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From: nilesinc@well.UUCP (Avi Rappoport)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Undecipherable Icons (was Re: Xerox sues Apple!!!)
Summary: Not Microsoft's Fault
Message-ID: <15239@well.UUCP>
Date: 28 Dec 89 19:44:01 GMT
References: <1328@key.COM> <18038@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU>
Reply-To: nilesinc@well.UUCP (Avi Rappoport)
Organization: Niles & Associates, Inc.
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In article <18038@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> danno@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Danno) writes:
>
>Ooo ooo!  Can I make a nomination in the "undecipherable icons" category??
>
>How about some of the icons Microsoft used for the keyboard equivalents of
>menu commands?  "Option" is defined as split-level lines? Huh?  I still
>
>Sure, it's unfair to get on them too much for this, since they did what they
>could (and it's better than having the words written out), but I feel like
>flaming irresponsibly tonight.  I'll give them this: I like that Word

Sorry, Microsoft is not to blame for this.  I can't find it now, but I
_know_ I've seen the notes from Apple with the open up arrow as Shift, and the
strange split-level thing for Option.  I think I looked it up when I first
saw Word 4.  Sigh.  

Someone design a better Option icon, please!





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