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Thunderbird doesn't provide a way to add more emoticons to the "insert a smiley face" list box used when composing a HTML message. You need to embed a .GIF file for the emoticon/smiley face in the message. However, the [https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/addon/ | Thunderbird doesn't provide a way to add more emoticons to the "insert a smiley face" list box used when composing a HTML message. You need to embed a .GIF file for the emoticon/smiley face in the message. However, the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/smilieinserter-plus/ SmilieInserter Plus] and [http://mailtagger.mozdev.org/ MailTagger] extensions for Thunderbird make it easier to do that. For SeaMonkey a modified version of [http://users.skynet.be/fa258499/hackedexts.html#mailtagger MailTagger] is available. | ||
You may need to install the [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/checkcompatibility/?src=ss Disable Add-on Compatibility Check] add-on beforehand if you want to install MailTagger since the last version targeted Thunderbird 3.0. | |||
When you add a emoticon using the "insert a smiley face" list box its actually stored as smiley face (text) characters in the message. Thunderbird displays any smiley face characters as a graphics image while other email clients display the smiley face characters as is. This is a built-in feature enabled by the mail.display_glyph setting and why what you see and other users see may differ. However, if you embed a .GIF file using one of the add-ons everybody sees a graphics image. | When you add a emoticon using the "insert a smiley face" list box its actually stored as smiley face (text) characters in the message. Thunderbird displays any smiley face characters as a graphics image while other email clients display the smiley face characters as is. This is a built-in feature enabled by the mail.display_glyph setting and why what you see and other users see may differ. However, if you embed a .GIF file using one of the add-ons everybody sees a graphics image. | ||
[http://download.cnet.com/PostSmile/3000-2369_4-10228002.html PostSmile] is a standalone Windows utility that lets you add a emoticon to a message by dragging and dropping it into the message body. There are both free and premium versions, the main difference is the number of emoticons bundled with it. | [http://download.cnet.com/PostSmile/3000-2369_4-10228002.html PostSmile] is a standalone Windows utility that lets you add a emoticon to a message by dragging and dropping it into the message body. There are both free and premium versions, the main difference is the number of emoticons bundled with it. |
Revision as of 06:02, 6 November 2013
- This article was written for Thunderbird but also applies to Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey (though some menu sequences may differ).
Thunderbird doesn't provide a way to add more emoticons to the "insert a smiley face" list box used when composing a HTML message. You need to embed a .GIF file for the emoticon/smiley face in the message. However, the SmilieInserter Plus and MailTagger extensions for Thunderbird make it easier to do that. For SeaMonkey a modified version of MailTagger is available.
You may need to install the Disable Add-on Compatibility Check add-on beforehand if you want to install MailTagger since the last version targeted Thunderbird 3.0.
When you add a emoticon using the "insert a smiley face" list box its actually stored as smiley face (text) characters in the message. Thunderbird displays any smiley face characters as a graphics image while other email clients display the smiley face characters as is. This is a built-in feature enabled by the mail.display_glyph setting and why what you see and other users see may differ. However, if you embed a .GIF file using one of the add-ons everybody sees a graphics image.
PostSmile is a standalone Windows utility that lets you add a emoticon to a message by dragging and dropping it into the message body. There are both free and premium versions, the main difference is the number of emoticons bundled with it.