Replace text with emoji while typing - #549
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Otherwise, it is impossible to type text like xtask::shell::foobar without converting it to emoji. Also add tests.
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This is definitely a pragmatic approach to this feature. I added some tests and modified the feature a little bit: now a shortcode is only replaces when it is in the beginning of word (that is, at the beginning of input or has whitespace before it). This allows to type text like xtask::shell::foo without actually converting the middle of it to an emoji.
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Follow-up to #549 This makes tab work to autocomplete emoji. For example, typing `:la` and pressing tab will input `:laughing`, which you can then turn into an actual emoji by finishing with `:`. For emojis with multiple options, you can toggle through them by pressing tab again.
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Currently, you need to send the text containing emoji shortcodes for them to be replaced with actual emojis. This change makes it automatically replace them as you are typing, so
:smile:becomes 😄 right as you type the second:.I looked into showing a pop-up while typing with the different options, but that seems way more complex. Adding tab completion as a follow-up to this might be quite simple though.