DARK SHADOWS FORUMS
General Discussions => Testing. 1, 2, 3... => Topic started by: CastleBee on March 07, 2002, 09:19:31 PM
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I've tried to seek out the answer for this question but couldn't find it so, forgive me if it's been covered. What I'm wondering is how do you get the old smileys to show up - like the flamethrower and the one with the little thumbs up? Are these linked from remote sites like the avatars or am I missing a feature on our great new board? ?!?
CastleBee
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Are these linked from remote sites like the avatars or am I missing a feature on our great new board?
Well, CastleBee, it's like this, [emblgh] I guess I have to admit that half the fun of originally setting up this forum was not making all the features readily apparent. I wanted to see how many people would be able to find them on their own before someone actually came out and asked about them.[evilg] I'll certainly also admit that it wasn't necessarily a nice thing to do, but it's probably a quirk with us IT types that only another IT would understand and appreciate. ;) Sorry about that, but we have to find some ways to amuse ourselves during those long hours of coding, uploading, tinkering, uploading again, tinkering some more, uploading some more, tink-well, I'm sure you get the picture. :)
The truth is that if you check out the second and third pages in the Posting section of the Help files, you'll find all the codes for the smileys that don't appear on the Post reply page.
You can access Help by clicking on its link located at the top and bottom of most of the forum's pages. And I'll be looking forward to seeing you use what you'll learn there. [wink2]
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Sorry to be a pain, MB, but like Castlebee I wanted more emoticons too. I checked where you said on the help pages, and the only thing that comes up is the same string of smileys that appears above the box when you type a post.
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Castlebee and Vlad,
Scroll waaaaaay down.
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I fouunnnd them!!!
[read]
This one is very cute [vryevl]
I hope I'll never have to use this one [flmthrw]
[beer] Okay, everybody start singing:
"Du, du liegst mir im Herzen,
Du, du, Liegst mir in Sinn.
Du, du, machst mir viel Schmertzen,
Weisst nicht wie gut ich dir bin." [beer]
Much more realistic than any of the ones ever used on DS [skull]
But I think this one is my favorite [bnghd]
And now I will stop 8)
Luciaphil
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[jawdrp] Well, hush mah mouth - there they are! And they're DS appropriate I see...[liteye]
[batang] [spidr]
Thanks Midnite and MB!
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Well, I finally found some of them ... [shkdb]
But not all of 'em, like the ones Luciaphil and Castlebee are using ... [vryangg]
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OHHHH!!!!!
[crazd]
[sun]
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OHHHH!!!!!
[crazd]
[sun]
LOL!
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All right, I finally had to try some!!
[ghost]
[bnghd]
[batang]r
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Me too!
banghd eek
wavey
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Trying this again! :(
[bnghd] [eek]
[wavey]
It worked! ;D
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I"m sitting here looking at all the amusing graphics you guys are using and it occurs to me that the smiley with the twisted eyeballs bears a remarkable resemblance to the ghost of Jeremiah, poor man. LOL
Raineypark
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it occurs to me that the smiley with the twisted eyeballs bears a remarkable resemblance to the ghost of Jeremiah
Oh, that's funny, Raineypark! [lghy]
Maybe I should change the name of that smiley from crazed.gif to Jeremiah.gif. ;D
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Okay MB...and maybe I should get my IT hubby (or my teenaged daughter, better yet) to teach me how to use the smileys.....or hadn't you noticed that I never use them myself?
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I'm trying this out to see if I can do what everyone is doing so don't feel that you are alone. So far, all I can do is add the smileys. Even when I type the code, nothing shows up. :o I can't to seem to change the font or the color. :-[
Carol
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"I'm trying this out to see if I can do what everyone is doing so don't feel that you are alone. So far, all I can do is add the smileys. Even when I type the code, nothing shows up. :o I can't to seem to change the font or the color."
But at least you're trying....so far, all I can do is read, reply, and get outta town! It's living with a pair of computer wizards...they make me crazy with their convoluted technical answers to the simplest questions. They can't just tell me what to do...they have to EXPLAIN everything to me...like I give a hoot! Just tell me what keys to hit and when....then leave me alone!!
Raineypark
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Raineypark's
Okay MB...and maybe I should get my IT hubby (or my teenaged daughter, better yet) to teach me how to use the smileys.....or hadn't you noticed that I never use them myself?
When you reach a spot in your message in which you'd like to add a smiley, if it's one of the ones above the message window just click on it and the symbol will appear automatically. For the first (happy) face, you're going to see a : followed by ). When the message is posted, it'll be converted to the smiley. If it's one of the others listed in the posting section of the Help files, just duplicate the code exactly as you see it listed in the column next to it, being sure to include the [ and ]. It might help you to recognize what you're seeing in the codes if you know that b stands for blue, y = yellow and g = green. Please feel free to experiment here as much as you'd like, and if you use the "preview" feature no one will see your test until you're ready to unveil it. :) You can also modify your own messages after you've posted them.
Raineypark's But at least you're trying....so far, all I can do is read, reply, and get outta town! It's living with a pair of computer wizards...they make me crazy with their convoluted technical answers to the simplest questions. They can't just tell me what to do...they have to EXPLAIN everything to me...like I give a hoot! Just tell me what keys to hit and when....then leave me alone!!
That's where I come in, hee hee. The computer wizard in my house isn't me-- it's my 12 year old son-- but if I can learn this stuff then I know that anybody else can too. ;)
The light colored tags above the smileys are the next thing I'd love to see you try. Again, click on them to make them appear in the message window, and the text you insert between them is what is affected...
To emphasize certain words in your message:
The B makes the text between them bold, like this. The I italicizes, like this. And the U underlines. Just make sure that for every tag at the start of your text, there's a corresponding tag with / at the other end.
To change the color of your text, open the pulldown menu under "Black", click on the color you want, and the tags will appear wherever your cursor is in your message. Only the text that you insert between the two tags will change colors.
The square with the black A and arrow will bring up tags containing size =2. Increasing the number increases the size of your letters.
To quote-- the easiest way to make a phrase appear in a shaded box is to surround the phrase with "quote" and "/quote", but substitute [ or ] for the quotation marks.
Now go for it, girlfriend. :D
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I'm trying this out to see if I can do what everyone is doing so don't feel that you are alone. So far, all I can do is add the smileys. Even when I type the code, nothing shows up. :o I can't to seem to change the font or the color. :-[
Carol, I hope the message above is helpful to you. Just make sure that you insert your text between whichever pair(s) of tags you've selected. I haven't experimented with different fonts yet, but using the verdana font isn't going to make any noticeable difference because it's the one already used here.
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Midnight,
I neglected to thank you when I read this post the first time...Thank You.
I have now printed out your "help" and am hanging the paper on my computer so I can refer to it while I try to experiment.
I'm also putting a note on it, threatening the annoying spouse and offspring with dire consequences if they touch your instructions, or open their mouths, while I'm working on this!
Gratefully,
Raineypark
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Carol, I hope the message above is helpful to you. Just make sure that you insert your text between whichever pair(s) of tags you've selected. I haven't experimented with different fonts yet, but using the verdana font isn't going to make any noticeable difference because it's the one already used here.
I plan to give it a try and see what turns up every now and then. It may take me awhile to get as proficient as everyone else.
Carol :D
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Post was copied onto the "Current Talk" discussion board.
~Midnite
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[ghost]
[bnghd]
OMG! I just realized what I've been doing wrong! Isn't it wonderful to have a brain that works!
Carol