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> Hi all... I recall seeing a study about the usability of toolbar
> buttons a few years ago.
<SNIP>
> (There's a little user interface crusade lurking behind my
> question. I've commented on some custom toolbar buttons in
> applications I've documented, and I'd like to be able to back up
> my points with evidence.)
This is not quite what you are looking for but....
The book "The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design"
has a list of common toolbar buttons that should be used in
applications (pg 176-178).
If you are going to use toolbar icons, they might as well resemble
something a user may have seen in other applications...
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