supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days 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-square299linkfedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down19
arrow-up1250arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square299linkfedilink
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 days 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-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoYeah, if an open folder icon means ‘open a file’, then this inversion means saving the file.
minus-squareGlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoIsn’t that used as an icon for moving a file from one folder to another?
minus-squarehttp404@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days 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.
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.
Yeah, if an open folder icon means ‘open a file’, then this inversion means saving the file.
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.