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Subject:RE: Graphics to show speed From:KMcLauchlan -at- chrysalis-its -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 10 Jul 2001 15:09:50 -0400
Marc A. Santacroce [mailto:epubs -at- wwc -dot- com] suggested:
>At 12:31 PM -0400 7/10/01, Ann Waterhouse wrote:
>>Good afternoon,
>>
> The developer has come up with appropriate graphics for all but
>>increase and decrease speed. Does any one have any ideas?
>
>_______
>How about using single and double arrows the way they are used
>on a tape
>recorder or VHS to denote play/forward and fast forward.
First, I would think those symbols would already by
used, in a tape-emulating interface like Ann describes.
Second, I've already seen those symbols used for other
reasons -- i.e., in some cases the double arrows mean
"go all the way to the end" or "go all the way to the
last slide/page", rather than go faster. In other words,
they're being devalued by multiple usage conventions
already.
Third, my impression was that there were increments of
speed both faster and slower than "normal", rather than
directions of motion to control (for which, see "First, above").
Other than that, I think it's a great idea! <gdrh>
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