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From: b645zaw@utarlg.uta.edu (Stephen Tice)
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Subject: Re: Thing ICON
Keywords: wanted - graphic representative for generic objecting
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Date: 19 Jun 91 21:28:23 GMT
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In article <1991Jun17.111116.810@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU>,
 George.Bray@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU (George Bray) writes...

>I need to refer to various types of objects in my interface.  Some of these
>are people, places, times and ideas.
> 
>One of the representations I need is for a THING, a generic object. At best,
>all I can think of is a hand coming out of a small wooden box, from the
>Addams Family TV series.  This is hardly intuitive!
> 

Hi! George,

May I suggest a coinage for "thing object", ie "thob" oir

.. got a glitch on my system just then, let me try again ...
.. got a glitch on my system just then, let me try again ...

that is "thob" or "th'ob". As in, "that thob there is used to
rotate the thingamabob next to it."  Hmmm, maybe "thingamajig"
works just as well.

Enjoy =-)
           _ Stephen Tice _ (b645zaw@utarlg.uta.edu)