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.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by corriewf

It doesnt work. Will refer ever ocurance of its opening to the page of which you clicked it on.

How about this?

PHP Code:

if (REFERRER != '' AND strpos(REFERRER, "vbspell") === false) {
        $url = REFERRER;
        eval(print_standard_redirect("vB Spell cannot be accessed directly", 0));                   
} 


[Corriewf]

Originally Posted by tamarian

How about this?

PHP Code:

if (REFERRER != '' AND strpos(REFERRER, "vbspell") === false) {
        $url = REFERRER;
        eval(print_standard_redirect("vB Spell cannot be accessed directly", 0));                   
} 


So far so good. I will wait and see if it works for whos online as soon as I get a chance. Thanks for your help. The quick reply works great also. I added code in step B after </script> as there was no $navbar .

Thank you.

[Corriewf]

Ok I tested the code and it worked great! Thank you.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by corriewf

Ok I tested the code and it worked great! Thank you.

Cool. It's now in the 0.9.4 zip

[Corriewf]

Ok I have run into a couple of problems. I dont know if its the main code or the added code you gave me but I have had two reports so far with the following:

"Corrie,
The insert link button isn't doiong anything for me, and the submit reply takes me to the spell check. What'sup?
Dave
"

I logged in under one member and didnt have the problem, but now that im getting it from two I decided to remove the code you gave me. I will let you know if I continue to get the error.

[Corriewf]

I am thinking that this could be browser specific but im still waiting on confirmation.

[sc4r3d]

Clicking Install..

Thanks for all your help.. This looks great

[Corriewf]

Okthe problem was with IE only and with only one of my styles. I reverted the new reply template and reapplied changes and everything is green to go.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by corriewf

Okthe problem was with IE only and with only one of my styles. I reverted the new reply template and reapplied changes and everything is green to go.

Great to hear

[mholtum]

Thank you so much! It works perfectly in IE.. I was using Pungo and it was nothing but problems... Sometimes it would work and other times it generated errors.. This works flawlessly!!!

/me installs, on two boards