spellchecker

This plugin adds spellchecker functionality to TinyMCE by providing a new button that performs a AJAX call to a backend PHP page that uses PSpell/ASpell or Google spellchecker.

An unofficial spellchecker plugin for ColdFusion is available on SourceForge.

An unofficial spellchecker plugin with Java implementation is available. It can integrate with JMySpell

Requirements

• Server with PHP support Apache or IIS with PHP module/isapi extension.
• Serverside technology
• If you wish to use the PHP integrated PSpell you need to have PSpell/Aspell installed on the server, as well as the dictionaries you wish to use and have this compiled with PHP. Read more about this on the PHP website or use Google to learn more. Use the following script to test that PSpell is working correctly before trying the TinyMCE spellchecker, as the PSpell error messages aren't optimal.

<?php
if (function_exists('pspell_new')) {
	$pspell_link = pspell_new("en");
	if (!pspell_check($pspell_link, "testt")) {
		$suggestions = pspell_suggest($pspell_link, "testt");
		foreach ($suggestions as $suggestion) {
			echo "Possible spelling: $suggestion<br />";
		}
	}
} else {
	echo "pspell is not installed";
}
?>

• If you wish to use the exec version, that is you have PSpell/ASpell installed on the server, but not compiled with PHP, you need to make sure the correct dictionaries are installed and working.
• If you wish to use the Google version, make sure that your PHP version is above 4.3.0 or that you have the PHP CURL extension installed and enabled (IIS:php_curl.dll). This is required since the Google Spell Checking service is only available through SSL/HTTPS. Multibyte string function extensions also need to be enabled (IIS:php_mbstring.dll).
• A functioning TinyMCE implementation.
• Access to the server to edit configuration and uploading files.

Installation Instructions

1. Download the latest version of the TinyMCE Spellchecker plugin, available on our download page.
2. Unzip the "spellchecker" directory into the "tiny_mce/plugins" dir, path should be "tiny_mce/plugins/spellchecker".
3. Open up the config.php file you just unziped in the spellchecker folder.
4. Uncomment the spellchecker engine that you wish to use for example "GoogleSpell".
5. If you use the command line PSpell/ASpell class, you may need to configure the following paths "PSpellShell.aspell" and "PSpellShell.tmp".
6. Edit your TinyMCE configuration. Add "spellchecker" to the list of plugins.
7. Add "spellchecker" as a button some where on your toolbar.

Google Spellchecker configuration example

// General settings
$config['general.engine'] = 'GoogleSpell';
//$config['general.engine'] = 'PSpell';
//$config['general.engine'] = 'PSpellShell';

// PSpell settings
$config['PSpell.mode'] = PSPELL_FAST;
$config['PSpell.spelling'] = "";
$config['PSpell.jargon'] = "";
$config['PSpell.encoding'] = "";

// PSpellShell settings
$config['PSpellShell.mode'] = PSPELL_FAST;
$config['PSpellShell.aspell'] = '/usr/bin/aspell';
$config['PSpellShell.tmp'] = '/tmp';

// Windows PSpellShell settings
//$config['PSpellShell.aspell'] = 'aspell.exe';
//$config['PSpellShell.tmp'] = 'c:/temp';

Spellchecker engines

There are 3 types of spellchecker implementations, that needs to be required/included individually.

Spellchecker PHP options

Initialization Example

tinyMCE.init({
	theme : "advanced",
	mode : "textareas",
	plugins : "spellchecker",
	theme_advanced_buttons3_add : "spellchecker",
	spellchecker_languages : "+English=en,Swedish=sv"
});

Plugin JavaScript options