PungoSpell Spell Checker for vB3.5 WYSIWYG and Standard mode

PungoSpell for vB 3.5 WYSIWYG and Standard mode

Intro: PungoSpell supports WYSIWYG mode disply using DHTML on the spell check popup window. It uses PHP's buitin PSPELL module. Many have this already compiled in, but if not, it's easy to add.

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

Change Log:
v2.4 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)

v2.3 Bug fix standard mode.
v2.2 Bugfix
v2.1 Changed JS to handle vB 3.5 beta 4
v2.0 Initial release for vB 3.5 beta Features, no more config edits, uses admin panel for settings


Note: There's another hack for spell checker for vBulletin3 using PHPSpell. (I plan to port it to vB 3.5 shortly) You might want to compare both to decide which one you like best.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=65723

Credit PungoSpell Is a free software using the MIT license. By default, it will work fine in standard mode. This hack will allow it to work for both standard and WYSIWYG.

Requirements: You will need to have PSPELL compiled into your PHP setup. Many have this by default. To find out if you already have it, check your PHP info from the vBulletin Admin Panel: Import & Maintenance > View PHP Info. Search for "pspell". If it's there, you're fine. If not, you can recompile PHP with the "--with-pspell" paramater.

You also need aspell software installed on your server with a dictionary setup.

Please check with your server admin if not sure


Installation Instructions

1. Download the attached file, and unpack into your main forum directory, except for pungo_install.php which should go into your admincp directory. Make sure the file "custom.pws" is writable by apache, otherwise the "Learn" function will not work.

2. Run pungo_install.php in the admincp directory. Once you're done, edit the options in the vB options menu under the title "PungoSpell".

3. It has English setup by default. If you want it to use any other language, it's easy. Just edit the language setting from your control panel.

"en" stands for English. Change it to the code of the language you want. Like "fr" for French, for example. Make sure your system has the required dictionary. You see the dictionary config by typing "aspell config" at the command line, to see which dictionaries you have.

4. Edit each template where you'd like to have the spell checker. For example:

newreply template

A. Find

</head>

Add above

<script src="pungospell.js"></script>

B. Add somewhere the followin (below $navbar for example)g:

      <form name="spell_form" id="spell_form" method="POST" target="spellWindow" action="pungospell.php">
                <input type="hidden" name="spell_formname" value="">
                <input type="hidden" name="spell_fieldname" value="">
                <input type="hidden" name="spellstring" 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:

<input type="button" class="button" value="Spell Check" onClick="spellCheck('vbform', '$editorid', '2');" />

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


Trouble shooting:

1. Learn doesn't work: Try this: Change the first line from custom.pws:

personal_ws-1.1 en 0

To:

personal_ws-1.1 english 0

en worked fine for me on Fedora and Gentoo, but I had to change to english on RHE.


2. Change language If you have learning enabled, affter you change the language from the admincp, you also, in the file custom.pws, the first line reads something like:

personal_ws-1.1 en 0

You will need to change en to the language you use, like fr


Please click Install if you have installed this mod.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by welo

One thing I'm having trouble figuring out though, is how to get the iframe to use my fonts and background colors (IE6 is being especially stubborn about this). Might have to just rename it to a php file and import the css that way.

Yes, renaming to PHP, then you can import your vB CSS and use it. vB Spell does that, you can check it out there.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by mini2

Does this all work well with 3.5 gold?

Yes, it should work fine.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by mini2

Superb, thanks.

Any reason (functions wise) this seems less popular and vB spell? I personally like the idea/method of this better?!

The problem with PungoSpell is that it requires recompiling PHP with PSPELL support. Many have no access to setup their servers (shared host), so vB Spell is easier to install.

[akanevsky]

Why doesn't this use the vBulletin product installer? Make this a product

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Dark Visor

Why doesn't this use the vBulletin product installer? Make this a product

Because it predated products

[akanevsky]

I know But it's 5 minute to import it into a product Come on man, do it.

[Xplorer4x4]

So I have read the entire thread and have just one question...does this perform a spell check automaticly when you click reply or preview or is it a manual button like IESpell?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Xplorer4x4

So I have read the entire thread and have just one question...does this perform a spell check automaticly when you click reply or preview or is it a manual button like IESpell?

This is a server side spell checker, not a client side checker like IESpell. It will only launche if you click the spell button.

[Xplorer4x4]

Then I suppose your vBspell hack is not automatic either? Is there an automatic version?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Xplorer4x4

Then I suppose your vBspell hack is not automatic either? Is there an automatic version?

Not that I know of.