I think Princess meant that she wishes the key combination could be choosable... as I do, too.
I'm very happy that this feature is back, because I've always loved it (and missed it) very much, but I find this shortcut "(" really irritating. I think it would be lovely if one could choose his/her own combination.
Yes, of course you can. That's the whole point. I'm doing it myself. The current emoticons panel only shows me my custom emoticons.
I would send you a shot but I'm kind of lazy right now to do it.
You should take a deep look into the P! preferences. It's there. You can replace the common Live Messenger's emoticons panel, and you can choose only to show your custom emoticons ONLY.
Ah, now I see what you mean. Well, it's ok, I was used to another key combination, I will have to get used to ctrl+E. Not a big problem.
I really would prefer to choose my own, but that's ok anyway.
Thank you, btw