Spell checker: PHPSpell for vBulletin3 WYSIWYG and Standard mode

PHPSpell for vBulletin3 WYSIWYG and Standard mode

Intro: PHPSpell uses a MySQL based disctionary and requires no additional tools than your standard PHP/MySQL setup. One draw back to this hack is that while it works with vBulletin in WYSIWYG mode, the popup window will still display html and vBCode tags. But the advantages are numerous, such as the "learn" capability and the admin tool.

There is another hack https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=65737 for PungoSpell that supports WYSIWYG mode disply on the spell check popup window. It has less features than PHPSpell, but it supports WYSIWYG display. Check it out, and compare which one is best for your forum.

Credit PHPSpell Was written for PHPBB, and then expanded to work for all major forum software, including vB2 and vB3. Due to vB3's WYSIWYG mode, PHPSpell only supports standard mode. This hack will allow it to work for both standard and WYSIWYG.

If you like this software, please click the PayPal button on the Author's site, so they'll add more features. Their future plans so far include:

* PHPBB Template integration
* Other Languages (Currently supports English & Russian)
* Finish Language support so that hardcoded output is stored in language files
* Ability to delete Learned Words for the end user
* Ability for Admin to View/Edit/Delete words in installed dictionaries
* Ability for Admin to export Dictionaries
* Ability for end user to choose which Dictionary/Thesaurus Site to use
* Ability for end user to be able to change which Language to use
* Ability for end user to change # of words to find.
* Ability for Integrated Dictionary/Thesaurus
* Other Program Integration

Demo: http://www.master-technology.com/demos/spell/index.php

What this hack does This hack modifies the PHPSpell software package from PHPSpell to allow spell checking on vBulletin for both modes, WYSIWYG and standard mode.

Note: You will see tags like <br> and others in WYSIWYG and BBCode in standard mode. Edit the config file to ignore them. This happens in both WYSIWYG mode, and in standard mode. It will show the tags, but it will not spell check them. This hack does not add new features to the spell checker, it just makes it work, as designed, for vB3 in both WYSIWYG and standard mode.

Instructions

1. Download the attached file, and unpack into a new directory called "spelling" below your forum directory.

2. Edit the config file "spell_config.php" and enter your forum database username and password.

3. Find a dictionary and upload it to the "spelling" directory. A copy is provided in the zip file. PHPSpell's site has a couple of dictionaries for download: http://www.master-technology.com/dem...l/download.php

4. Run "spell_admin.php" from your browser (URL/spelling/spell_admin.php) to create the dictionary datanbase table. When done, delete this file and the dictionary file.

5. You might want to modify the css files to have the look and feel of your forum and colours.

6. The rest is template edits for each template where you'd like to have the spell checker. For example:

newreply template

Find

</head>

Add above

<script language='javascript' src='spelling/spellmessage.js'></script>

Find the submit and preview buttons:

		<input type="submit" class="button" name="sbutton" value="$vbphrase[submit_reply]" accesskey="s" tabindex="1" />
		<input type="submit" class="button" name="preview" value="$vbphrase[preview_post]" accesskey="p" tabindex="1" />

Add below:

<if condition="DOTOOLBAR!=2">
<input type="hidden" name="toolbar" value="1" />
	<input type="button" class="button" name="spellcheck" value="SpellCheck" accesskey="c" tabindex="1" onclick="openspell('1');"/>
<else />
<input type="hidden" name="toolbar" value="2" />
	<input type="button" class="button" name="spellcheck" value="SpellCheck" accesskey="c" tabindex="1" onclick="openspell('2');"/>
</if>

And repeat the same steps for other templates like newthread etc.


Optional: Other Templates that contain edit boxes are:
USERCP_SHELL just add the first change 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: modifysignature (add the the first change in USERCP_SHELL)
Private Message Templates: pm_newpm (add the the first change in USERCP_SHELL)

I may have missed a few, so let me know.

7. If it doesn't work, run the file "spell_diags.php" from your browser, it will test your setup and report any problems.

Enjoy

[Holidazed]

Originally Posted by tamarian

News: I will shortly release another spell checker hack, based on PungoSpell which will support standard and WYSIWYG modes, and displays WYSIWYG in the popup windows without the tags.

One draw back to PungoSpell, is that it will require you to have PSPELL compiled into PHP. Some have this by default, but some don't. Another draw back is the lack of the "learn" button.

I initially worked on it and had it tested, but decided to use PHPSpell for the added features. . But since I modified it already, I'll just clean it and release it, so those who prefer full WYSIWYG display can use it.

Stay tuned.

Well, I do not have the necessary requirements to make this hack work. I would love to have the PHPSpell just not show the html coding at all and not spellcheck it either.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by TosaInu

Thanks Tamarian,

That is or for different users, right? And only allows users who belong to both groups at the same time?

My preference would be to use another user setting for this (no need to make huge if and or statements). For example right to post polls. Or perhaps an extra custom switch in membergroups, solely used to unlock special candy.

Yes, it should be OR not AND. I'll correct my post

The hack could be extended further to set permissions in the admin panel, but it would require PHP code changes. The way it is right, only template changes are required.

[Rich]

Hello,
There is obviously a way to remove the "learn" button so members can't use it. My question is,where is it located? If we can remove the learn button,our problems are solved. I only want my admins to be able to add words to the dictionary opposed to members. Exactly how would I do this,and still leave the availability of use with the members?

[the wiz]

Awesome hack, but is there a way I can make this for certain user groups only?

[neroflorida]

Originally Posted by iguanairs

Hello,
There is obviously a way to remove the "learn" button so members can't use it. My question is,where is it located? If we can remove the learn button,our problems are solved. I only want my admins to be able to add words to the dictionary opposed to members. Exactly how would I do this,and still leave the availability of use with the members?

Learn Button issue requires that you modify:
spellmessage.js
spelling.js

spellmessage.js Line 63 Opens the included file: phpSpell.html
Suggested workarounds: Use conditionals to pass additional information to the function openspell Have this handed off to the next script spelling.js

spelling.js Line 448 inserts the infamous "Learn" button. Determine whether you would like to have it shown based on the argument passed through from spellmessage.js.

An alternate would be to create a vB template instead of using an external html file...

[neroflorida]

HTML issue in wysiwyg mode:

Sugggestion to fix...

In spellcheck.php;

function Scan_Document (Lines 273 - 326): Pass arguments lcased or if using following suggestion, use eregi

function Clean_Document (Lines 356 - 397): Use Regular Expressions instead of strpos to allow for attributes in elements (i.e. <p margin="x">) - even better yet just ignore anything between "<" and {">", "/>"}

[the wiz]

So is there I can make this only for certain usergoups?

[kall]

Originally Posted by the wiz

So is there I can make this only for certain usergoups?

Have you read this thread at all?

Originally Posted by tamarian at the top of the same page you asked the question

This can be easily done through template conditionals. Like surrounding the spellcheck button code with something like this:

<if condition="$bbuserinfo[usergroupid] == 2">
.....spellcheck template code....
</if>

[the wiz]

Sorry, I made a mistake and missed that post. You don't have to be rude about it.

[Milorad]

I've installed this hack onto my board, but have noticed that when I used my opera browser to view the board the spellcheck buttons don't do anything. Is this compatible with Opera? Is there a fix or something I have checked wrong in Opera (Java is enabled)?