I use very few myself so am not really the one to ask. It may help clarify the meaning of my messages a bit sometimes if I did but I'm 40 now and unlikely to change my ways I am told so there you are. Google could be a good place as always to start searching but if you go to msn live and press jaws key with d you will see a good load of both emoticons and abbreviations. I'd not seem most of them but I don't look out for or use them either. Cheers Graham From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amie Slavin Sent: 05 May 2010 10:28 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: silly bug in jaws 11. I love emoticons. Are there stocks of them available other than in Messenger? I'd like to know how to build a puzzled one, or a sarcastic one, or a frightened one, just for instance. Someone sent me a wolf laughing the other day; that was quite good. Thanks as always for tolerating my below-par post! ;-) Amie From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Page Sent: 05 May 2010 09:34 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: silly bug in jaws 11. I wonder if you can turn it off though.? While in an msn message, press insert d to bring up the dictionary. There are loads of emoticons and then a whole stack of abbreviations. I bet you've never used three quarters of them or more unless you are a real msn head! Cheers Graham From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Amie Slavin Sent: 05 May 2010 09:09 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: silly bug in jaws 11. Maybe there are particular abbreviation extenders for messaging, when such acronyms are most commonly used. I'm impressed that JAWS does this, personally. Amie From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell Sent: 05 May 2010 06:56 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: silly bug in jaws 11. Hi Graham, I'd be very surprised if "bak" files were anything else but backup files. It's a very old and longstanding convention to name a previous copy of a file with a .bak extension. Many programs still use it such as the mathematical software I am currently using at present for math braille. George. _____ From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Page Sent: 05 May 2010 02:27 To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jaws-uk] silly bug in jaws 11. Hi all. Using JAWS 11 with windows 7 and windows live messenger. Was having a conversation yesterday in which someone asked me what bak files were. When you type Bak in a Windows Live Messenger message JAWS says Back at the keyboard. I can only imagine this is used as an abbreviation sometimes so it's not a bug. LTr is Long Term Relationship but cr does not say Casual relationship! Would these be in the associated jdf file? Graham Page Home Phone: 0207 265 9493 Mobile: 07753 607980 Fax: 0870 706 2773 Email: gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: gabriel_mcbird@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: gabriel_mcbird No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2852 - Release Date: 05/03/10 19:27:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2854 - Release Date: 05/04/10 19:27:00