...so I take it your vote would go for a proper XML-based approach? - Dave
Mattias Campe wrote: > > Dave wrote: > > Reply inline: > > > > - Dave > > > > Richard Dobson wrote: > > > [...] > >>Of course you would, it doesnt mean you are right, emoticons are a client > >>feature and should have the ability to be turned off, which in your method > >>they cant be without turning off all embedded images, > > > > Well-authored IMG tags have ALT attributes which provide a very > > good replacement that can be adjusted on a case-by-case basis so the > > replacement text conveys the intent of the sender. Having emoticons > > replaced by stuff like :love: (or worse, :luv:) will leave people wishing > > (a) they didn't disable emoticons; or (b) their friends didn't insist > > on sending them these stupid emoticons. I'd much rather let stuff > > like ":-)" which is used in email as-is stay as-is, just as in email, > > and let the receiving client replace that sort of stuff on its own. > > Anything more complex is better handled as an actual image (what it > > really is), rather than trying to disguise it as a replaceable regexp :-( > > > [...] > > Yes, of course IMG tags have ALT attributes if sb doesn't want to have > those emoticons filling their desktop. But suppose I'm is using an > English client with some sort of click-facility to have an emoticon > placed in the message. I send it to my sister en she's using a client > that doesn't support emoticons. Now, that would be just fine, she can > read the ALT attribute, if it wasn't for the fact that she doesn't > understand English :( And English may be spoken a lot, it is still not a > standard... > So there will be a need for some sort of standard anyway, the client > can't keep a dictionary to translate alt="luv" to e.g. liefde, but also > alt="love" to liefde or alt="lovvveu" to liefde or ... (btw: liefde is > Dutch for love). > > greetz > .m. > > _______________________________________________ > jdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev > _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
