Bugs (mainly responsiveness) and suggestions

As a temporary workaround, i put bigger smilies at the bottom of the list.

I also put these settings that helps getting a better display.

As a result:

In bbpress:

In wordpress comments:

Now i lack the dropdown option.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by Robin Labadie.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 5 months ago by Robin Labadie. Reason: details

Hello Robin,

thanks for your hints and ideas.

I tried to reproduce the problem concerning bbPress but it seems to work with the default theme.

Yes, I know that different sized smilies lead to a unfortunately messed up layout. I tried several approaches but didn’t succeed with a general solution.
Do you have any idea on how to show the smilies when they have different sizes?
Would setting a fixed size for all smilies an option? E.g. give a fixed width and resize all smilies accordingly when displayed

– Adding all smilies one by one is a pain in the arse. Why don’t you add a button to add all of them at once ? You can import and export smilies using the .pak file format at once

– Ticking all smilies one by one is a pain as well. Why don’t you add a button to tick all “On Post” and “On Comment” rows at once ?
Good idea, I will take this to my todo list

– An option to set a maximum smiley size either in posts and in previews would be nice.
This would lead to make smilies smaller if they are bigger than the max size. Right?
So if one dimension is bigger this would be cut to the maximum set in the admin dialog and the other dimension would be recalculated accordingly.

– A way to import smilies without the need to get into the FTP would be cool as well.
When I designed wp-monalisa this was not an option due to security issues. I will check if there is a save way to do this today. This will probably mean to have a different direcotry ourside the plugins directory to place the smilies. Anyway I will check this.

Hey, thanks for looking up into this.

I tried to reproduce the problem concerning bbPress but it seems to work with the default theme.

Well, this one must be an addon/theme issue then. I got loads of them especially for bbpress/buddypress that are in my opinion pretty bad out of the box.

The thing that really bothers me is the missing dropdown menu due to my workaround config because of bugs. It really doesn’t look clean to have that much smilies displayed all the time.

Also, two more suggestions about the “more” function:
– If it’s not already the case, load more icons only if you click the more button, not before.
– Give the ability to the user to change the “more” text.

Yes, I know that different sized smilies lead to a unfortunately messed up layout. I tried several approaches but didn’t succeed with a general solution.
Do you have any idea on how to show the smilies when they have different sizes?
Would setting a fixed size for all smilies an option? E.g. give a fixed width and resize all smilies accordingly when displayed

Well, i don’t know how you would translate it into web language (im no web dev) but i see a few things that set differently, might help.
– Align icons from bottom instead of from top, so that the text is aligned, it would already look way more clean. Would probably be done with CSS.
– Add CSS so that it does not overlap in any case, and go to the next line if needed.
– Add an option that would affect CSS to chose a defined icon max size (as suggested afterwards), with a ticke box + number area options : Max icon size / Value , for either smilies list and posts.

Those three things combined would probably make the experience much smoother, regardless of the smilies size you put.

– Adding all smilies one by one is a pain in the arse. Why don’t you add a button to add all of them at once ? You can import and export smilies using the .pak file format at once

My smilies pack didn’t come in a .pak file. So i added them to the plugin’s smilies folder, then i had to add them one by one to the list, the process being even more a pain because the dropdown menu is kinda short. So an option to “add all unused smilies to the list” would be great, especially for people adding smilies afterwards, which i might do as well.

– An option to set a maximum smiley size either in posts and in previews would be nice.
This would lead to make smilies smaller if they are bigger than the max size. Right?
So if one dimension is bigger this would be cut to the maximum set in the admin dialog and the other dimension would be recalculated accordingly.

Yeah that’s it, i think it would be perfect.

– A way to import smilies without the need to get into the FTP would be cool as well.
When I designed wp-monalisa this was not an option due to security issues. I will check if there is a save way to do this today. This will probably mean to have a different direcotry ourside the plugins directory to place the smilies. Anyway I will check this.

Fingers crossed then !

Okay, some infos about your topics:

Also, two more suggestions about the “more” function:
– If it’s not already the case, load more icons only if you click the more button, not before.
– Give the ability to the user to change the “more” text.

I do not think it is applicable to load smilies late when you click more. Then you have to wait until the smilies have been loaded. I think it is better to load all of them on page load.

You can change every text using your own .po/.mo files or edit wpml_comment.php.
I do not want to make this a premium plugin with lots of parameters

Well, i don’t know how you would translate it into web language (im no web dev) but i see a few things that set differently, might help.
– Align icons from bottom instead of from top, so that the text is aligned, it would already look way more clean. Would probably be done with CSS.
– Add CSS so that it does not overlap in any case, and go to the next line if needed.
– Add an option that would affect CSS to chose a defined icon max size (as suggested afterwards), with a ticke box + number area options : Max icon size / Value , for either smilies list and posts.

I will align the icons from bottom so this hopefully will make it a bit nicer.
Can you give an example for this overlapping thing, please. This maybe a theme issue too.
I am not sure I got what you mean by “number area” and “ticke box” can you explain this a bit more in detail please.

My smilies pack didn’t come in a .pak file. So i added them to the plugin’s smilies folder, then i had to add them one by one to the list, the process being even more a pain because the dropdown menu is kinda short. So an option to “add all unused smilies to the list” would be great, especially for people adding smilies afterwards, which i might do as well.

This is a good idea but where come the emoticons from? I can read the filenames but not the emoticon, because I only have the filenames. Right?

Can you clarify this points please.

Short update:
1. I added bul actions for the next release
2. I added max size parameters for the next release
3. I added bottom alignment for the next release

By the way how can I send you a beta for testing?

Hey, thanks again for your attention and work !

Overlapping example has been given before. Are you able to see the link ? https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2016/40/1475514966-bbp-overlap.png

“I am not sure I got what you mean by “number area” and “ticke box” can you explain this a bit more in detail please.”
Yes, i had a hard time finding my words about this, sorry. I mean just add a “set max size” CHECK* box and a parameter to set the value (in which you set a number), that’s what i called “number area” which was kinda bad. :o)) That’s probably what you did already anyways.

“This is a good idea but where come the emoticons from?”
Well, they come from here https://www.xooit.com/fr/packs-de-smilies/pack-Emote_JVC.html
They could come from anywhere, actual .pak smilies icons are a bit atypic to me. + some more talented people than me might even create their own smilies.

I’d be happy to test out the new beta. You can use this contact form if you don’t wish to display a public link here https://www.terageek.org/contact/ I’ll be very busy for the next 3 days though, so don’t worry if i delay my next answer, it won’t mean that i’m forgetting you, i’m really happy to help. ??

Thanks again, cheers !

New update: I now have added a popup feature for the smilies for testing.

Please let me know where I can send a beta to.

Cool.
You can send a link to the zip using the contact form i provided.
Otherwise, you can mail it at “admin (at) terageek.org”

Hello Robin,

I just sent you the beta version.

Looking forward to your feedback. ??

They could come from anywhere, actual .pak smilies icons are a bit atypic to me. + some more talented people than me might even create their own smilies.

Just to clarify this: What wp-monalisa needs is a file and filename which can be read from any directory and it needs an emoticon for each of the files like ?? or ?? or any other smiley code. Where can those be read from automatically?

Hi,

I’m sorry i don’t have time for this anymore, i barely can manage my own projects already. I wish you the best.