Will vBulletin 3 have a built-in spell check?

[boatdesign]

A couple of my forum members have requested a spell check feature, and I know there was talk over at vbulletin.org about using the perl libraries but this seems like quite a difficult hack to get working perfectly. Before I embark, I'm wondering if a built in spell checker is on the table for vBulletin 3?

[Wayne Luke]

Not at this time. There isn't a reliable provider of spell-check.

However if your people want to use spell-checking they can install ieSpell. Then they can spell check any text area on any site with a right-click on their mouse. I use it and it works great.

http://www.iespell.com/

[Kier]

Chris Lambert (Stallion) is working on a spell checker for vBulletin, but we can't give you a date when it will be ready.

It definitely won't be ready for the first few vB3 beta versions.

[Steve Machol]

FWIW I've installed iespell and love it. It works very well and is much faster than the old Spellcheck.net service. :)

[Cary]

They answered you and gave you a possible solution.
And - If you're really desperate for one implement on your forums, they have a few hacks over at http://vbulletin.org

[DWZ]

iespell crashes my computer :(

[Chen]

Originally posted by wluke
Not at this time. There isn't a reliable provider of spell-check.

However if your people want to use spell-checking they can install ieSpell. Then they can spell check any text area on any site with a right-click on their mouse. I use it and it works great.

http://www.iespell.com/
Thanks for that, Wayne. Works great. :)

[Raz Meister]

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41071 :D

[ccd1]

I sometimes feel like forcing a spell check on my users--all the spelling errors and irregular capitalization tend to piss me off.

(I probably had a couple spelling errors up there myself; oh well)

[Arkham]

Originally posted by wluke
Not at this time. There isn't a reliable provider of spell-check.

However if your people want to use spell-checking they can install ieSpell. Then they can spell check any text area on any site with a right-click on their mouse. I use it and it works great.

http://www.iespell.com/

Does it only work in textareas, like this msg editor? I tried highlighting some text in some posts and it doesn't work. I thought this thing did it all on the fly...

Either way, it's handy when writing msgs...

[Wayne Luke]

It appears to only work for form elements.