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PSA: colon syntax emojies don't work outside hexbear (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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Just wanted everyone to know that using emojies through the colons, i.e. :example:, does not work outside of hexbear. Using the colon to find an emoji and then clicking on it so it transforms into ![name]() format does work.

It's not a problem for me, I know most of them, and if I don't I can just open it on hexbear to check. But I still wanted you all to know.

The example in the image is from the c/games sidebar btw.

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[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 37 points 2 weeks ago

This is the worst news ever

Not only should our emojis be visible on other instances, they should tower over all like mighty kaiju as they did in early days of federation

[-] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago

I think panting still shows up like the sun cresting the horizon.

[-] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago

I can confirm that it does.

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Emojies do work outside of hexbear. Its specifically colon syntax that doesnt work.

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[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 14 points 2 weeks ago

I wished my instance has cool emojis. Or that I took the time to see why the hexbear extension doesnt work in my web app.

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 7 points 2 weeks ago

Which hexbear extension in which web app?

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[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 9 points 2 weeks ago

The firefox extension for hexbear emoji. I use anarchist.nexus as just a web app saved from firefox so I assumed my extensions would just work but I have never looked into it.

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah, that certainly doesn't seem to work. Not that the extension was really made with android (I presume that's what you are talking about with "web app") in mind... Maybe if I was to change how it works I can make it better... I could maybe inject a button into the markdown area. Oh, but that might not work for piefed.

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[-] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 8 points 2 weeks ago

I appreciate but that sounds like a complexity thats not entirely worth the struggle unless you just love the game.

[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'll look into it after the weekend. Got a lot going on, and editing from a cell phone sucks.

Send me a reminder on Tuesday or Wednesday?

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 6 points 2 weeks ago

To edit the games sidebar? I can send you a reminder.

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[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yes that thing. Thank you! Very busy week.

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 3 points 2 weeks ago

It's tuesday

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[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I played myself with this gag.

[-] makotech222@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

yeah we keep the colon syntax to support legacy posts from before the big migration. they only work on hexbear ui frontend.

[-] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

This doesn't effect any posts that get emotes from the emote picker since that puts the proper markdown in.

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[-] Hermes@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

You can do emojis using colons? did-i-miss-a-page

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yes :no-copyright:

That will show up on hexbear in the browser as sonic, but in apps and outside of hexbear as just :no-copyright:

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[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

Just wanted everyone to know that using emojies through the colons, i.e. :example:

It doesn't work for me either I just see the word 'example' doggirl-gloom

spoiler/j

[-] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

:skill-issue:

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