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.

[Boofo]

Is this better to use than Pungo-spell?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Is this better to use than Pungo-spell?

I think so. No need to recompile PHP and install aspell, or rely on the server's config and system call, etc..

[Corriewf]

WOW! This is the best system for spell check I have ever seen. Thank you very much!

Is there anyway you could put the above posted template edits in a text file so I can store it in case?

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by corriewf

WOW! This is the best system for spell check I have ever seen. Thank you very much!

Is there anyway you could put the above posted template edits in a text file so I can store it in case?

Sure thing

[diettalk]

Looks great tamarian.

[cutetxblonde]

During step 4 I get this:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: CREATE TABLE vbspell (
word varchar(30) NOT NULL,
sound varchar(10) NOT NULL,
UNIQUE KEY word (word),
KEY sound (sound)
) ENGINE=MyISAM
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'ENGINE=MyISAM' at line 6

mysql error number: 1064

Date: Saturday 09th of July 2005 01:29:23 AM
Script: (my site)/community/admincp/vbspell_install.php?do=install&step=4
--------------------------------------

Where did I mess it up? This is such a simple hack..lol

[diettalk]

My users are getting the good old "you do not have permission to view...." error... I can see it fine and I used my "secret account" and sure enough, "you do not... ".

[Mr. Brian]

Looks cool, will install this and let u know later.

-Brian

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by cutetxblonde

During step 4 I get this:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: CREATE TABLE vbspell (
word varchar(30) NOT NULL,
sound varchar(10) NOT NULL,
UNIQUE KEY word (word),
KEY sound (sound)
) ENGINE=MyISAM
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'ENGINE=MyISAM' at line

Replace ENGINE=MyISAM with TYPE=MyISAM, or re-upload vbspell_install.php from the zip file. I think ENGINE keyword is for newer MySQL versions.