ah. Ok, I'll try that.
thanx
Later EDIT: Yes, it's there. So... when I try to call that function in showthread.php - powered showthread template, it doesn't work, whereas it works fine in the newreply.php - powered newreply template... why would that be?
another EDIT: Scratch that last question, my new question is: why isn't $vbcode_smilies parsed in a template other than showthread?