Emoji Plugin. Allow more flexibility in custom emoji icons definitions

[garzy]

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Feature request

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Hello, I've been hard developing for fix unflexible options in the javascript of emoji plugin.

First, for my own needs, I need that the emoji plugins only have the "playing cards (poker)" unicode set and other few symbols.

I have achieved the expected results but with much difficulty.

Here is a list of problems that should be avoided, and depend only on the emoji.json file.

• The emoji groups are hardcoded in the plugins.js, if the emoji.son have less or new groups, then thereis a runtime exception when I dropdown the emoji panel of the toolbar (I'm fixed in the .js file). I think that they should be obtained from the .json file

• The emoji groups icon are very difficult to change, because, there are in a .svg file with coordinates. I think it would be easier to take it from de emoji.son like another emoji more (json groups emoji definition or similar) or may in a resources files key value for allowing custom .png icon for the group.

• I've changed the .javacript file for allowing "color" property in the emoji json, and the font size and font-family, then, when the user clicks on emoji, this code are inserted:

<span style="font-size:{size};color:{color};font-family:{family}"><strong>[THE EMOJI ICON]</strong></span>

I need to change the font family too because, for playing cards, I need a very good symbols true type font to render beautiful playing cards. (I've chosen DejaVu Sans).

I need set font color per playing cards suits:

• Spaces: Black
• Clubs: Green
• Diamonds: Blue
• Hearts: Red.

I had a hard time adapting it (I'm not javascript/web developer), it would have been simpler if the .json file had a tag (for example): enclosingHTML:"<your html customization for this emoji/>"

Finally I've developed but with much difficulty. (Currently I can't change the emoji group icons but but I dont care

Kind Regards.

[garzy]

Example of the result that I have developed

[Comandeer]

I'm thinking if we can just expose EmojiDropdown class. Ability to change it should be enough to customise the whole behaviour of emoji plugin.