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.osx: Use plain text smileys in Messages
Messages in OS X 10.9 Mavericks automatically substitutes e.g. `:)` with `😊`, with no way to disable this feature through the app’s preferences pane. After analyzing the `defaults read` output it turns out there is a hidden preference for it.
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Is there a preference to use old school image-based emoticons? Emoji emoticons look like ass on non-retina displays and previous style was just okay.
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Doesn’t look like it :( I could only find these settings:
Note that these are all the default values, except for
automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage
which is set to1
(true
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I ran the command you suggested on apple.stackexchange,
and it now causes Messages to crash out every time I try to open it with a warning:
"The last time you opened Messages, it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows. Do you want to try to reopen its windows again?
If you choose not to reopen windows, you may have to open and position the windows yourself."
HELP.
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@lazydaze13 Try
defaults delete com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings
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Actually, there is a UI for it: Edit menu --> Substitutions, under Text Replacement, uncheck Emoji.
(Won't argue that this really should be in Preferences too.)
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@syntruth Ah, good catch!
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This hidden setting works great for me. Plain text smileys FTW. Thanks!