Smileytext Replacement Time!

livius drusus · #1 05-29-2005, 05:12 PM

Okay kids, it's that special time when vm queries the database and replaces some freaky smileytext with reasonable, normal smileytext. Just because we wanted to start out small and manageable, this is the first round of replacements, with the new text in the left column and the smiley in the right:

:happy:

Does anybody have any pet peeves or anything they desperately wish to change? If so now's the time to pipe up.

Once the deed is done, we'll know it worked if the smilies are on the left and the freak text on the right.

Zikes · #2 05-29-2005, 05:21 PM

I do have one small pet peeve, I'd like to see the smiley text placed in the ALT attribute of the smiley image. That way QR will pick up the smileys and if I'm curious as to what smileytext was used for a particular smiley it's a simple matter of copy/paste.

viscousmemories · #3 05-29-2005, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Zikes

I do have one small pet peeve, I'd like to see the smiley text placed in the ALT attribute of the smiley image. That way QR will pick up the smileys and if I'm curious as to what smileytext was used for a particular smiley it's a simple matter of copy/paste.

That's brilliant, Zikes. I had no idea it would be so easy to solve that QR problem; we've been bugged by that for a long time. And if you're using Firefox you can right click on a smilie and view 'properties' and the alternate text shows there. Awesome.

I've tested it on my local server and it works, but I have to check something before I upload it. Thanks!

viscousmemories · #4 05-29-2005, 05:42 PM

Okay! Tested and implemented. Thanks again!

livius drusus · #5 05-29-2005, 05:48 PM

So... much ... coolness. Can barely... Bow... :bow:

(ETA: Oh yeah! We should totally flip the bows.)

Ensign Steve · #6 05-29-2005, 06:07 PM

Question: What happens to the old posts that have the old text? Are they broken or do they still point to the correct smilie?

test: :cry:

ETA: Yay! The old text still works. :wriggle:

livius drusus · #7 05-29-2005, 06:09 PM

That's what the find and replace is actually for: to update the db so that any instance of the old name is replaced with the new. Of course after the query is run, the old text won't work anymore going forward.

Ensign Steve · #8 05-29-2005, 06:12 PM

Ohhhhhh... okay.
:steve:

JoeP · #9 05-29-2005, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by livius drusus

Once the deed is done, we'll know it worked if the smilies are on the left and the freak text on the right.

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Originally Posted by livius drusus

That's what the find and replace is actually for: to update the db so that any instance of the old name is replaced with the new. Of course after the query is run, the old text won't work anymore going forward.

That means in your op, there'll be two smilies, not freak text on the right ...?

livius drusus · #10 05-29-2005, 06:24 PM

Oh yeah!

JoeP · #11 05-29-2005, 06:39 PM

Unless you go and edit it quickly after the globalreplace...

viscousmemories · #12 05-29-2005, 08:21 PM

In case anyone missed the earlier discussions about this, the idea is that there are numerous standard verbs (such as hug, slap, cry, etc.) for which there is no correlated smilie name (smilietext). For example the smilietext for a hug is currently :hug: not :hug: which makes it hard to guess without using the search pop-up.

So we are going to change the smilietext for the above mentioned smilies to those more intuitive names, and then run a database query to ensure that the changed name doesn't break any of the previous uses of those smilies.

If you think there are any other verbs (or nouns, really) that are or would be common enough to warrant changing, post your suggestions here.

Crumb · #13 05-30-2005, 01:24 AM

Oh I guess you got that second one.

livius drusus · #14 05-30-2005, 02:04 AM

Consider it done, Crumb. :thankee:

Ensign Steve · #15 05-30-2005, 03:05 AM

I don't have a problem with :woohoo:

cuz I have the smilietext memorized (same with :cry:

), but wouldn't it make more sense if it was simply :woohoo:

?

livius drusus · #16 05-30-2005, 03:07 AM

Yes, yes it would.

Crumb · #17 05-30-2005, 03:12 AM

I dunno if I like :eekquote: wouldn't it be better if the speech balloon smilies had a standard form, like :s_eek: or :b_eek: ?

livius drusus · #18 05-30-2005, 03:18 AM

Excellent idea. Excellent. :thankee:

Zikes · #19 05-30-2005, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by viscousmemories

Okay! Tested and implemented. Thanks again!

No problem! Glad it works

I'm starting to think you guys should give me a list of your pet peeves for this site, might save me the time of stumbling across them myself :giggle:

Skep · #20 05-30-2005, 03:38 AM

Please ditch the underscore though. :popcorn:

Crumb · #21 05-30-2005, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by livius drusus

Excellent idea. Excellent.

Does this mean you are going to do it? (oh wait, I now see that you added the changes. :qwoot:

)

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Originally Posted by Skep

Please ditch the underscore though.

Yeah, ditch the underscore.

Ymir's blood · #22 05-30-2005, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Zikes

I'm starting to think you guys should give me a list of your pet peeves for this site, might save me the time of stumbling across them myself :giggle:

I think it would look better with more of a Halloween theme.

livius drusus · #23 05-30-2005, 05:08 AM

viscousmemories · #24 05-30-2005, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Zikes

I'm starting to think you guys should give me a list of your pet peeves for this site, might save me the time of stumbling across them myself :giggle:

Just look around for JoeP. He's like the peeve master 'round here.

Ymir's blood · #25 05-30-2005, 06:38 AM