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That's why icons suck.

• brokenmachine 10y ago
  You'd rather have words on everything? I would love to see what your desired car interior would look like, with little plaques everywhere for "A/C", "Headlights", "Turn Signal", "Hazard Lights", etc.
  • skookumchuck 10y ago
    Yes, I would. I have a car with dozens of icons on the buttons, and I still cannot figure out how to turn on the heat. I know I could read the 200 page manual, but I'm too lazy, so I just punch buttons and turn knobs more or less at random. I nearly drove of the road the other day trying to adjust the volume on the radio. It got stuck in some incomprehensible mode where the volume knob meant some other madness. I gave up and had to wait until I was stuck at a red light. What's wrong with the labels "heat", "fan", "defroster"? > I would love to see what your desired car interior would look like It's not hard to find out. Look at the dash on an older car, before the Mac came out.
  • skookumchuck 10y ago
    Take a look at a P-51 Mustang cockpit: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/25/99/be/2599bebe575437689ef4a616a6f7cfce.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/25/99/be/2599... The picture is a bit fuzzy, but the switches and knobs are clearly labeled with english words. Including words like "on" and "off". It's deadly to confuse pilots with what the latest trendy icon for "aileron trim" is.
    • brokenmachine 10y ago
      I would rather my car interior did not look like that.
  • tropo 10y ago
    Absolutely yes. I can read quickly and accurately. I'm terrible at guessing and remembering pictograms. Maybe if I were an ancient Egyptian... but I'm not. I like my alphabet; it's a very good invention. This goes for other things too: home appliances, computer software, etc.