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From: danno@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Danno)
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Subject: Re: Undecipherable Icons (was Re: Xerox
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Date: 29 Dec 89 02:03:46 GMT
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I've gotten several helpful replies & followups... I now know that Microsoft
was referring to the space bar.  I know this is a fairly common convention,
as I am a CS major, but it never occured to me in this context.

(I think if they had used a dot, as someone suggested, it would have gotten
confused with "command-period", which would not be very nice.)

Also, Avi of "Ask me EndNote questions" fame points out that Apple designed
the "option" key icon; OK, I'll blame them.  I know it must be tough to think
these things up, but that one is so... esoteric.  Random, really.

Oh well, just another peeve.

Ciao,
Danno
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