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.

[bada_bing]

Anyone have the code to insert the Spell Check button in the New PM and Reply to a pm menu. This hack works awesome when starting and replying to a thread but I want to also includ it in the PM.. I want to to also work the same was with the groups. Currently I have it set so that only Premium Paying Members can use spell check so I want to make sure that the spel check link only shows up in the "PM" memu only for my premium members.

[ranger2kxlt]

Interesting bug....

If you do a spell check and FONT COLOR or BBCODE COLOR a word, the spell the check thinks its miss spelled when its really not....Any ideas?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by ranger2kxlt

Interesting bug....

If you do a spell check and FONT COLOR or BBCODE COLOR a word, the spell the check thinks its miss spelled when its really not....Any ideas?

How is it coloured? I know that mixed format within the word would do this.

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Anyone have the code to insert the Spell Check button in the New PM and Reply to a pm menu. This hack works awesome when starting and replying to a thread but I want to also includ it in the PM.. I want to to also work the same was with the groups. Currently I have it set so that only Premium Paying Members can use spell check so I want to make sure that the spel check link only shows up in the "PM" memu only for my premium members.

Does anyone or can anyone help me out here? Im sure someone know how to do this?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Does anyone or can anyone help me out here? Im sure someone know how to do this?

I didn't understand what you mean. Have you tried the templated edits for PM's in the first post, and they didn't work?

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by tamarian

I didn't understand what you mean. Have you tried the templated edits for PM's in the first post, and they didn't work?

I dont see how to edit the PM template. do you have a step-by-step procedure?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

I dont see how to edit the PM template. do you have a step-by-step procedure?

It's listed in the first post of this thread.

[GoTTi]

how would i add words to the dictionary?

[GoTTi]

where would i get a updated .dic file?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by GoTTi

where would i get a updated .dic file?

Just click the "learn" button.