New Posting Features - vB Spell :: Spell Checker in WYSIWYG and Standard Modes

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: This mod was originally developed by tamarian for vB 3.5.x. With the release of 3.6.x the installer stopped working for fresh installs and the template changes were considerably out of date, tamarian gave cynix2 permission to release a 3.6.x version with updates. I have now carried it over to 3.7.x and will support it to the best of my ability.
This version should work with 3.5.x, 3.6.x, and 3.7.x series.

Features:

• Supports most recent versions of browsers. Firefox, Mozilla/Netsacpe, Opera and Konqueror (Konqueror implies Safari, but please confirm Mac folks). Currently does NOT work in IE 7, if anybody can look through the code and know of a way to fix the mod to work in IE, then please send me a pm.
• Learn Feature uses cookies, so it won't increase the database size.
• Admin panel options.
• Spell Check button appears anywhere there is a WYSIWYG Enhanced or Standard Editor Toolbar [includes quickreply but not quickedit].
• Skips quoted text and other tags (PHP, code, etc.).
• Usergroup permisisons.
• Template based interface, and uses your default style.
• Link buttons (Thesarus and Lookup) with links to Merriam Webster's online thesarus and dictionary links with the suggestion for misspelled words.

Installation:

• Unzip main package.
• Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum home directory.
  Regular Install:
  • Unzip Dictionary.zip.
  • Upload DICTIONARY.DIC to your forum home directory.
  Alternate Install
  • Unzip Manual-SQL.zip or Split-SQL.zip.
  • Import the SQL files to your database.
• Import product-vbspell37.xml.
• Go to AdminCP > vBulletin Options > vB Spell and edit your usergroup permisisons.
• Template changes are now automatic. [need tms]

Q: What is the Alternate Install method for?
A: If you are having problems with the Regular Install (such as your dictionary import freezes at x%) then you should consider using the Alternate Install. If neither of these methods work for you then there might be an issue with your server host.

Upgrading:

• Unzip main package.
• Upload the contents of the 'upload' folder to your forum home directory.
• Import product-vbspell37.xml.

To make template editing less tedious i have made use of Andreas Template Modification System found here. If you install tms before applying this mod, all template edits will be done for you. If you do not want tms installed, then i have supplied easier to understand template editing instructions inside the mod zip file.

IMPORTANT: If you decide to use tms and have the templates be automatically installed, then you need to go into your styles and save the following templates.

editpost, newreply, newthread, album_pictureview, calendar_edit, visitormessage_editor, socialgroups_editor, USERCP_SHELL, SHOWTHREAD, postbit_quickedit, pm_newpm, picturecomment_form, and modifysignature

Just go into the templates and save it without making any changes for each skin. TMS will not edit any unmodified templates, so if any of them templates are already red, then they are already modified and you don't need to save them.

HISTORY:
1.1 - Added use of TMS to make template modification easier.
1.2 - Added tehtide's fix from here
1.3 - Made some changes in the product, and made manual template instructions a little less tedious, but there is no easy way of doing it unfortunantly. You will need to redo the template edits that go above </head>.

[elink]

I am getting the following message "vB Spell installation problem, please notify the webmaster. " I am running 3.8.1 - What am I missing?

[Elenna]

I am also getting the same error message as elink.

[Elenna]

Out of curiosity, are those that are having troubles using AME?

When viewing the source for the vbspell popup, I see this:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.mysite.com/vbspell.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<script type=\"text/javascript\">ame_toggle_view({other : 'true',post : 'true',blog : 'true',group : 'true',vm : 'true',sig : 'true'});</script>var mispstr = "My Search String";
var misps = Array();;
</script>

It looks like the AME script is being inserted in the middle of the vBSpell script.

I may look at the plugins and see if I can figure it out.

[PGAmerica]

OK, here is something weird. I installed this on my site at traprunner.com and it went flawlessly. I did the exact same thing at hidingplace.com and it installed perfectly, but it does not display the ABC icon anywhere. I just double-checked and all my template edits are there and without typos.

Ideas?

[PGAmerica]

I just installed it on another site of mine (www.christianfunforums.com) and it does not work either. This time, i selected "No" to the "Set this to yes if you want all groupids to use vB Spell" and put in all the usergroups. Still I get nothing.

Ideas?

[PGAmerica]

Any support here?

[SamirDarji]

Anyone tried this on 3.8.3?

[bada_bing]

Does anyone know how I can get the spell check feature to work with quick reply ? and what are the templates and code to make that work?

thanks

[Gene Steinberg]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Does anyone know how I can get the spell check feature to work with quick reply ? and what are the templates and code to make that work?

thanks

Why not just use Firefox or Safari, so you don't have to worry about the lack of spell checking?

Peace,
Gene

[SamirDarji]

Originally Posted by Gene Steinberg

Why not just use Firefox or Safari, so you don't have to worry about the lack of spell checking?

Not everyone uses FF, so it's just one of those little features that are nice to have bult-in to your forum.