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With the release of 3.6.x the installer stopped working for fresh installs and the template changes were considerably out of date, tamarian gave cynix2 permission to release a 3.6.x version with updates.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>.

[carrlos]

I'm first!!!! Yea!!!!

But still waiting for the download!!

[KeyStalker]

Very interesting.

[Replicators]

Give me a minute, just released it, preparing the files now.

[Elenna]

Has there been any change since the 3.6 release? ie - if I have that one installed and working, is it recommended that we upgrade?

[Replicators]

Originally Posted by Elenna

Has there been any change since the 3.6 release? ie - if I have that one installed and working, is it recommended that we upgrade?

No need to upgrade if you have the old version installed as nothing major has changed, but i do plan on making some changes to this as the 3.6 version is no longer supported, so my advice is to install this one, and then when i release a update, you will have the choice to move to this one if you'd like.

[smirkley]

tesing on my 3.7.0G....

Do I have to manually edit all the post and edit pages templates to make this work?

Otherwise it doesnt seem to be working using the xml install only.

Thanks in advance, and imo a great mod, beats ispell if I can get it to work on my code.

[soletrader]

doesnt work with FF on 3.7 gold.

[Elenna]

Originally Posted by Replicators

No need to upgrade if you have the old version installed as nothing major has changed, but i do plan on making some changes to this as the 3.6 version is no longer supported, so my advice is to install this one, and then when i release a update, you will have the choice to move to this one if you'd like.

Thanks for the response, Replicators!


Will upgrade when I can; glad to know I'm not missing out on any awesome new features until then (not sure what new features you can add to spell-check anyway).

*thumbs up*

[codershark]

Has anyone a german Dictionary ??? Or know where I can get one ?