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Another downside would be people who know the existing symbols having to learn the new ones.
by philwelch 4y ago
Another downside would be people who know the existing symbols having to learn the new ones.
- themitigating 4y agoNot if the symbols are intuitive. Remember I'm saying that in a population you are increasing the percentage that can derive the meaning of the symbols without research. That includes those that already knew the previous symbols, so it doesn't matter 30% to 50% regardless of who was what type in the past set. It's like if you changed the floppy disk icon in MS Word to a text box that read "SAVE".
- philwelch 4y agoRight, which means people who don’t speak English would be at a disadvantage even if they recognize the universal “save” icon that’s been used for 30 years.