Simple HTML+Palm2Palm SMS+Text Assist=Win

Psychonaut · 04/28/2011, 11:06 PM

Sooooo... I dunno how many people know this, but simple HTML works in SMS between webOS phones. I discovered it way before I was posting in the forums and never really did it because it was such a PITA. But then it just struck me today: Text Assist Shortcuts!

So far I've only tested the ones you see in the shot:

/ = bold
/ = italic
/ = underline
<strike> and <s> don't work

I plan on setting the shortcuts up something like this:

bb -> 
bbb or bz -> (initially I tried /b -> but it appears symbols in the word TO BE CHANGED doesn't work. Symbols in the phrase TO BE CHANGED TO does work)

and so on... Kind of a neat little novelty. As far as I can remember (I did test back in the day) it doesn't work when sending to ios or android... :/ but neat nonetheless.

Enjoy!

4r4qg · 04/29/2011, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Psychonaut

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and so on... Kind of a neat little novelty. As far as I can remember (I did test back in the day) it doesn't work when sending to ios or android... :/ but neat nonetheless.

Enjoy!

lol i like that

GodShapedHole · 04/29/2011, 10:47 AM

That's actually pretty cool.

Text Assist is still the first thing I switched off when I got 2.1 - I know how to spell and text prediction will ALWAYS, sooner or later, lead to dire insults against someone's mother or similar shenanigans.

Psychonaut · 04/29/2011, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by GodShapedHole

That's actually pretty cool.

Text Assist is still the first thing I switched off when I got 2.1 - I know how to spell and text prediction will ALWAYS, sooner or later, lead to dire insults against someone's mother or similar shenanigans.

Haha! Yeah. So you're familiar with Damn You Auto Correct! - Funny iPhone Fails and Autocorrect Horror Stories then? Heh.

It should be possible to turn on only Shortcuts and delete the ones you don't want?

JayhawkOne · 07/28/2011, 02:54 PM

Just discovered this on my Pre. My gf sent me a message from her droid as a joke and the bold, italic, and break code work!

I responded to her and a simple bold tag did not work on her phone :P

Wayne173 · 07/28/2011, 03:04 PM

I did this in 1.4.5 and it worked. Never knew that. Cool.

04/28/2011, 11:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Psychonaut Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 635 Likes Received: 15 Thanks: 213 Thanked 142 Times in 109 Posts	Simple HTML+Palm2Palm SMS+Text Assist=Win photos-temp-1jpg.jpg Sooooo... I dunno how many people know this, but simple HTML works in SMS between webOS phones. I discovered it way before I was posting in the forums and never really did it because it was such a PITA. But then it just struck me today: Text Assist Shortcuts! So far I've only tested the ones you see in the shot: <b>/</b> = bold <i>/</i> = italic <u>/</u> = underline <strike> and <s> don't work I plan on setting the shortcuts up something like this: bb -> <b> bbb or bz -> </b> (initially I tried /b -> </b> but it appears symbols in the word TO BE CHANGED doesn't work. Symbols in the phrase TO BE CHANGED TO does work) and so on... Kind of a neat little novelty. As far as I can remember (I did test back in the day) it doesn't work when sending to ios or android... :/ but neat nonetheless. Enjoy!
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04/29/2011, 10:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
GodShapedHole Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,829 Likes Received: 341 Thanks: 180 Thanked 573 Times in 310 Posts	That's actually pretty cool. Text Assist is still the first thing I switched off when I got 2.1 - I know how to spell and text prediction will ALWAYS, sooner or later, lead to dire insults against someone's mother or similar shenanigans.
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07/28/2011, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
JayhawkOne Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 197 Likes Received: 13 Thanks: 108 Thanked 41 Times in 24 Posts	Just discovered this on my Pre. My gf sent me a message from her droid as a joke and the bold, italic, and break code work! I responded to her and a simple bold tag did not work on her phone :P __________________ 1 ghz Sprint Pre-
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07/28/2011, 03:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wayne173 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The United State of Texas Posts: 261 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 1 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts	I did this in 1.4.5 and it worked. Never knew that. Cool.
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