I posted an idea in the general feedback that reminded me...
Perhaps I just don't like pulldowns, I'm not sure. Gerrit has had a long-standing hack (visual icons hack) that I also really like. Instead of a text description of what the post icon is, you get a graphical representation of what it really looks like! So for "chat" for example, it can also look like a "feedback" cartoon-like bubble, and some users have been using that as well as some others.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://screamers.wwwthreads.com/six-cgi/perl/newpost.pl?Cat=&Board=infotalkback&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&o=0>Here is an example.</A>
I personally find that when picking an icon to represent my post, I like to see what it looks like to decide on whether or not it fits the mood of the post. Perhaps a built-in option (in w3tvars.pm) as to which style shows up might be a possibility?
Whenever I upgrade and notice something right off the bat, I realize how much a hack has improved things for me, so I thought I'd share. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> 6 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" />
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.wwwthreads.com/six-cgi/perl/index.pl>Screamers</A>
