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.

[akanevsky]

2. Ok, for PungoSpell - does that work in Opera? And how do I add, say, Russian?
3. That's why they should use a more universal spell checker like this one.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Dark Visor

2. Ok, for PungoSpell - does that work in Opera? And how do I add, say, Russian?

Yes, it does work in Opera. For Russian, it's as simply as specifiying 'ru' in the PungoSpell config. (Provided that your server has the Aspell Russian dictionary installed.).

3. That's why they should use a more universal spell checker like this one.

You might be interested in checking this thread:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143231

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by tamarian

Yes, it does work in Opera. For Russian, it's as simply as specifiying 'ru' in the PungoSpell config. (Provided that your server has the Aspell Russian dictionary installed.).

What about specifying more than one language?

You might be interested in checking this thread:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143231

Thanks, will check it out.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Dark Visor

What about specifying more than one language?

Could be hacked. Add a dropdown list of languages you want next to the spell button, set the value to the PSPELL language identifier like 'en' 'ru' 'fr', and pass the value to Pungospell.php. In the config section, replacelanguage variable with the value from the dropdown list. I haven't tried it, but it should work.

[akanevsky]

Thanks

[GoTTi]

oh the update thing says today, just wondering...lookin forward to the secondary usergroups...

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by GoTTi

oh the update thing says today, just wondering

Oh, that. I just updated the description When there's a code update, I will use the update notification, which will send out an email with the update summary, and upgrade instructions.

[bada_bing]

My vbspell stopped working??? When I click the spell check it launches the other vbspell.php window but nothing happens. It never starts just a white page. Now what happen I have not made any changes that I am aware of?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

My vbspell stopped working??? When I click the spell check it launches the other vbspell.php window but nothing happens. It never starts just a white page. Now what happen I have not made any changes that I am aware of?

You might want to re-install.

[bada_bing]

How can I reinstall it without redoing the whole think. I did not install the original hack so if you can walk me through how or what file I need to re-install