Quest,

We share images and wips and stuff all the time.(like our stuff, not just pic's some people do music or flash stuff, not the other kind of sharing) The two usual ways are to post it online somewhere (some have sites, I have a briefcase, many use flikr or some free photo gallery)provide the url, or you can dcc send the file directly to another person. (which leads to a lot of "Me Too!"ing. but it's like 3 clicks to do...)

I know for me, and I think for all irc clients, double clicking on any url opens it in a new window. which is handy.

And er, I've seen an option to turn emoticons on/off on some clients, but I've never bothered with it, I like the ascii smilies.

You'll have to get with Ang about the rest.

Quest, I've said it before and I'll say it again, you really should come by. Not tonight, I'm going to bed. but this weekend, sundays stay fairly full. I'll leave the light on...