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Author Topic: Consistent unambiguous icons for "close", "delete", and "dump"  (Read 324 times)

Clownmite

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Consistent unambiguous icons for "close", "delete", and "dump"
« on: December 14, 2022, 09:30:35 pm »
Across games and the web, "X" icons generally mean "close" and "trash" icons generally mean "delete". If that pattern is maintained here it could be easier for users to understand, but in order to keep things unambiguous the "dump" icon could be changed. This could be resolved by using the following patterns:
  • "Close" actions use an "X" icon
  • "Delete" actions use a trash can icon
  • Actions relating to dumps or dumping use a refuse pile, garbage dump, or other icon
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TurboDwarf

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Re: Consistent unambiguous icons for "close", "delete", and "dump"
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2022, 07:35:51 am »
The dump icon could be like a wheelbarrow being tipped forward or something, with a red arrow in an arc pointing outward.
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Ziusudra

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Re: Consistent unambiguous icons for "close", "delete", and "dump"
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2022, 11:57:42 am »
Except they don't use wheelbarrows for dumping, so unless it's change so they do, that would be confusing.
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