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From: jtthorp@hubcap.clemson.edu (Wile E. Coyote)
Newsgroups: comp.human-factors
Subject: Re: Thing ICON
Keywords: wanted - graphical representation for generic objects
Message-ID: <1991Jun24.153322.28541@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 24 Jun 91 15:33:22 GMT
References: <1991Jun17.111116.810@syd.dit.CSIRO.AU> <2040@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> <1991Jun20.214406.13733@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <7053@husc6.harvard.edu> <4325@motcsd.csd.mot.com>
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In article <4325@motcsd.csd.mot.com> lance@motcsd.csd.mot.com (lance.norskog) writes:
>burns@endor.uucp (John Burns) writes:
>
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>In this case, a clear rectangular prism, seen in a perspective view, with
>diagonal lines across the sides to indicate clear planes [2]
>would be an excellent "generic thang" icon.
>
>Lance Norskog
>
>2 - What do cartoonists call that?

Window streaks....There is no `technical' cartoonists' word for them, but that's
what they represent.

Wile E. Coyote
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