Emoticon shortcut key - change request

[smercurio_fc]

I would like to request that the shortcut keys for the emoticons be made into something a little less likely to be used in normal English language. Right now, using a quote followed by a close parentheses indicates a smiley: " ) (space artificially added to prevent smiley). Unfortunately, it's fairly common to have phrases like (clicking "Reset to Default" ) (again a space was artificially added to prevent smiley) that display an emoticon at the end (see here). It seems that with the forum upgrade the text version of the emoticons is something like :smiley<whatever>, so apparently the older shortcuts are still active. So, perhaps the problem is that the old shortcuts are still active?

EDIT: I wasn't sure if this belonged as a separate thread or whether it should be included in the NI Discussion Forum Upgrade thread. That thread seemed specific to the upgrade that had occurred, and discussing any bugs that were found. If it belongs there, let me know and I will post it in there and this thread can be closed. 

Message Edited by smercurio_fc on 09-04-2008 01:26 PM

[Laura F.]

Hi smercurio,

I think a new thread is fine, it gets hard for me to track issues in long threads like upgrade threads.

You can edit your preferences such that smileys do not automatically show up for these shortcuts.  Even before the upgrade, if you use the emoticon popup to insert a smiley it used the code :smiley<whatever>.  However, if you read a message with something like ; ) you will see a smiley if your preferences are set to display them.  

To change this preference, go to My Profile and the Preferences tab.  Just under Display Settings is Emoticon type - set this to None.  Then, all characters like : ) will not display as an emoticon for you.  If someone has used the popup to insert an emoticon, you will see it displayed as a smiley  

Here's a test for you:  🙂   That should not be a smiley once you change this preference to None.

Thanks,

Laura 

[smercurio_fc]

Cool. Should have checked there first. Thanks for pointing that out, Laura.