Emoticons for Gmail
— Last update Jun 24, 2008 — Installed 971 times.A greasemonkey script for Gmail that transforms raw emoticons like :-) into their image-based counterparts.
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This script is a work in progress, but I'm ready to gather feedback from users. If you install this version, check back soon for an updated version.
Please report any problems --- Some settings are still en flux. Works okay in FF3. The code is heavily commented and I hope this will encourage you to help me improve the script. :) If you have any suggestions or pointers, please let me know. Thanks!
Usability note:
In Thread List view: whenever Gmail checks for new messages, the emoticons that appear in message snippets revert back to text. In other words, they go stale. To mitigate this scenario, I call the addEmoticons function once every 20 seconds. So when emoticons go stale, they come back after no more than 20 seconds. If you view a page with many emoticons---e.g., the page that lists all your chats, performance can slow. I tried a variety of timeout lengths and settled on 20 seconds...for now.
Some screen shots:
Thread List view:
Conversation view:
Key for emoticons used in this script
To do list:
1- Insert a "menu" on compose page so user can click on emoticon to insert as text into document. Add link to show/hide menu.2- Let user toggle addEmoticons function with special button. I think this is the best defense against false positives.
3- Make find and replace regExp more efficient. Find other ways to make code more efficient.
4- Solve issue in TL view rendering snippets
5- Incorporate mgmt tool into Settings page or alongside menu mentioned in #1. E.g., "never run addEmoticons on messages from this sender"
6- Convert to standalone FF plug in
7- Add options for classic and round smileys
8- Set variables at top of page so user can customize settings based on speed of his or her network
9- Determine when Gmail checks for new messages; then run addEmoticons
10- Support for keyboard shortcuts that show/hide content but don't change page view
11- Let users incoproate their own emoticons
12- Once release is stable, reduce the amount of comments :-)
13- Run function if user presses "enter" to send message
Known issues:
1- Emoticons revert back to text when Gmail has checked for new messages. 20-second polling solution included above.2- Long (I mean very long messages) or threads or pages with lots of emoticons and messages 'freeze' momentarily. Improve regexp script to solve?
3- Sometimes emoticons don't render. Usually this can be fixed by adjusting the length of the timeout. Need to run script after certain on key events.
4- Emoticons don't render if message is opened in a new window or if message is opened in print view
