supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIf you had to replace the floppy disk save symbol in software with a new symbol for saving what would you choose and why?message-squaremessage-square288linkfedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down19
arrow-up1251arrow-down1message-squareIf you had to replace the floppy disk save symbol in software with a new symbol for saving what would you choose and why?supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square288linkfedilink
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoIt connects it to another computer symbol, the folder which is seen plenty of times as the thing containing files. It’s a solid solution.
minus-squareGlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoIsn’t that used as an icon for moving a file from one folder to another?
minus-squarehttp404@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoi think in that case your should first click on a “folder with arrow going out” (move out) icon before given this one to move into another directory. so the context is clear.
minus-squarepet the cat, walk the dog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah, if an open folder icon means ‘open a file’, then this inversion means saving the file.
It connects it to another computer symbol, the folder which is seen plenty of times as the thing containing files. It’s a solid solution.
Isn’t that used as an icon for moving a file from one folder to another?
i think in that case your should first click on a “folder with arrow going out” (move out) icon before given this one to move into another directory. so the context is clear.
Yeah, if an open folder icon means ‘open a file’, then this inversion means saving the file.