vB Spell :: Spell Checker in WYSIWYG and Standard Modes

There's also a vB 3.5 version: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=92202

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 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:
1. Download vbspell.zip and upload the files and run vbspell_install.php
2. Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > vB Spell and edit your usergroup permisisons.
3. For each template where you would like to add a vB Spell, do the following edits (Example: editpost, newreply, newthread, etc.)

Note: For those running PHP in cgi mode and get timeouts while installing the dictionary, you can download the file dictionary_sql_for_php_cgi.zip to import it to mysql through the mysql command line.

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="">
        <input type="hidden" name="toolbar" 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:

<if condition="$show['wysiwyg']">
        <input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('vbform', 'WYSIWYG_HTML', '2');">
<else />
        <input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('vbform', 'message', '1');">
</if>

Other templates:

Optional: Other Templates that contain edit boxes are:
USERCP_SHELL just add the first change (A) 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: add the the first change (A) in USERCP_SHELL) and the rest (B and C) in modifysignature

Quick reply: . Put change (A) in showthread, above </head>. Then add change B to the beginning of showthread_quickreply. Then find

			<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" />

Add after it:

<if condition="$WYSIWYG == 2">
        <input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('vbform', 'WYSIWYG_HTML', '2');">
<else />
        <input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('vbform', 'message', '1');">
</if>

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: Fixed a bug with slashes in text.

Oct 17, 2005: v0.9.5 Cecks for primnary and secondary group permission. Also fixed quoted words.

July 10, 2005: v0.9.4 Added an error if accessing vB Spell directly, like from who's online page.

July 10, 2005: v0.9.3 Fixed a problem with capitalized first letter of words, so chosing a suggested alternative would not alter capitalization.

July 10, 2005: v0.9.2 Fixed a browser bug, fixed an installer issue effecting some, and fixed handling of some special characters.

July 9, 2005: v0.9.1 Learned words in cookies are no longer case sensitive. Abbreviations are ignored and not spell checked.

July 8, 2005. initial release, v0.9

Please click Install if you have installed this mod.

[Dax IX]

Originally Posted by tamarian

1. The obvious question is, were there any misspelled words?

2. Was the dictionary installed successfully?

3. Have you tried it with more than one browser?

1. Yes, there were misspelled words

2. Yes, I uninstalled everything and reinstalled it again and that went fine.

3. I've only checked it in IE. Let me check Firefox...Nope. Not working in Firefox either.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Chani

1. Yes, there were misspelled words

2. Yes, I uninstalled everything and reinstalled it again and that went fine.

3. I've only checked it in IE. Let me check Firefox...Nope. Not working in Firefox either.

Create a test account (regular user) and send me the login details by PM, I'll take a look

[Chris@TSE]

it gets to the point where it goes to install step five (dictionary) and takes forever to load, and goes to a blank page. nothing, no success, no fail, nothing. ideas?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Chris@TSE

it gets to the point where it goes to install step five (dictionary) and takes forever to load, and goes to a blank page. nothing, no success, no fail, nothing. ideas?

Are you running PHP as cgi or Apache module? Are you on a shared hosting plan? If you have phpMyAdmin, how many records are there in the table "vbspell"?

[Chris@TSE]

I got it to install, and it is active on all of the parts of the styles I added it too, but for some reason some VERY simple words are coming up as misspelled when they are not. And when I choose to "learn" said words, it does not learn them. Any ideas?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Chris@TSE

I got it to install, and it is active on all of the parts of the styles I added it too, but for some reason some VERY simple words are coming up as misspelled when they are not. And when I choose to "learn" said words, it does not learn them. Any ideas?

It depends on the words, if they are not in the dictionary, and not in the common vB words set (like the, them, is) they will show up as misspelled.

The Leran feature requires that you have your browser cookies enabled, make sure you're not blocking cookies.

[weaver]

Originally Posted by tamarian

Are you running PHP as cgi or Apache module? Are you on a shared hosting plan? If you have phpMyAdmin, how many records are there in the table "vbspell"?

I'm having the same timing-out issue. I think it's CGI, it is a shared plan, and there are 181623 records in the vbspell table.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by snobbymom

I'm having the same timing-out issue. I think it's CGI, it is a shared plan, and there are 181623 records in the vbspell table.

Seems like you installed most of the dictionary before it timed out

Test the template edits and see if it works, just to make sure it functions properly, as I'm not familiar with running PHP in cgi mode.

If it works properly, then you just need to try to get the dictionary re-installed without missing words. You can try to re-run step #5 (install dictionary), but try it at a time when the server is not busy.. This may let it complete before timing out. If that doesn't work, I can email you a mysql dump of the dictionary so you can just install it from the command line.

[weaver]

Originally Posted by tamarian

Seems like you installed most of the dictionary before it timed out

Test the template edits and see if it works, just to make sure it functions properly, as I'm not familiar with running PHP in cgi mode.

If it works properly, then you just need to try to get the dictionary re-installed without missing words. You can try to re-run step #5 (install dictionary), but try it at a time when the server is not busy.. This may let it complete before timing out. If that doesn't work, I can email you a mysql dump of the dictionary so you can just install it from the command line.

Did the template edits and it works beautifully. I'll send you a PM with my email address.

[tamarian]

For those running PHP in cgi mode and get timeouts while installing the dictionary, you can download the file dictionary_sql_for_php_cgi.zip to import it to mysql through the command line.