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But you can't click an icon and get a response... it's an image!
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 11:16:37 -0700 (MST), Lisa M. Bronson
<lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com> wrote:
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> For us, the difference is whether it's text or a picture on the GUI
> element. We use a lot of icons to cut down on screen translations for
> globalization. So, for your example, if the element says the word "Save"
> on it, I would call it a button. If it has a green checkmark or some other
> symbol/picture, I would call it an icon.
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