Apple OSX Messages full stops emoticon bug
I came across an odd bug in Apple OSX Messages and reported it to Apple a few months ago, but I am sure they have had other liquidy things to focus on at the moment.
I use Messages on my Mac OSX desktop quite a bit as I find typing on the keyboard more convenient when I am working on the Mac. It is also a bit easier than the iPhone keys. I do use the occasional emoticon - mainly with family messages.
To do a heart emoticon you can type <3 and the emoticon will appear in a tiny pop up and you can then tap the down arrow and Return/Enter key to paste it in the message.
However, this does not work at any time after you have three full stops in the message. After some testing I also discovered that other symbols that complete a sentence, such as a question or exclamation mark, or any combination of also cause prevent the emoticon from popping up.
On iOS the emoticons are right there and very handy and typing the short cut keys for emoticons does not bring up the emoticon at all – doesn't need to – so this is confined to the OSX desktop Messages only.
I do wonder if this will be fixed in the next version of OSX – 26 I believe it will be - the Liquid Glass effect look and feel. Only time will tell!
Oh yes, and I do use em dashes a lot as it is not a tell tail for AI content but good English when one digresses – and I do that a fair bit away from the keyboard too.
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