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Greg Stark writes:

>Hmm, it should be possible to make a font containing each of the smileys
>and use that font to show smileys on the FSF Emacs. The only limitation
>would be the multicolourness of some of the smileys. But i can imagine
>somebody might be able to hack something using font metrics, zero width
>characters, and two character glyphs... Besides, most of them would do ok
>with just a foreground and background colour and this would have the
>benefit of scaling up to match the size font being used in the document.
>
>I don't know enough about X fonts to do this myself, but i might start
>experimenting if no one else does.

  This would be really cool, although I know probably less than you do
about creating an X font.  I can wax poetic about how stupid the whole font
model under X is though. :)

>PS: I know RMS doesn't like the term ``FSF Emacs'' but i can't imagine
>what else to call it.

  Give him full credit, like he wants with Linux/GNU Linux/lignux: eRMSmacs :)

-bill P.