diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/chat.py b/plugins/gtkgui/chat.py
index 0bb9ea9e1..c017552e4 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/chat.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/chat.py
@@ -457,55 +457,57 @@ class Chat:
 			if not print_all_special:
 				other_tag = ''
 			index = end # update index
-
-			# == PRINT SPECIAL TEXT ==
-			# make it CAPS (emoticons keys are all CAPS)
-			possible_emot_ascii_caps = special_text.upper()
-			if possible_emot_ascii_caps in self.plugin.emoticons.keys():
-				#it's an emoticon
-				tag = None
-				emot_ascii = possible_emot_ascii_caps
-				print 'emoticon:', emot_ascii
-				end_iter = conversation_buffer.get_end_iter()
-				conversation_buffer.insert_pixbuf(end_iter, \
-					self.plugin.emoticons[emot_ascii])
-				#break # it used to be a return
-			elif special_text.startswith('mailto:'):
-				#it's a mail
-				tag = 'mail'
-				print tag
-			elif self.plugin.sth_at_sth_dot_sth_re.match(special_text):
-				#it's a mail
-				tag = 'mail'
-				print tag
-			elif special_text.startswith('*') and special_text.endswith('*'):
-				#it's a bold text
-				tag = 'bold'
-				special_text = special_text[1:-1] # remove * *
-				print tag
-			elif special_text.startswith('/') and special_text.endswith('/'):
-				#it's an italic text
-				tag = 'italic'
-				special_text = special_text[1:-1] # remove / /
-				print tag
-			elif special_text.startswith('_') and special_text.endswith('_'):
-				#it's an underlined text
-				tag = 'underline'
-				special_text = special_text[1:-1] # remove _ _
-				print tag
-			else:
-				#it's a url
-				tag = 'url'
-				print tag
-
-			end_iter = conversation_buffer.get_end_iter()
-			if tag is not None:
-				if tag in ['bold', 'italic', 'underline'] and other_tag:
-					conversation_buffer.insert_with_tags_by_name(end_iter,\
-						special_text, other_tag, tag)
-				else:
-					conversation_buffer.insert_with_tags_by_name(end_iter,\
-						special_text, tag)
-		
+			
+			#now print it
+			self.print_special_text(special_text, other_tag, conversation_buffer)
 					
 		return index, other_tag
+		
+	def print_special_text(self, special_text, other_tag, conversation_buffer):
+		# == PRINT SPECIAL TEXT ==
+		# make it CAPS (emoticons keys are all CAPS)
+		possible_emot_ascii_caps = special_text.upper()
+		if possible_emot_ascii_caps in self.plugin.emoticons.keys():
+			#it's an emoticon
+			tag = None
+			emot_ascii = possible_emot_ascii_caps
+			print 'emoticon:', emot_ascii
+			end_iter = conversation_buffer.get_end_iter()
+			conversation_buffer.insert_pixbuf(end_iter, \
+				self.plugin.emoticons[emot_ascii])
+		elif special_text.startswith('mailto:'):
+			#it's a mail
+			tag = 'mail'
+			print tag
+		elif self.plugin.sth_at_sth_dot_sth_re.match(special_text):
+			#it's a mail
+			tag = 'mail'
+			print tag
+		elif special_text.startswith('*') and special_text.endswith('*'):
+			#it's a bold text
+			tag = 'bold'
+			special_text = special_text[1:-1] # remove * *
+			print tag
+		elif special_text.startswith('/') and special_text.endswith('/'):
+			#it's an italic text
+			tag = 'italic'
+			special_text = special_text[1:-1] # remove / /
+			print tag
+		elif special_text.startswith('_') and special_text.endswith('_'):
+			#it's an underlined text
+			tag = 'underline'
+			special_text = special_text[1:-1] # remove _ _
+			print tag
+		else:
+			#it's a url
+			tag = 'url'
+			print tag
+
+		end_iter = conversation_buffer.get_end_iter()
+		if tag is not None:
+			if tag in ['bold', 'italic', 'underline'] and other_tag:
+				conversation_buffer.insert_with_tags_by_name(end_iter,\
+					special_text, other_tag, tag)
+			else:
+				conversation_buffer.insert_with_tags_by_name(end_iter,\
+					special_text, tag)