Re: [tdf-discuss] Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

Olav Dahlum wrote:
> On 28/12/11 20:05, Danishka Navin wrote:
>   
> > As you all know the floppy disc is some thing out dated in the modern
> > computer world.
> >     
>
> I'm afraid it's not the case, a lot of people use them, and especially
> in governmental institutions.
>
>   
> > Why we still continue the "Floppy Disk" as the icon for "Save" button in
> > LibreOffice?
> >     
>
> Anyway, this could be replaced by a more generic computer/down arrow
> button to reflect the different media better.
>   
The trouble is, most people would not recognize this, and there is of 
course the limitation that icons must be fairly simple in form.  Also I 
am not sure that an icon of an optical disk, which would be much more 
valid today would be as easily recognized.  Actually in nearly every 
case the document is being saved on a hard drive, but that would be much 
more difficult to represent as a simple icon.  I remember MS tried this 
in Win-95, and it ended up looking more like a drum and drumstick.  As 
long as we all recognize the floppy as a floppy, it really doesn't 
matter that much that it is archaic. 

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