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 ranger2kxlt

Well I had your phpspell installed (created last year) and now I'm trying to upgrade to this one, it won't work....the window won't pop-up, its like it doesn't know what to pop-up. I've made all the edits, please help

Do you have any ad blocke or firewall software, like Norton etc. Disable them temporarily to see if that's causing it.

[ranger2kxlt]

dang your quick....I did a revert on the template and the button went away, when I went to edit the template with the changes, and save the button doesn't appear now...

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[tamarian]

Originally Posted by ranger2kxlt

dang your quick....I did a revert on the template and the button went away, when I went to edit the template with the changes, and save the button doesn't appear now...

Sounds like a style issue. Are you updating the master style, or using a style other than the one you edited?

[ranger2kxlt]

Using the main the style

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by ranger2kxlt

Using the main the style

O.k. so you will need to start over and carefully apply the changes. Something was applied wrong, otherwise the HTML code for the button should show.

[ranger2kxlt]

Ok here's the odd thing, I had the phpSpell installed, and the button showed then, but when I reverted to the org. and then applied these changes, I get nothing.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by ranger2kxlt

Ok here's the odd thing, I had the phpSpell installed, and the button showed then, but when I reverted to the org. and then applied these changes, I get nothing.

These things always happen, where we think we applied the changes correctly, but something was missed or done wrong If the template does not show the button, then the changes were either not done, or done to the wrong template, or done to the wrong style.

[ranger2kxlt]

idk, i've tried everything I can think of can't get it to show :-/

[ranger2kxlt]

HAHAHAHAH!!! ooppss....I kept adding the button to the Bottom half of the newthread, newreply and not right below the text box....ok I'm dumb, thanks for helping the idoit ;-)

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by ranger2kxlt

HAHAHAHAH!!! ooppss....I kept adding the button to the Bottom half of the newthread, newreply and not right below the text box....ok I'm dumb, thanks for helping the idoit ;-)

Told you This always happens to me, I attribute it to too much concentration