New Posting Features - vB Spell :: Spell Checker in WYSIWYG and Standard Modes

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With the release of 3.6.x the installer stopped working for fresh installs and the template changes were considerably out of date, tamarian gave cynix2 permission to release a 3.6.x version with updates. I have now carried it over to 3.7.x and will support it to the best of my ability.
This version should work with 3.5.x, 3.6.x, and 3.7.x series.

Features:

• Supports most recent versions of browsers. Firefox, Mozilla/Netsacpe, Opera and Konqueror (Konqueror implies Safari, but please confirm Mac folks). Currently does NOT work in IE 7, if anybody can look through the code and know of a way to fix the mod to work in IE, then please send me a pm.
• 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.zip.
  • Upload DICTIONARY.DIC to your forum home directory.
  Alternate Install
  • Unzip Manual-SQL.zip or Split-SQL.zip.
  • Import the SQL files to your database.
• Import product-vbspell37.xml.
• Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > vB Spell and edit your usergroup permisisons.
• Template changes are now automatic. [need tms]

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-vbspell37.xml.

To make template editing less tedious i have made use of Andreas Template Modification System found here. If you install tms before applying this mod, all template edits will be done for you. If you do not want tms installed, then i have supplied easier to understand template editing instructions inside the mod zip file.

IMPORTANT: If you decide to use tms and have the templates be automatically installed, then you need to go into your styles and save the following templates.

editpost, newreply, newthread, album_pictureview, calendar_edit, visitormessage_editor, socialgroups_editor, USERCP_SHELL, SHOWTHREAD, postbit_quickedit, pm_newpm, picturecomment_form, and modifysignature

Just go into the templates and save it without making any changes for each skin. TMS will not edit any unmodified templates, so if any of them templates are already red, then they are already modified and you don't need to save them.

HISTORY:
1.1 - Added use of TMS to make template modification easier.
1.2 - Added tehtide's fix from here
1.3 - Made some changes in the product, and made manual template instructions a little less tedious, but there is no easy way of doing it unfortunantly. You will need to redo the template edits that go above </head>.

[thecricketzone]

Ah crap - most of my site uses Internet Explorer. Thanks for that...id it intended to be upgraded any time soon for IE 7?

[thecricketzone]

ever since installing this I get unknown location 'vbspells' showing for each member location when viewing 'whose on line'! I did not know it would mess that up too

[sross]

I'll hold off on this mod for now -but I find it unreal that a software like vB which is based on text based discussions has no integrated spell check.

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by sross

I'll hold off on this mod for now -but I find it unreal that a software like vB which is based on text based discussions has no integrated spell check.

It actuall does have an integral spell check, but it's mostly for IE users. And FireFox already has a built in Spell Checker, as well as anyone running the Google Toolbar.

[CowboyJMB]

Ack... I guess I should have read the posts. I don't know if I would have installed this is I would have known it doesn't work with IE. = \ Oh well I made the template edits already. I hope this soon gets resolved!

[skendle]

Why in god's name would you make a spell checker that only works for Firefox when Firefox has a built in spell check?!

Also, I installed this exactly as describe and even in Firefox it doesn't offer any suggestions.

Do not install this mod. It's worthless and wasted over 2 hours of my time at work today.

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by skendle

Why in god's name would you make a spell checker that only works for Firefox when Firefox has a built in spell check?!

Also, I installed this exactly as describe and even in Firefox it doesn't offer any suggestions.

Do not install this mod. It's worthless and wasted over 2 hours of my time at work today.

It wasn't made to only work in FireFox, it's just the new version no longer works in IE. You should always review the last few pages of a modification before spending time working on it.

[Replicators]

Originally Posted by skendle

Why in god's name would you make a spell checker that only works for Firefox when Firefox has a built in spell check?!

Also, I installed this exactly as describe and even in Firefox it doesn't offer any suggestions.

Do not install this mod. It's worthless and wasted over 2 hours of my time at work today.

Well if you can help in any way to make this mod work in IE, then please do so as i will need the help, i edited the mod to work for me which it does, later did i find out it didn't work in IE. I don't use IE, so it would be a easy overpass, and all that needs is some line changed, but i wouldn't know which, this was just carried over from 3.6 and i made some modifications for it to work in 3.7. I have asked people that if they know of ways to make this mod better, then tell me. It's a free mod, so you have the choice to install it or not, not like you had to pay anything o0

[Chadi]

Originally Posted by skendle

Why in god's name would you make a spell checker that only works for Firefox when Firefox has a built in spell check?!

Also, I installed this exactly as describe and even in Firefox it doesn't offer any suggestions.

Do not install this mod. It's worthless and wasted over 2 hours of my time at work today.

Coming from a one post wonder. Its a free mod, he worked on it for FREE. You know what you need to work on? Your attitude, your manners. Change it, or else do not come here with your whining. No one is obligated to heed to your demands and selfishness.

And to the mod author, your work is appreciated nonetheless. Although I uninstalled it due to the IE issue, I'm not a coder so I cannot help you. Perhaps someone from dynamicdrive.com might know?

[skendle]

Supports most recent versions of browsers. Tested on IE,

Why would you say that? You even admit it yourself, you hadn't tested it in IE. Did you test it in any other browser? Has anyone ever gotten this working in IE? Does anyone else even get suggestions to their misspelled words, even as simple as "tesst"...

I took "Tested in IE" to mean "Tested in IE" my mistake.