Smileys

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From: Chris Nandor
Subject: Smileys
Date: 17:13 on 08 Sep 2003
Programs that automatically convert your text into smiley graphics are
pretty silly, I think we can all agree.  But if you can turn them off, then
at least they are not especially hate-worthy.  But in iChat, you CANNOT
TURN THEM OFF.  Now, there's a hack that supposedly removes them, but
that's not the point.  Smileys not only look stupid to many people, they
actually get in the way when I am typing normal text, like:

	It has three colors (RGB)

That becomes:

	It has three colors (RG<smiley face with glasses>

And there is no way to turn it off.  I can think of only one reason to not
turn it off: because the person you're communicating with might have them
on, so you should see what they see.  But if that's the case, then I should
see a smiley BEFORE I hit return.  And anyway, couldn't it send some magic
over the AIM link saying "Don't use smileys here"?

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