Hi. I had an idea. For things you could add to the dialog fuction. Right now, it has two things. Dialog and thought. Neat. I was thinking you could add symbols to convey different emotions for when you want a character to react to something, but without having to actually say anything. Like a big exclamation point over his head. Or a big question mark. Or "blink blink" really small over his head. Or "?!". Or an idea lightbulb. Or "fap fap fap". Or spider-sense squiggles. Or stink lines. Or a tiny rain cloud. Or other things. I like it! I agree with myself!

If a "fap fap fap" thing created I'd make an entire series where at least 2 panels per comic were both characters doing that.

ask and you shall receive:

did a whole series of them a while back

i totally dig your idea, calimary boy. i dig any improvements to this site, because its simply the best site on the internet. i wouldn't even mind it becoming a pay for site if that meant Brad could hire a couple of people to keep updating its magni-awesomeness

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Speak for yourelf, you spoiled rich slut.

Wait, I guess you were. The "I" should have clued me in. Nevermind.

omg imo

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Sooo... I was wondering, ah... anyone else like this idea? Here's an example:

[IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/stripcreator/test.jpg[/IMG]

But, you know.. better looking.

You could just add a narrative caption which states, for example:

"In this panel, the bear has a large question mark hovering over his head."

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But the bear wouldn't have a question mark hovering over his head. And that would confuse the reader. Possibly causing the reader to become despondent and commit suicide. My god, you're a heartless sonofabitch.

I thought that was the whole point.

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Then, perhaps the narrative caption could read:

"In this panel, you are to pretend that the bear has a large question mark hovering over his head." See? That wouldn't make anyone despondent, because people like to pretend!

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I don't know how how to pretend.

Great, now I'm despondent. Thanks a lot.

say you're thinking about a plate of shrimp...

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I like the idea of above-the-head images. Though I'm not entirely sure how I'd implement them.

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You couldn't put them in as images under the dialogue menu (with 'speech' and 'thought'), but have them disable the text box when chosen?

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It was such a waste of everyone’s time and money that even the Tokyo stadium’s rape robots apologized– something they were programmed specifically never to do.

I could probably do that, yeah. If anyone wants to make up some decent looking things to go in there, I'll put it on my giant to-try-to-do list.

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I like squidrabies' question mark. Any other question mark will cause me to leave this site forever.

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SOMEBODY SUBMIT ANOTHER QUESTION MARK! QUICKLY!!!

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It should be at an odd angle. Question marks are funnier at a slightly odd angle. Also you're a lazy bitch.

all true, every ounce of it

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I could throw some of these together.

As for how to incorporate it into the interface, I would suggest two radio buttons: "text" and "symbolic". Selecting "text" enables the usual speech and thought, and selecting "symbolic" enables a drop down list of options, such as "idea", "angry", "confused", etc.

Okay... so, an "idea" light bulb, an angry storm cloud thingy, a bunch of shocked exclamation marks, a bunch of confused question marks... anything else? I was thinking a kind of "pop" pictograph, showing someone realising something (you'd know what I meant if you saw it). Oh, how about a bunch of swearing-substitute symbols for the prudes?

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Don't forget the tiny rain cloud. I'm thinking of creating an Indian character named Tiny Rain Cloud.

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Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.

Done a couple... when I've finished the whole set I'll check them on here for people to yea-or-nay.

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God I love you. But only in that man-on-man gay way.

Woohoo!

Just so you know, I'm strictly top.

As for the graphics, I have been distracted by another art project, painting the miniatures for a friend's Robo Rally game.

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