For accuracy, I was mistaken in believing that the Exchange Component does uses the Google API, it does NOT. It does require a j2ee server, which doesn't work for what I'm doing, but seems pretty slick. If you are in need of a spell checker, it definitely is worth looking at.
--- In [email protected], Patrick Mineault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As far as the PHP side of things goes, there are functions already > built-in for that. You can read about it here: > > http://www.zend.com/zend/spotlight/spellchecking.php > > You could call php to do the spell check every so and so seconds or > after every space or with a button... Really depends on what you want. > As for the backwards looping use String.lastIndexOf(' '). For the > formatting take a look at setTextFormat. > > Patrick > > jmfillman a écrit : > > > > I've seen the Component on the Flex Exchange, and it's not going to > > meet my needs, primarily because my app won't always have an internet > > connection to use the Google API. Also, I need the custom dictionary > > to be in my DB so users have access to it regardless of what PC they > > are using. > > > > So, I'm asking for some advice and ideas on creating my own Spell > > Check feature using PHP and MySQL. > > > > I've been thinking about this in theory, and here are my initial > > questions where I would like feedback. > > > > Do I call a remoteObject after every keystroke to compare against a > > database table of words or do I wait until all the fields are filled > > out and then have the user click a button to Spell Check the fields? > > Maybe both? > > > > How efficient is this going to be with say 100,000 words in the word > > list to check against? > > > > What about integrating a PHP spell checking function? > > > > How do I loop backward until I find a space so I am only checking the > > last word? > > > > How to allow the user to add words not in the standard dictionary to > > their custom table, from where they are in the application? > > > > How do I then set the style of the last word to red underline, change > > the text color, or some other visual representation to note an > > incorrect word? > > > > If using a Spell Check button, I'd like to change the tab color to a > > different color, if there are spelling mistakes in fields on that > > tab. I'd also like to highlight fields where there are spelling > > mistakes. > > > > >
