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From: dex@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Dex Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng
Subject: Re: Images vs. Text
Message-ID: <103070001@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 4 Apr 91 20:28:40 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> It depends on the type of information and the space allowed to display
> the information.
> 
> For example, it's much slower for me to decipher a pallette of icons
> that correspond to a set of operations than it is for me to decipher a
> text menu in the same space.

I agree.  My experience is that this is one of those things where the only
right answer is "it depends."

 - Dex Smith
   Learning Products Engineer
   Hewlett-Packard Company