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On Android: "Options/other"-icon before: 3 dots ( https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/android-user-interface-vol-1/16/39_-_continue_ellipsis_menu_more_optio
by zepearl 7y ago
On Android:
"Options/other"-icon before: 3 dots ( https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/android-user-interface-vol-1/16/39_-_continue_ellipsis_menu_more_options_-_Copy-512.png https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/android-user-interfac... )
"Options/other"-icon now: 3 horizontal lines ( https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/android-user-interface-vol-1/16/38_-_menu_bar_lines_option_list_hamburger_web-512.png https://cdn1.iconfinder.com/data/icons/android-user-interfac... )
I liked the 3 dots because it was natural for me to associate it with "etc...". I don't know what the 3 horizontal lines are meant to represent, but I know that it's really difficult to explain to my parents and that they keep forgetting its meaning because they cannot associate the symbol with anything :(
Similar thing with the "back button"-icon ( https://icon-library.net/images/android-back-icon/android-back-icon-28.jpg https://icon-library.net/images/android-back-icon/android-ba... ): it's an equilateral triangle, maybe pointing to the left, or maybe to the top/bottom right corners, or maybe just a "triangle" (associate "triangle" with "back"?) depending on how you think. I'd prefer a less stylish but classical arrow ("<") than that.
Etc... .
- johnday 7y agoThe three horizontal lines ("hamburger") is meant to represent entries in a vertical menu. In situations where pressing the button doesn't reveal a vertical menu, it makes no sense whatsoever.