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.

[ranger2kxlt]

Looks great *Clicked Install*

[wdarton]

just finished installing....5 minutes...works great! Thanks tons!

*Clicked Install*

[NYI Fan]

**clicks install**

Installed in no time at all with no errors
One question (since I dont want to guess and muck things up)
Can this be added to PMs? If so, would you mind telling me what to add and where?

Thanks for a great, easy to install, MUCH REQUESTED addition!

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by NYI Fan

One question (since I dont want to guess and muck things up)
Can this be added to PMs?

Yes, check the instructions for "USERCP_SHELL".

[akanevsky]

Does this work with Opera 8.1?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Dark Visor

Does this work with Opera 8.1?

It should. I've tested with Opera 8.0 on Linux, so I assume later versions should have no problems.

[Dax IX]

For some reason this isn't working for me (imagine that)

I've been using phpBB up until recently and I never had any problems, so I'm relatively sure I installed everything correctly. I did have one glitch during the install where in the install scipt it calls for the admincp, but I've renamed mine, so I edited the install script to reflect my changes, and everythign went smoothly after that.

Everything works, except the actual spell checking! The window pops up, everything appears in the new window, but it says "Spell checking complete."

Any ideas?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Chani

For some reason this isn't working for me (imagine that)

I've been using phpBB up until recently and I never had any problems, so I'm relatively sure I installed everything correctly. I did have one glitch during the install where in the install scipt it calls for the admincp, but I've renamed mine, so I edited the install script to reflect my changes, and everythign went smoothly after that.

Everything works, except the actual spell checking! The window pops up, everything appears in the new window, but it says "Spell checking complete."

Any ideas?

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?

[Corriewf]

It does seem to skip over words that are not spelled correctly sometimes..... It should prompt to at least learn it but gives the ok instead. It is above my standards and im not looking for perfection as any spell check is more then deserved...

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by corriewf

It does seem to skip over words that are not spelled correctly sometimes..... It should prompt to at least learn it but gives the ok instead. It is above my standards and im not looking for perfection as any spell check is more then deserved...

LOL, I think the "problem" is that some misspelled words are still correct, in the sense that there are other uncommon words thet I've never heard of maching that spelling in the dictionary.

But you can test it by entering a bogus word like "hhhhhhhh", and it will stop at it, and let you either type in a replacement, or click learn to add it.