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== IRC log of conversation about this extension: ==
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== Project Name ==
  
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Spellcheck Extension for Arbitrary Web Pages
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12:14 <@dave> how hard would it be to add Tools > Spell-Check?
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12:14 <@dave> i.e., for an arbitrary page vs. textbox
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== Project Description ==
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12:14 < shaver> good question
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12:15 <@dave> or probably what I mean is Tools > Highlight Spelling Mistakes
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Write an extension to leverage the existing spellcheck code in Mozilla and add the ability to highlight spelling mistakes for a given web page (i.e., vs. a textbox).
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12:19 < shaver> you'd want a presentation like the findbar?
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12:19 <@dave> depends on use case, but that's one good one, yeah
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== Project Leader ==
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12:19 <@dave> I'm thinking of being able to just underline all mispelled words on the page
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12:23 < mfinkle> look into http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/editor/txtsvc/public/nsIInlineSpellChecker.idl
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[[User:ajhooper|Aaron Hooper]]
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12:23 < mfinkle> it is keyed to use an editor
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12:23 < mfinkle> but the code inside could be useful
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== Project Contributor(s) ==
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12:23 <@dave> I should talk to enn I guess
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12:24 < mfinkle> the red squiggle is done using a special kind of selection type
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Bart Barcicki
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12:25 <@dave> mfinkle: yeah, I've seen that code before.
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12:25 <@dave> the selection
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== Project Details ==
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12:25 < mfinkle> http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozInlineSpellChecker.cpp
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12:25 <@dave> but this idl looks interesting
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0.1 Release - http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Image:Spellcheck.xpi
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12:25 < mfinkle> is an inline spellcheck implementation for editors
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12:26 < mfinkle> DoSpellCheck does some heavy lifting http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozInlineSpellChecker.cpp#1223
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Make an extension that have the menus for spell checking but not yet do anything.
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12:27 < mfinkle> whoops, down a few lines
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12:28 <@dave> 1278  if (! editor)
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12:28 <@dave> 1279    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
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== Project News ==
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12:28 <@dave> hm
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12:28 < mfinkle> yeah, but it seems to use ranges, so swapping in a document shouldn't be impossible
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* 10/13/2008 - Got my first extension up an running
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12:29 < mfinkle> and notice that mSpellCheck is an instance of the real spellcheck engine
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* 09/23/2008 - Talked through email with Neil Deakin about the parts of code I will need probably need to modify
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12:29 <@dave> yeah
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12:29 <@dave> I'm trying to find uses of editor, and it's thin
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== IRC log of conversation about this extension ==
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12:31 < mfinkle> well mSpellCheck is a nsIEditorSpellCheck
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12:31 < mfinkle> must go deeper
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* 12:14 <@dave> how hard would it be to add Tools > Spell-Check? <br />
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12:33 < mfinkle> crap, nsISpellCheck is not public - wtf
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* 12:14 <@dave> i.e., for an arbitrary page vs. textbox <br />
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12:33 <@dave> weird
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* 12:14 < shaver> good question <br />
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12:33 < shaver> fixable, I bet
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* 12:15 <@dave> or probably what I mean is Tools > Highlight Spelling Mistakes <br />
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12:34 < mfinkle> I suppose building directly against the tree (instead of the sdk) is doable
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* 12:19 < shaver> you'd want a presentation like the findbar? <br />
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12:34 <@dave> so this is a tree exercise vs. an ext
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* 12:19 <@dave> depends on use case, but that's one good one, yeah <br />
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12:34 < mfinkle> kinda like vlad's canvas3d
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* 12:19 <@dave> I'm thinking of being able to just underline all mispelled words on the page <br />
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12:34 < mfinkle> right
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* 12:23 < mfinkle> look into http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/editor/txtsvc/public/nsIInlineSpellChecker.idl <br />
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12:34 < shaver> no, it's an extension
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* 12:23 < mfinkle> it is keyed to use an editor <br />
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12:34 < mfinkle> well, it can be an extension
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* 12:23 < mfinkle> but the code inside could be useful <br />
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12:34 < shaver> it's just not one that can use only frozen APIs
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* 12:23 <@dave> I should talk to enn I guess <br />
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12:34 < mfinkle> but it needs the tree
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* 12:24 < mfinkle> the red squiggle is done using a special kind of selection type <br />
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12:34 < shaver> like basically any useful extension
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* 12:25 <@dave> mfinkle: yeah, I've seen that code before. <br />
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12:34 <@dave> :)
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* 12:25 <@dave> the selection <br />
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12:34 < mfinkle> sadly
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* 12:25 < mfinkle> http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozInlineSpellChecker.cpp <br />
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12:35 < mfinkle> but anyway - onward
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* 12:25 <@dave> but this idl looks interesting <br />
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12:35 <@dave> I think I'll take some notes here and craft a project for future
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* 12:25 < mfinkle> is an inline spellcheck implementation for editors <br />
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12:35 < mfinkle> http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozSpellChecker.cpp
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* 12:26 < mfinkle> DoSpellCheck does some heavy lifting <br />http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozInlineSpellChecker.cpp#1223 <br />
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12:35 < mfinkle> implements the nsISpellCheck interface
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* 12:27 < mfinkle> whoops, down a few lines <br />
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12:36 < mfinkle> takes an nsITextServicesDocument
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* 12:28 <@dave> 1278  if (! editor) <br />
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12:36 <@dave> how generic is that?
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* 12:28 <@dave> 1279    return NS_ERROR_FAILURE; <br />
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12:38 < mfinkle> can be initialized with a document! http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/editor/txtsvc/src/nsTextServicesDocument.cpp#175
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* 12:28 <@dave> hm <br />
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12:38 < mfinkle> promising
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* 12:28 < mfinkle> yeah, but it seems to use ranges, so swapping in a document shouldn't be impossible <br />
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* 12:29 < mfinkle> and notice that mSpellCheck is an instance of the real spellcheck engine <br />
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* 12:29 <@dave> yeah <br />
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* 12:29 <@dave> I'm trying to find uses of editor, and it's thin <br />
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* 12:31 < mfinkle> well mSpellCheck is a nsIEditorSpellCheck <br />
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* 12:31 < mfinkle> must go deeper <br />
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* 12:33 < mfinkle> crap, nsISpellCheck is not public - wtf <br />
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* 12:33 <@dave> weird <br />
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* 12:33 < shaver> fixable, I bet <br />
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* 12:34 < mfinkle> I suppose building directly against the tree (instead of the sdk) is doable <br />
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* 12:34 <@dave> so this is a tree exercise vs. an ext <br />
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* 12:34 < mfinkle> kinda like vlad's canvas3d <br />
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* 12:34 < mfinkle> right <br />
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* 12:34 < shaver> no, it's an extension <br />
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* 12:34 < mfinkle> well, it can be an extension <br />
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* 12:34 < shaver> it's just not one that can use only frozen APIs <br />
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* 12:34 < mfinkle> but it needs the tree <br />
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* 12:34 < shaver> like basically any useful extension <br />
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* 12:34 <@dave> :) <br />
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* 12:34 < mfinkle> sadly <br />
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* 12:35 < mfinkle> but anyway - onward <br />
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* 12:35 <@dave> I think I'll take some notes here and craft a project for future <br />
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* 12:35 < mfinkle> http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozSpellChecker.cpp <br />
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* 12:35 < mfinkle> implements the nsISpellCheck interface <br />
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* 12:36 < mfinkle> takes an nsITextServicesDocument <br />
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* 12:36 <@dave> how generic is that? <br />
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* 12:38 < mfinkle> can be initialized with a document! http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/editor/txtsvc/src/nsTextServicesDocument.cpp#175 <br />
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* 12:38 < mfinkle> promising <br />
  
 
== Relevant Links ==
 
== Relevant Links ==

Latest revision as of 12:26, 18 October 2008

Project Name

Spellcheck Extension for Arbitrary Web Pages

Project Description

Write an extension to leverage the existing spellcheck code in Mozilla and add the ability to highlight spelling mistakes for a given web page (i.e., vs. a textbox).

Project Leader

Aaron Hooper

Project Contributor(s)

Bart Barcicki

Project Details

0.1 Release - http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Image:Spellcheck.xpi

Make an extension that have the menus for spell checking but not yet do anything.


Project News

  • 10/13/2008 - Got my first extension up an running
  • 09/23/2008 - Talked through email with Neil Deakin about the parts of code I will need probably need to modify

IRC log of conversation about this extension

  • 12:14 <@dave> how hard would it be to add Tools > Spell-Check?
  • 12:14 <@dave> i.e., for an arbitrary page vs. textbox
  • 12:14 < shaver> good question
  • 12:15 <@dave> or probably what I mean is Tools > Highlight Spelling Mistakes
  • 12:19 < shaver> you'd want a presentation like the findbar?
  • 12:19 <@dave> depends on use case, but that's one good one, yeah
  • 12:19 <@dave> I'm thinking of being able to just underline all mispelled words on the page
  • 12:23 < mfinkle> look into http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/editor/txtsvc/public/nsIInlineSpellChecker.idl
  • 12:23 < mfinkle> it is keyed to use an editor
  • 12:23 < mfinkle> but the code inside could be useful
  • 12:23 <@dave> I should talk to enn I guess
  • 12:24 < mfinkle> the red squiggle is done using a special kind of selection type
  • 12:25 <@dave> mfinkle: yeah, I've seen that code before.
  • 12:25 <@dave> the selection
  • 12:25 < mfinkle> http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozInlineSpellChecker.cpp
  • 12:25 <@dave> but this idl looks interesting
  • 12:25 < mfinkle> is an inline spellcheck implementation for editors
  • 12:26 < mfinkle> DoSpellCheck does some heavy lifting
    http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozInlineSpellChecker.cpp#1223
  • 12:27 < mfinkle> whoops, down a few lines
  • 12:28 <@dave> 1278 if (! editor)
  • 12:28 <@dave> 1279 return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
  • 12:28 <@dave> hm
  • 12:28 < mfinkle> yeah, but it seems to use ranges, so swapping in a document shouldn't be impossible
  • 12:29 < mfinkle> and notice that mSpellCheck is an instance of the real spellcheck engine
  • 12:29 <@dave> yeah
  • 12:29 <@dave> I'm trying to find uses of editor, and it's thin
  • 12:31 < mfinkle> well mSpellCheck is a nsIEditorSpellCheck
  • 12:31 < mfinkle> must go deeper
  • 12:33 < mfinkle> crap, nsISpellCheck is not public - wtf
  • 12:33 <@dave> weird
  • 12:33 < shaver> fixable, I bet
  • 12:34 < mfinkle> I suppose building directly against the tree (instead of the sdk) is doable
  • 12:34 <@dave> so this is a tree exercise vs. an ext
  • 12:34 < mfinkle> kinda like vlad's canvas3d
  • 12:34 < mfinkle> right
  • 12:34 < shaver> no, it's an extension
  • 12:34 < mfinkle> well, it can be an extension
  • 12:34 < shaver> it's just not one that can use only frozen APIs
  • 12:34 < mfinkle> but it needs the tree
  • 12:34 < shaver> like basically any useful extension
  • 12:34 <@dave> :)
  • 12:34 < mfinkle> sadly
  • 12:35 < mfinkle> but anyway - onward
  • 12:35 <@dave> I think I'll take some notes here and craft a project for future
  • 12:35 < mfinkle> http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/extensions/spellcheck/src/mozSpellChecker.cpp
  • 12:35 < mfinkle> implements the nsISpellCheck interface
  • 12:36 < mfinkle> takes an nsITextServicesDocument
  • 12:36 <@dave> how generic is that?
  • 12:38 < mfinkle> can be initialized with a document! http://mxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/editor/txtsvc/src/nsTextServicesDocument.cpp#175
  • 12:38 < mfinkle> promising

Relevant Links

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