GigaSmilies v1.2 Ultimate Edition Released!
Hi!
We both are glad to announce our new version of GigaSmilies on our new dedicated GigaSmilies site this new year!
GigaSmilies is a free smilies application that lets you to use different smilies on Bulletin Boards, Blogs and social networking sites like Orkut.
GigaSmilies v1.2 - Ultimate Edition
Whats new in GigaSmilies v1.2 Ultimate Edition?
GigaSmilies v1.2 Ultimate Edition sports several new features. The major addition is the feature called "
Smart Swap". And two smiley sets.
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New Features:
- Code Generation (Selectable IMG, HTML, Orkut and URL tags)
- Turn on/off Smart Swap from Settings, Status Bar and Tray Mode.
- Quick Smilies Set Selection from main window and Tray Mode.
What is Smart Swap?
Smart Swap is a new feature that lets u to insert smilies to bulletin boards without opening the application or from the tray mode. You just have to enter the GS Smiley Code, select it, copy it, the Smart Swap will copy the respective Smiley IMG code automatically to the clipboard and you can just paste on it! This will replace the smiley code with the BB code. The Smart Swap works only with IMG tags and only in Tray Mode.
[B]What is GS Smiley Code, where can I access it?[/B]
GS Smiley Code is the codes that have been set by default to each and every smilies in the application. You need to type the GS Smiley Code in forums to use Smart Swap. You can see the GS Smiley Code by taking the mouse pointer over any smiley in the main window.
[B]How to use Smart Swap?
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You can use Smart Swap only in Tray mode and for IMG tags. To use Smart Swap, you need to turn on Smart Swap feature from Settings, Status Bar or from the Tray Mode menu. After enabling the Smart Swap, switch to tray mode and then browse the forums. Whenever you feel like adding a smiley in the forum, just type the smiley code and select it, copy it and then paste on it. This will replace the smiley code with the IMG code.
For example, if you want insert this smiley [IMG]*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/34a.gif , then you just want to type " : ) " (without the quotes and space) the GS Smiley Code and the select, copy and paste on it. And follow the steps below:
Step1:
Type the GS Smiley Code in the forum you want to insert. Here in this example I will teach you to insert this smiley *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/34a.gif .
For that smiley, the GS Smiley Code is : ) Just type the code and select it with your mouse or keyboard using shift + arrow keys.
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Step 2:
Then copy it, give 1/2 second gap and paste on the selected GS Smiley Code (The Smiley IMG Code will be automatically copied by Smart Swap to ClipBoard). And paste on it. Now the respective Smiley IMG code will be replaced.
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As you can see in the above image, the GS Smiley Code : ), is replaced with [IMG.]*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/34a.gif[./IMG]
Turning Smart Swap on and off:
You can turn off Smart Swap from 3 places within the application.
1. You can turn on/off the Smart Swap option from settings.
2. By clicking on Smart Swap in the main window’s Status Bar.
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3. From Tray Mode Menu
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Note:
- Smart Swap works only for IMG codes to use with forums.
- It is recommended to turn off Smart Swap when it’s not in use.
- And it works only in Tray Mode
Switch Smiley Set:
You can easily switch between smiley set from main window and from tray mode.
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Switching between smiley tags:
This version lets you to use smilies not just in forums, but in Blogs, Websites and in social networking sites like Orkut or you can just select the regular URL tag.
You can switch between tags from Settings and from the main window’s status bar.
From Settings:
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From Status Bar:
You can switch between tags by clicking on the “Tag Selected” notification in main window’s status bar. You can right click to select previous tag and left click to select next tag.
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Downloads:
Visit Official Site For Download and more information.
For Linux and MAC users, Aqua Smilies of Ultimate Edition can be found in this WebVersion
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Developers: Me and Charan
Beta Testers: Vishal Gupta, Anirudh, Akshay and Utsav
Thanks to all the Beta Testers for reporing bugs and suggesting new things.
Request to MODS: Though there is a dedicated thread to gigasmiles. I've posted it in the tech news coz, posting a new information in a old thread wont gain much attention. So hereby I request any MOD to merge this thread with this thread's end after 3 days.
This work is now licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India License.