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[Mosquito]

Ok, I'm gonna whine and scream over some real minor issue here, but the translation schema for the smilies is bad!

If I put in a text like "(Blablabla )" it translates the into a smilie and leaves :lol as text.

The algorithm should first translate the excluding (longer) smilies variants before translaing the shorter and less complex ones.

I agree that at times, resolving smilies might become ambigious. What to in case of a ")" combination? I would suggest to have a precedence in that case for the 'happier' variants in contrast to the depressed or evil ones.

I just thought this might be of interrest while migrating to the new BB.

* Wonders if people will ever again take him seriously *

[This message has been edited by Mosquito (edited 05-25-2000).]

[Pascal]

Has it ever occurred to you to put a space between the : and the )?

[Andy]

Pascal, you should know by now... There is NO hope for ol' Mossie. We've given him up for a genuine Loon!

Mossie - GET A LIFE DUDE!

[Mosquito]

Pascal, I've have used the extra space on numerous occassions. It's esthetics that make me bring up the point here. There should be NO space before a closing brace! And, it looks bad, just as if you inadvertedly hit the space bar. I NEVER hit the space b ar ina d ve rted ly ! !!!: mad:

Andy, I would get a life if I could just find out where one can purchase one. I know certain places where one can get some life, but unlike you, I only want high quality / classy ones. Still haven't found a shopping mall that actually sells one of those.

[Rich]

Mos, I agree - the Internet has killed English grammar rules stone dead. Previously, the semi-colon was a little-used and reclusive character, found only in the pages of obscure textbooks and legal documents. Now, thanks to everyone's predilection for witty remarks, it has been thrust into the limelight as a veritable giant in grammar fashion circles. As for those extra spaces, I wouldn't like to be the bloke who has to answer for that.

[Ruud de la Rosa]

"the Internet has killed English grammar rules stone dead"

The use of smilies kills the english grammar rules too, you know!

[This message has been edited by Ruud de la Rosa (edited 05-27-2000).]