Hi all. Im currently working on a chat program, where i use a gridview to display data. So i have a "time" grid, and a message grid with a "[username] says this" But, is it possible in some sort or wierd way to make it display smilies ? like, "[username] says :) this" and make :) a image. I heard it is possible in some sort of way using some GDI function or something to render the image, but im unsure on how to proceed. Anyone know anyone who has made something like this, or any idea on how to go on about this ? Thanks for any information.

Use a RichTextBox instead and you can insert graphics within the text.

Here's an example http://www.codeproject.com/KB/edit/csexrichtextbox.aspx