Question about smileys

[CeliRacer]

Larry,

How come every time i use the puke smiley, it comes out like this: :puke ?

[vvtlikick]

Testing...

:p

:p:

:popcorn

:popcorn:

:puke

:puke:

[vvtlikick]

Alright, it's parsing only the lead :p as the "stick out the tongue" smilie.

Don't know what the proper cure is for the vBulletin software.

good question.. dont have a clue how to fix it.. ill get around to it though..does it work if you just click on it instead of typing it?

[vvtlikick]

Originally posted by larryd
good question.. dont have a clue how to fix it.. ill get around to it though..does it work if you just click on it instead of typing it? Clicking on it doesn't make a difference, because it just inserts the code you would have otherwise typed.

Typed: :puke
Clicked: :puke

I don't know if you can choose the codes used for the smilies, but maybe changing the smilies that look like ":p*" to ":p*:" would cure the problem (add the trailing colon, like ":rolleyes:", ":cool:", etc.)

so just add the ending colon on all of them and that should fix it?

[vvtlikick]

Originally posted by larryd
so just add the ending colon on all of them and that should fix it? I'm just <b>guessing</b> that requiring ending colon in the vBulletin config would fix it.

Here's what happens under various circumstances:

TYPE: :puke
CLICK: :puke

UPPERCASE: :PUKE
TRAILING COLON: :puke:

[CeliRacer]

Could we change some of the names of the smiley?

For instance:

puke = barf
pissed = fumed
popcorn = snack

just a suggestion. :)

you guys compile a list of what needs to be changed and what I need to change them to and sure no problem..

[CeliRacer]

Pretty much any smiley that starts with ":P" and any smiley that ends with a number needs to be changed.

[CeliRacer]

I was thinking about the names and this is what i came up with:

pissed2 = stumpy
shocked2 = suprised
spinning2 = revolve
spinning3 = rolling

that should fix all the smileys. :)