Submission details
[Windows Live Mail] Let users turn off emoticon substitution!
Currently, when typing in the body of an email, if you type ":-)", it's instantly converted into a graphic smilie face. There is no way to turn this off.
This is very annoying. I hate peppering my email text with distracting graphics like that, but I like the ability to continue to use basic emotions.
Additionally, the way to "undo" the transformation is to hit Ctrl-Z. This is inconsistent with other Microsoft products like Outlook and Word. Hitting backspace immediately after the substitution should also "undo" the transformation, just as in Outlook and Word.
1) Provide a configuration option to enable/disable the auto-substitution of graphic emoticons for text ones
2) Allow such auto-substitutions to be 'undone' with backspace, as well as Ctrl-Z, just like Outlook and Word.
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Not fixed
Discussion (8 comments)
This is consistently my single biggest (DAILY!) annoyance with Windows Live Mail. Nine months in, and I still hate this, even though I've trained myself to hit Ctrl-Z. I really want to turn it off completely, but if it IS on, backspace should 'undo' it.
Hear, hear. This is horrible UI design. No wonder people hate Microsoft.
The truth is, I prefer Windows Live Mail over Outlook just because it is to simple and clean. UI is king (that's why Mac has so many loyal followers).
This emoticons issue is huge. Please fix it. It's like torturing your users. Ack. I feel sick now. :-(
People don't "hate" microsoft. Just like people don't "hate" apple. Take your "trolling" (what the British call it) elsewhere
mac? I thought it was apple? Apple makes the mac. Mac doesnt make it self.
Other complaints from a quick google search:
http://www.vistax64.com/live-mail/201633-disabl...eys-etc-live-mail.html
http://www.vistax64.com/live-mail/129024-how-to...le-auto-emoticons.html
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/aspnet/3228...-emotion-icons--s.aspx
(Ignore my poorly chosen username. I have no affiliation to this site nor Microsoft.)
Good news! In Wave 4, you can press Backspace to revert the emoticon into plain text!
Please fix this problem I get these emotioncon's with every keystroke this is insane!
Yeah, I hate the emoticons but sometimes have/want to use those character combinations. Please add an option to suppress the substitution.
Ensign Joe wrote on March 7, 2009, 2:17am
Oh yes! They should do it the ICQ way, if you Type ":-)" it should convert to a smiley, but then if you hit backspace if reverts back to ":-)" which you then can edit manually (e.g. to ":-") or leave it as is. +1!!