Problems with quotes, emoticons, etc

I guess I did (I inserted 2 spaces for 2 emoticons, one for each).

 

I've noticed that the emoticons work properly even if I don't leave a space before and after when I use Internet Explorer. Just look at this!

And there is one more thing I've noticed. If I copy the emoticon from the window that opens after I click the link Emoticons, I needn't write brakets because it works without them.

That's unbelieveable sistem of emoticons and BBCode, I must say! Because it either works fine whatever I do or doesn't work at all whatever I do.

So I see, Ruslana!     But your message seems to show an emprovement...

I'm using Opera 8.5 and having difficulty with BBCode. if I use the code for italics, I get the emoticon of a light bulb - yet I have turned off emoticons in my preferences. Methinks it is something to do with Opera, no?

here's a test. The words in the sentence below should be in italics, the bold, then underline:

I want to be able to <img src="/emoticons/emotion-55.gif" alt="Idea <i>" />italicise</i> words, then use <img src="/emoticons/emotion-22.gif" alt="Beer <b>" />bold</b> if I want, and finally <img src="/emoticons/emotion-50.gif" alt="Broken Heart <u>" />underline</u> key words.

Here's how it all posts! Any comments, folks?

Siggy