How about two closed hands (fists) with either the index or thumbs projecting?
The index, afaik, is universally regarded as the pointing finger/device, while the thumb is used a lot when 'tapping' on the buttons. In some places it's common to use the middle finger as the pointer, but... ;) By representing both hands, you don't need to read to understand or differentiate them and there's very little associated meaning with the symbols used -- they are not abstract symbols. And can be used to teach left/right concept :) BTW, what about lefties? I don't think they should be discriminated against by using the 'alternative' symbol for clicking... imho, they should both be as 'neutral' as possible, without denoting any 'preference' or 'abstract sequence' in which one is before the other. Cheers, Xavier On Thursday 05 April 2007 14:35, Eben Eliason wrote: EE> > FYI… we are adding this. EE> EE> While I really like the idea of labeling these buttons to EE> prevent ambiguity, myself and the Pentagram folks who have EE> spent much time with the UI feel that overloading the idea EE> of the X button in particular might not be a wise choice. EE> EE> We already have an 'X' icon on the keyboard where the esc key EE> sits. Additionally, the interface has been set up such that EE> 'check' and 'X' icons appear in 'OK' and 'cancel' buttons EE> respectively, and in other places where positive and EE> negative confirmation is needed as well. Putting an 'X' icon EE> on the left mouse button could lead to its interpretation as EE> the 'cancel' button, when in fact it is the primary button EE> and the one that would be used to click on the confirming EE> 'check' button. EE> EE> Though I like the idea of using the X and O - since the EE> machine is an XO, after all - I think that the confusion EE> this could cause is a bigger issue than cute button labels. EE> I don't propose to have a better solution at present, but I EE> do want to spur discussion about possible solutions to this EE> dilemma. Perhaps we can find better icons for the buttons, EE> or perhaps we can find other solutions within the UI, but I EE> think leaving the hardware and software at odds will only EE> confuse matters. EE> EE> I look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts. Thanks! EE> EE> - Eben EE> -- XA ========= Don't Panic! The Answer is 42 _______________________________________________ Sugar mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/sugar
