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 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

You don't have to re-install, but it might be easier than investigating why it stopped working, what was deleted, or which templates got edited. To re-install, just run the install script and click uninstall, then follow the installation steps in the first post.

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by tamarian

You don't have to re-install, but it might be easier than investigating why it stopped working, what was deleted, or which templates got edited. To re-install, just run the install script and click uninstall, then follow the installation steps in the first post.

If I run the uninstall and then reinstall it do I have to modify all the templates again or can I just tun the install.php file ?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

If I run the uninstall and then reinstall it do I have to modify all the templates again or can I just tun the install.php file ?

Run install first, and upload the files. If things still don't work, that would mean there was a template change that made it stop working, in which case you need to re-apply the template edits.

[OneTake]

I'm probably being stupid but when I try to add this to my PM's, I can't find any the locations to put the first bit of code.. for the javascript.. I did figure out whre to put the button so that appears but when I click it, I get a js error in my status bar and nothing happens..

What's the step by step to add spellcheck to PM's??

One-Take

[King Kovifor]

BTW, Safari Doesn't load the spell checker.

[OneTake]

Originally Posted by OneTake

I'm probably being stupid but when I try to add this to my PM's, I can't find any the locations to put the first bit of code.. for the javascript.. I did figure out whre to put the button so that appears but when I click it, I get a js error in my status bar and nothing happens..

What's the step by step to add spellcheck to PM's??

One-Take

bump...

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by OneTake

bump...

USERCP_SHELL just add the first change (A) here in above the </head section. Required for pm_newpm and modifysignature.

So changes B and C go into pm_newpm.

[OneTake]

Excellent Tamarian!!

Got it all working, just excellent! Thanks so much for doing this! I've been wanting spellcheck on my board for ages, this is just great, working fine and seems not to push server load too badly..

THANKS!!

[GoTTi]

hey i didnt get a email saying u upgraded the version

[GoTTi]

also there is no instrucitons in the updated zip...is there a upgrade option with the install?