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Article #44558Re: Undecipherable Icons (was Re: Xerox
From: Danno
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1989 02:03
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1989 02:03
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I've gotten several helpful replies & followups... I now know that Microsoft
was referring to the space bar. I know this is a fairly common convention,
as I am a CS major, but it never occured to me in this context.
(I think if they had used a dot, as someone suggested, it would have gotten
confused with "command-period", which would not be very nice.)
Also, Avi of "Ask me EndNote questions" fame points out that Apple designed
the "option" key icon; OK, I'll blame them. I know it must be tough to think
these things up, but that one is so... esoteric. Random, really.
Oh well, just another peeve.
Ciao,
Danno
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