Smilie question

Moogy · Post by **Moogy** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:51 pm

Why is it that sometimes I insert a smiley face, and it works, and other times it doesn't? Am I doing something wrong? I have smiles set as "on"

Moogy

well, it seems to have worked this time!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:18 am

Sometimes it even happens in the same message - some on and some off!

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NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:31 am

I'll attempt to answer with an example or two.

Here's supposed to be a sad face

Here's a guaranteed smiley face. .

Anyway, that's what I do to make them work. They always work if you follow them with additional punctuation or characters. They don't always work if at the end of a line.

Regards,
Bill

Ric · Post by **Ric** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:09 am

NightHawkeye wrote:I'll attempt to answer with an example or two.

Here's supposed to be a sad face

Bill, that is amusing, I started a reply last evening with almost the IDENTICAL examples, then spent another 10 minutes trying to make the emoticons NOT work (by following them with nothing), then abandoned the effort. Couldn't make it NOT work, gave up. Apparently this also doesn't NOT work properly:

I too have noticed that following it with something, anything but another "space" or "cr" character makes it work reliably. I think the basic issue is that the scripts try to squeeze out unnecesary characters somwhat oblivious to the context. Maybe "they" fixed it. GRRRRRRRRRRRR!

mousetater · Post by **mousetater** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:55 am

I have found from IM that I need to have a space in front of the smilie -otherwise it just puts text instead of the smilie.

Here is a test:
This is a smiling smilie with no space in front:D
This is a rolling eyes smilie with a space in front

EDIT: That seems to work. Maybe if there is no space in front it thinks it is part of the previous word.

Bella · Post by **Bella** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:31 am

mousetater, that's exactly what has been happening to me. I'll have to try and remember the space!

Edited to note that it worked!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:21 am

I am new to this. How do you use the smilie thingies?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:48 am

When you draft up your response, just click on one of the "emoticons" on the left of the screen. It works even when you are in guest mode as I am now

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Moogy · Post by **Moogy** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:29 pm

Thanks for the help! Y'all are the best!

Moogy

Gaspy · Post by **Gaspy** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:37 pm

Just trying the emoticons....hope I don't embarass myself Yippee, I think I did it right

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:17 pm

Let's see if I'm smart enuf.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:19 pm

Nope. Doesn't work for me.

neversleeps · Post by **neversleeps** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:09 pm

I think you people are terribly immature; spending all this time talking about emoticons.
Do you think everyone's rolling on the floor laughing at those little figures?

Well, I just think it's so embarrassing I could cry.
Personally, I wouldn't be caught dead using emoticons. They give me a headache.

We are supposed to be discussing sleep

and mouth taping

and how to help the

S with cpap therapy. This excessive use of emoticons is just plain silly

and must be stopped. So, no more emoticons

. You hear me? I'll keep saying it until I beat it into your head

. We sleep-deprived

people need each other's support and validation,

not a bunch of emoticons. Agreed?

What? You disagree? I see. Well then, I'll just leave. How would you feel about that?

Oh yeah? Well then,

Handgunner45 · Post by **Handgunner45** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:52 pm

ROFL What more can be said Neversleeps?

Ric · Post by **Ric** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:50 pm

ROTFL !!!

Thanks N.S. that was good therapy !

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