At 20:04 +0100 1998/11/06, Chris Rowley wrote: >...I hope the :-) does not imply that it is laughable... The symbol ":-)" means "please do not be offended by this; take this with a smile". :-) It was the only such smiley symbol once formally defined for Internet use, even a prgram I have provides the following 24 symbols: :-) smile :-} grin :-D laughing :-x kiss, kiss :-* Oops! :-o Oh, no! :-I puzzled :-, Hmmmmm :-C unbelievable :-( frown :-c unhappy :-V shout ;-) wink :-] smirk :-B drooling :-X wet kiss :^D Great! :-? licking lips :-\ undecided |-) asleep 8-) wide-eyed :-< mad :-[ pouting |-{ Good grief! Are these symbols part of some LaTeX package? (I must link this back to the discussions of this list. :-) ) Hans Aberg * Email: Hans Aberg <mailto:[log in to unmask]> * Home Page: <http://www.matematik.su.se/~haberg/> * AMS member listing: <http://www.ams.org/cml/>