Item1686: Add common definition :-| for indifferent to the SmiliesPlugin

Priority:	CurrentState:	AppliesTo:	Component:	WaitingFor:
Enhancement	New	Extension	SmiliesPlugin

As of now the SmiliesPlugin pre-configures for indifferent only the version ":-I". This can cause issues if people don't know it and in addition do not immediately realize that it is a capital i instead of |. Sometimes the capital I looks pretty much like the | and can hardly be distinguished if not seen side by side.

So I'd recommend adding to the default configuration of the SmiliesPlugin the ":-|" version.

http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/emoticon.php?indifferent
http://www.chatref.com/emoticon/indifferent

-- IngoKappler - 04 Jun 2009

The only worry I have is that people will run into trouble with tables.

Just look at an example like

Hello

:-

Hi

Now is the third | a table divider or part of a Smiley?

-- KennethLavrsen - 05 Jun 2009

Yes, that's probably the main reason why it wasn't added yet. I guess we don't have something to escape the | so it won't be recognized as column separator?

Right now putting it leads to:

Shouldn't we have a way to escape the pipe or vertical bar character?

-- IngoKappler - 05 Jun 2009

um, isn't there \| ?

one	two
:-\		indifferent
:-|	|

obviously not

-- SvenDowideit - 12 Aug 2009