New Posting Features - vB Spell

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: This mod was originally developed by tamarian for vB 3.5.x. With the release of 3.6.x the installer stopped working for fresh installs and the template changes were considerably out of date, tamarian gave me permission to release a 3.6.x version with updates.
This version should work with both 3.5.x and 3.6.x series.

Features:

• Supports most recent versions of browsers. Tested on IE, Firefox, Mozilla/Netsacpe, Opera and Konqueror (Konqueror implies Safari, but please confirm Mac folks).
• Learn Feature uses cookies, so it won't increase the database size.
• Admin panel options.
• Spell Check button appears anywhere there is a WYSIWYG Enhanced or Standard Editor Toolbar [includes quickreply but not quickedit].
• Skips quoted text and other tags (PHP, code, etc.).
• Usergroup permisisons.
• Template based interface, and uses your default style.
• Link buttons (Thesarus and Lookup) with links to Merriam Webster's online thesarus and dictionary links with the suggestion for misspelled words.

Installation:

• Unzip main package.
• Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum home directory.
  Regular Install:
  • Unzip dictionary-reg.zip.
  • Upload DICTIONARY.DIC to your forum home directory.
  Alternate Install
  • Unzip dictionary-alt.zip.
  • Import the SQL files to your database.
• Import product-spellvb.xml.
• Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > vB Spell and edit your usergroup permisisons.
• Template changes are now automatic. [accept for quickedit]

Q: What is the Alternate Install method for?
A: If you are having problems with the Regular Install (such as your dictionary import freezes at x%) then you should consider using the Alternate Install. If neither of these methods work for you then there might be an issue with your server host.

Upgrading:

• Unzip main package.
• Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum home directory.
• Import product-spellvb.xml.

To manually force the quickedit template to work with this mod:
postbit_quickedit
Find

		<if condition="is_browser('ie')">
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_editor]/separator.gif" width="6" height="20" alt="" /></td>
			<td><div class="imagebutton" id="{$editorid}_cmd_spelling"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_editor]/spelling.gif" width="21" height="20" alt="$vbphrase[check_spelling]" /></div></td>
		</if>

Replace with

		<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_editor]/separator.gif" width="6" height="20" alt="" /></td>
		<td><div class="imagebutton" id="{$editorid}_cmd_spelling(null)"><img onclick="spellCheck('3', '$editorid', '2');" src="$stylevar[imgdir_editor]/spelling.gif" width="21" height="20" alt="$vbphrase[check_spelling]" /></div></td>

History:
0.10.x NyNe versions
v0.10.3b - 06/22/07:
Compensated for an issue brought up in this post.
v0.10.3 - 06/22/07:
Added a check to the product installer so it would not remove the vbspell table after just having created it.
Added $vboptions[bburl] to all template code that asks for files (this *might* fix the PhotoPost issues - no promises).
v0.10.2b - 08/26/06:
Fixed error in product installer (removed table prefix).
Changed all <? to <?php for php5 compatibility.
v0.10.2a - 08/26/06:
Removed alt product installer.
Product installer included now checks for dictionary file, if dictionary file is not found it continues installing.
Product installer no longer drops dictionary table before installing.
v0.10.2 - 08/22/06:
vbspell template is now XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
Fixed a version check for vbspell template (made compatible with 3.5.x).
vB Spell window should now open on top of other windows.
Removed table prefix for vbspell sql table (product installer includes code to remove old tables).
Included alternate installation method (Credit goes to Replicators for the SQL Install method).
v0.10.1 - 08/21/06:
Beta release for 3.6.x series.
Switched to product/plugin based installer.

0.9.x tamarian versions
v0.9.12 - 12/25/05:
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).
v0.9.11 - 11/02/05:
Fixes a bug with slashes in text.
v0.9.10 - 10/17/05:
Check for primary and secondary group for permission.
Bug fix for quoted words.
v0.9.9 - 09/13/05:
Bugfix for JS on IE with RC3.
v0.9.8 - 07/15/05:
Bugfix for JS code mismatch with template.
v0.9.7 - 07/14/05:
Initial release for vB 3.5 beta-4.

NOTE: The above section says NyNe versions, because I go by the name NyNe everywhere accept here.

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

[perfphysio]

works ok for me in 3.6.4, but funny that the words are highlighted but the suggestions are not given. This was fine in 3.6.3 so it might need a tweak or two

[sross]

oh well, I can't get it going in 3.6.4 so have told my users to use browser plugins for spellcheck..

[shep151]

Running 3.6.4, it wouldn't create the table in my database, but gave me no errors at installation.

After running the install, I manually created the table (I just cut and pasted the query out of the import file), imported the alternate dictionary files into the db, and it's working perfectly!

Thanks for the mod!

[tdbk]

This is not creating the table for me. However, I've never manually created a table, can someone give an idea of what I need to do to enter for fields when I create the table? Fields, length, values, collation, attributes, null, default, etc? What do I cut and paste out of which file to do this in phpmyadmin shep?

[shep151]

Originally Posted by tdbk

What do I cut and paste out of which file to do this in phpmyadmin shep?

Here's the code to create the table:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS vbspell (
  word varchar(30) NOT NULL,
  sound varchar(10) NOT NULL,
  UNIQUE KEY word (word),
  KEY sound (sound)
) TYPE=MyISAM

Go to the forum database, click the SQL tab, and paste that code into the field to run the query and it will create the table.

I'm not sure of the "best" order to do this in, but I did the import, then created the table, then imported the alternate dictionary files to the table, and everything works fine.

Hope this helps!

[tdbk]

Many thanks Shep! Works fine now.

*installed on 3.6.4

[Ben Wilkins]

Hey, how come i dont get any suggestions when i spell a word wrong?

[Goat Boy]

This posts explains how to get the database to load the table, the xml file has an error in it.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....4&postcount=96

[da_judge]

Originally Posted by Thawcko

I would find this where?? cant seem to locate public_html folder

Look in public_html folder or www folder

ie public_html/forum

look for file called .htaccess

edit that m8

[clmazin]

Works just fine for me, although Pyrix' fix in the xml was necessary. Thanks to the mod author and to Pyrix.

Now I cen spel!

C.