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Subject:Re: Name for Group of Icons From:Susan Schulken <SSchulken -at- NEA -dot- ORG> Date:Mon, 12 Feb 1996 09:04:13 EST
Connie Winch wrote:
>> First Record - a double arrow pointing L to a vertical line
>> Previous Record - a single arrow pointing L
>> Next Record - a single arrow pointing R
>> Last Record - a double arrow pointing R to a vertical line
>> Is there an industry standard (or at least common practice) for what to
>> call these buttons as a whole? Rampant in our organization is the use of
>> "VCR buttons". A few of us are aiming to stamp out this sophomoric
>> terminology. So far we have come up with "navigator buttons".
We use these terms for VCR buttons on tool bars.
|<< Scroll Top
>>| Scroll Bottom
< Scroll Previous
> Scroll Next
In our applications, these actions also appear as commands
in the Record drop-down menu.
(Gotta accommodate those keyboard users...)
=== Susan Schulken, Writing Consultant
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