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Re: Undecipherable Icons (was Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!)

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From: Bill Taroli
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1990 06:24
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In article <15239@well.UUCP> nilesinc@well.UUCP (Avi Rappoport) writes:
>In article <18038@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> danno@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Danno) writes:
>
>Someone design a better Option icon, please!

Well, I don't know if you're aware of this, but that symbol is used on the
option key in all European keyboards... I believe it was a European standard
that suggested that icon to begin with... so don't go and blame MS... they were
just following the standard...

Bill Taroli
WWTAROLI@RODAN.acs.syr.edu
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From: wwtaroli@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Bill Taroli)
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Subject: Re: Undecipherable Icons (was Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!)
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Date: 7 Jan 90 06:24:07 GMT
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