> On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 09:35 +0200, shrek-m@xxxxxx wrote: >> nodata wrote: >> >> >Quick question - does anyone find the new openoffice.org icons >> difficult >> >to understand? >> > >> >> not really, afair >> >> writer = lines >> calc = table >> impress = monitor/beamer > database = silo > > Ah, the age old question of iconography. Icons only mean something if > you know what they mean (which is of course self serving). > > Someone once told me that you should never teach students how to use a > program based on the icons in the application because they may well mean > nothing in similar applications and then the person will have troubles > using alternative (but comparable) software. > > I think it's a fair cop. Take a look at lots of applications and > imagine all the other meanings icons could have if you didn't know what > they did and I think you'll get the gist. > > > Rodd > My icons are blue or green, with a feint squiggle. If you squint at the squiggle, you can decipher them. Three feint squiggles in a row on dark blue means Writer. Some faint box squiggles in a grid means Calc.