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Subject: 
Re: emoticons
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:36:35 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Scott Arthur writes:
Any chance of getting the coding to display "emoticons" as graphics?

Why indeed, yes, there is! -- and it's funny you should mention it because
it's something Suz and I were just giggling about a couple days ago.  It
turns out that a half dozen or so of the most common smileys translate
nicely into minifig heads.

[who expects purists may not like this]

That was mainly what has kept us from doing it in the past when it was
suggested years ago.

But! -- if it is an opt-in kind of thing with a browser cookie, then nobody
has to see them who doesn't want to.

It's almost a trivial feature to add to the web interface (provided it
parses parentheticals correctly :-).

Maybe you'll see it for April Fool's Day or something...  :)  Or maybe it's
not worth doing...  :(
--Todd



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: emoticons
 
(...) LOL! And here we were shooting down the idea, when I'll bet none of us realized minifigs would be so cool in that application. (...) Good plan! :) (classic smilie) (...) I think it's a cute feature, and as long as it's opt-in, won't hurt at (...) (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: emoticons
 
Even though I am very against graphic emoticons, I am so for brickhead smilies! Please add them to site, it would be so very cool - and unique! Jeremy :-D! (...) (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: emoticons
 
(...) An excellent observation! (...) Indeed. (...) ... just don't ask Dan to do it! :-o But what shall we call them; "legomoticons"? Scott A (22 years ago, 27-Mar-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: emoticons
 
(...) Kinda like this: (URL) again, perhaps I ought to have my head examined. --Todd (22 years ago, 28-Mar-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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Any chance of getting the coding to display “emoticons” as graphics? !:-) emoticons: (URL) A [who expects purists may not like this] (22 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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