diff --git a/patootie.sh b/patootie.sh
index 713fb97..b69cbea 100755
--- a/patootie.sh
+++ b/patootie.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ ANSWER=$(yad --form --separator="±" --item-separator="," --columns=2 --title "p
 --item-separator="," --button=Cancel:99 --button=Post:0)
 
 
-TootText=$(echo "${ANSWER}" | awk -F '±' '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/"/“/g' -e "s/'/’/g" -e 's/—/ -- /g' -e 's/ — / -- /g' -e 's/ - / -- /g'  -e 's/ – / -- /g' -e 's/ – / -- /g')
-ContentWarning=$(echo "${ANSWER}" | awk -F '±' '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/"/“/g' -e "s/'/’/g" -e 's/—/ -- /g' -e 's/ — / -- /g' -e 's/ - / -- /g'  -e 's/ – / -- /g' -e 's/ – / -- /g')
+TootText=$(echo "${ANSWER}" | awk -F '±' '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/"/“/g' -e "s/'/’/g" -e 's/ -- /—/g' -e 's/ — /—/g' -e 's/ - /—/g'  -e 's/ – /—/g' -e 's/ – /—/g')
+ContentWarning=$(echo "${ANSWER}" | awk -F '±' '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/"/“/g' -e "s/'/’/g" -e 's/ -- /—/g' -e 's/(/—/g' -e 's/)/—/g' -e 's/ — /—/g' -e 's/ - /—/g'  -e 's/ – /—/g' -e 's/ – /—/g')
 if [ "$ContentWarning" == "none" ];then 
     ContentWarning=""
 fi
@@ -51,13 +51,16 @@ if [ "${Need_Image}" == "TRUE" ];then
             SendImage=$(mktemp --suffix=.${extension})
             cp "${IMAGE_FILE}" "${SendImage}"
         fi
-        ALT_TEXT=$(yad --window-icon=musique --on-top --skip-taskbar --image-on-top --borders=5 --title "Choose your alt text" --image "${SendImage}" --form --separator="±" --item-separator="," --text-align=center --field="Alt text to use?:TXT" "I was too lazy to put alt text" --item-separator="," --separator="±")
+        ALT_TEXT=$(yad --window-icon=musique --on-top --skip-taskbar --image-on-top --borders=5 --title "Choose your alt text" --image "${SendImage}" --form --separator="" --item-separator="," --text-align=center --field="Alt text to use?:TXT" "I was too lazy to put alt text" --item-separator="," --separator="")
+        echo "$ALT_TEXT"
         if [ ! -z "$ALT_TEXT" ];then 
-            AltText=$(echo "${ALT_TEXT}" | sed -e 's/"/“/g' -e "s/'/’/g" -e 's/—/ -- /g' -e 's/ — / -- /g' -e 's/ - / -- /g'  -e 's/ – / -- /g' -e 's/ – / -- /g')
-            AltText=" --description ${AltText}"
+            # parens changed here because otherwise eval chokes
+            AltText=$(echo "${ALT_TEXT}" | sed -e 's/"/“/g' -e "s/'/’/g" -e 's/ -- /—/g' -e 's/(/—/g' -e 's/)/—/g' -e 's/ — /—/g' -e 's/ - /—/g'  -e 's/ – /—/g' -e 's/ – /—/g')
+            AltText=" --description \"${AltText}\""
         else
             AltText=""
         fi
+        echo "$AltText"
         # now adding the beginning part to the SendImage string for binary usage        
         SendImage=" --media ${SendImage}"
     fi