[FX.php List] [ 1/2 OT ] Is there a consortium of symbols?

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

It’s good, but highly subjective as the document probably is Apple’s
opinion only,
however Apple seems to be the only commercial company that did any
work of significance in that area.

ggt

2009/5/11 Dale Bengston <dbengston at tds.net>:
> I started here.
>
> <http://developer.apple.com/documentation/userexperience/Conceptual/AppleHIGuidelines/OSXHIGuidelines.pdf>
>
> Dale
>
> On May 10, 2009, at 8:06 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>
>> I am interested in finding a defined use of different symbols that I
>> do not have to discuss with anyone,
>> that is already commonly accepted.
>>
>> I find the stop sign to be highly controlversial, should it mean stop
>> some action?
>> Or should it mean that you should stop doing whatever you are doing?
>>
>> ggt
>>
>> 2009/5/8 david weiner <1265 at lucerneblvd.org>:
>>>
>>> The closest I can think of are icon sets, Tango is one of the most common
>>> since it's open source. But more specifically what each icon might
>>> symbolize
>>> tends to be abstract to some degree and depends on internal consistency
>>> of
>>> use and general use in the world of computers in some sort of balance.
>>>
>>> http://tango.freedesktop.org/Tango_Icon_Library
>>>
>>> If you're really interested in usability as a topic there's a lot to read
>>> and it's kind of an open debate, so it's good to read a variety of
>>> sources
>>> and then test things out by listening very carefully and observing your
>>> users while they try to understand the cues you give them.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.google.com/search?q=usability&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
>>>
>>> - David
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 8, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you look at this link:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=support_site.home&locale=en_US&q=ichat
>>>>
>>>> in the results, there are symbols, i assume the doctor tool means
>>>> diagnostics and 123 means how-to and the cartoon bubbles means
>>>> opinions or dialog.
>>>>
>>>> But do any of you know of a "dictionary" of sybols?
>>>>
>>>> ggt
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