to have the name admincp!!!
Ours doesn't for security reasons!
What should I do???
I'm in the last step and I get:

Warning: filesize(): Stat failed for ./admincp/DICTIONARY.DIC (errno=2 - No such file or directory) in /arxigeio/vbspell_install.php on line 396

Warning: fopen(./admincp/DICTIONARY.DIC): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /arxigeio/vbspell_install.php on line 397
Unable to open dictionary file: ./admincp/DICTIONARY.DIC

open the install file, and do a search/replace for admincp and replace it with the correct directory.

[Lea Verou]

Now when I run step 5 the browser loads and after a while it stops loading!
Is it because the dictionary is 8MB?
I have an ADSL connection 384/128, is it too slow for this?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

Now when I run step 5 the browser loads and after a while it stops loading!
Is it because the dictionary is 8MB?
I have an ADSL connection 384/128, is it too slow for this?

Nothing to do with your connection, it might be due to the time it takes greater than your php.ini max time setting. If you are on a shared host, you probably can't do anything about it.

[Lea Verou]

What is a shared host?
And what can I do to fix this?
Thanks in advance

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Loukrhtia

What is a shared host?
And what can I do to fix this?
Thanks in advance

Shared host, means many sites reside on the same server by the hosting company, where you don't have access to change your PHP setup. As opposed to a dedicated server, where you can change PHP setup.

If you are on a shared hsot, you cannot change it without asking your host to change it.

[Lea Verou]

Oh, then yes it is a shared host.
How can I find out what the limit is?
Anyway, I removed the english entries so it went from 9MB to 7MB...
I hope it does the trick...