Another option may be phpSpell: http://www.master-technology.com/demos/spell/
It was originally written for BB or forum type software, but seems like it would be a good fit for RC as well. I recently implemented this on several phpBB forums that I maintain and it is working very well.
- it supports multiple languages
- supports learning
- doesn't rely on 3rd party service
- uses php, mysql and java; two of which are already in play with RC
- would be a snap to integrate
--Ben
Chris Richardson wrote:
Is there a way to make it if google changes there methods or down it does not leave the clients in the air? I know this is an unlikely occurance but I am just always nervous about depending on others services.
Thomas Bruederli wrote:
Chris Richardson wrote:
I am pretty sure you can also use aspell with the other alternitive I have brought up in the past called ajax spell ... it can use pspell and aspell i believe
What I like in ajax spell:
- "Add to dictionary" function
- Does not send my text to Google
What I don't like in ajax spell:
- New server request to show corrections
- Missing option to type the correct word
Over all GoogieSpell provides a better user interaction and I like that all suggestions are fetched with one request (gzipping the XML response should bring the data to an acceptable size).
If you have aspell or pspell installed RC should definitely use these but for 5$ hosting packages that do not allow any installations, GoogieSpell is a good alternative.
As mentioned before, I definitely would like to have an aspell wrapper that acts like the Google spell checker. In that case the server script can decide which engine to use.
~Thomas
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